18 Jul

The 2010 Develop Conference has come to a close, and with it over 80 companies across Europe competed for the honor of being the latest to receive a Develop Industry Excellence award. The Gower Brothers (of Jagex Studios, creators of Runescape) received one of the only non-competitive awards, the rest seeing a surprising spread of winners across titles. A full list of the winners can be found after the jump.

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
The Gower Brothers (Jagex)

Grand Prix
Unity Technologies