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Rocksteady and Quantic top Develop awards

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Batman developer Rocksteady Studios and Heavy Rain's Quantic Dream took home top honours from last night's Develop Awards in Brighton, winning gongs for the year's Best New IP, the most notable Independent Studio and more.

Here's the lot. Well done, etc.

CREATIVITY

  • Best New IP - Heavy Rain (Quantic Dream)
  • Best New Download IP - Angry Birds (Rovio)
  • Best Use of a Licence or IP - Batman: Arkham Asylum (Rocksteady Studios)
  • Visual Arts - Split/Second (Black Rock Studio)
  • Audio Accomplishment - DJ Hero (FreeStyleGames)
  • Publishing Hero - Channel 4

TECHNOLOGY & SERVICES

  • Technical Innovation - Unity Engine (Unity Technologies)
  • Tools Provider - Hansoft
  • Engine - Unreal Engine 3
  • Services - Testology
  • Audio Outsourcer - Side
  • Visual Outsourcer - Axis Animation
  • Recruitment Company - Amiqus

STUDIOS

  • Best New Studio - Hello Games
  • Micro Studio - Hello Games
  • Handheld Studio - SCE Cambridge
  • Business Development - Sony XDev
  • In-House Studio - Rocksteady Studios
  • Independent Studio - Quantic Dream

SPECIAL AWARDS

  • Development Legend - Andrew Gower & Paul Gower (Jagex)
  • Grand Prix - Unity Technologies

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Patrick Garratt is a games media legend - and not just by reputation. He was named as such in the UK's 'Games Media Awards', the equivalent of a lifetime achievement award. After garnering experience on countless gaming magazines, he joined Eurogamer and later split from that brand to create VG247, putting the site on the map with fast, 24-hour a day coverage, and assembling the site's earliest editorial teams. He retired from VG247, and the games industry, in 2017.
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