This week's Develop conference - a gathering of the games development community - will probably be full of sore heads today. Yes, the Develop Awards were dished out in Brighton last night. Unity Technologies won two awards, including the Grand Prix. Heavy Rain by Quantic Dream won Best New IP while the excellent Angry Birds won Best New Download IP.
The winners in full:
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
What do you think?