The 7th annual Develop Industry Excellence Awards are now over and LittleBigPlanet has won big. The game and its developer Media Molecule garnered five awards in total, including Best New IP, Visual Arts, Technical Innovation, Best New Studio and Best Independent Developer.
In addition to accolades for LittleBigPlanet, Phil Harrison was honored with the Development Legend award "for his sterling contribution to the European games industry during a long and illustrious career." Another individual to be recognized was agent Jacqui Lyons, who received the Lifetime Achievement Award for being "the first person in the world to recognise the pulling power of games developers."
On the company side, Codemasters was awarded the Grand Prix, which "acknowledges the many achievements made by the company on the global games development stage during almost 25 years of business."
The list of winners follows below:
CREATIVITY
Best New IP
LittleBigPlanet (Media Molecule)
Best Use of a Licence
Lego Batman (Traveller's Tales)
Visual Arts
LittleBigPlanet (Media Molecule)
Audio Accomplishment
Fable II (Lionhead)
Publishing Hero
Apple
TECHNOLOGY & SERVICES
Technical Innovation
LittleBigPlanet (Media Molecule)
Best Tools Provider
Autodesk
Best Engine
Unreal Engine 3 (Epic Games)
Recruitment Company
Amiqus
Services
Audiomotion
Creative Outsourcing
Side & Sidelines
STUDIOS
Best New Studio
Media Molecule
Best Handheld Games Studio
Rockstar Leeds
Business Development
Playfish
Best Independent Developer
Media Molecule
Best In-House Team
Rockstar North
SPECIAL RECOGNITION
Development Legend
Phil Harrison
Lifetime Achievement Award
Jacqui Lyons
Grand Prix
Codemasters
