Congratulations to all the Develop Awards 2014 Winners & Finalists

By July 10, 2014 Press Releases

 

TIGA, the network for developers and digital publishers congratulates all the winners from last night’s Develop Industry Excellence Awards at the Hilton Brighton Metropole, as well as all the 2014 Finalists.

Rockstar North took home the greatest haul, winning the special Studio of the Year prize as well as In-House Studio and Visual Arts. It was also great to see many other UK games businesses and TIGA members gain recognition for their work, including Sony, Space Ape Games, Team17, Abertay University, Autodesk and Testology.

The full list of winners can be found on the Develop website here, and also below.

TIGA also congratulates Lynne Kilpatrick from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) for being given a special award for Services to Video Games.

 

Dr Richard Wilson, CEO, TIGA, comments:

“TIGA would like to congratulate all the Develop Awards 2014 winners and finalists on their success. We look forward to giving more of the stars of the UK video games industry the recognition and reward that their hard work deserves at the TIGA Awards in November this year.”

 

The 2014 Develop Awards winners are: 

  • New Games IP: Tearaway – Media Molecule
  • Use of a Licence or IP: Lego Marvel Super Heroes – TT Games
  • Visual Arts: Grand Theft Auto V – Rockstar North
  • Audio Accomplishment: Battlefield 4 – EA DICE    
  • Musical Composition: ‘Noise Pulse’ (from TKX) – Jamie Hamshere
  • Use of narrative: Brothers, A Tale of Two Sons – Starbreeze Studios
  • Publishing hero: SCE Strategic Content
  • Technical innovation: Oculus Rift DK2 – Oculus VR  
  • Tools – Design & Creativity: Maya LT – Autodesk      
  • Tools – production: Perforce – Perforce Software
  • Engine: Unity Engine – Unity Technologies  
  • Service: Player research      
  • QA & Localisation: Testology
  • Creative Contribution, Audio: Stafford Bawler – monument valley      
  • Creative Contribution, Visuals: Faceware technologies – Grand Theft Auto V    
  • Recruiter: OPM Response      
  • Talent Investment: Dare To Be Digital – Abertay University      
  • Business Development: Team17
  • Micro Studio: Vlambeer      
  • Independent Studio: Bohemia Interactive      
  • In-house Studio: Rockstar North      
  • New Studio: Space Ape Games
  • Special awards, Studio Of The Year: Rockstar north
  • Development Legend: Mark Cerny
  • Services to Video Games: Lynne Kilpatrick

 

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About TIGA

TIGA is the trade association representing the UK video game industry. We help developers and digital publishers build successful studios, network with the right people, save money and access professional business advice. We also have traditional publishers, outsourcing companies, technology businesses and universities amongst our membership.

TIGA is 90% funded by independent UK businesses. 80% of our board members are developers and/or from UK owned businesses, and 50% of our board are UK business owners themselves. Since 2010, TIGA has won 17 business awards.

TIGA focuses on three sets of activities:

  • Political representation
  • Media representation
  • Business services

This enhances the competitiveness of our members by providing benefits that make a material difference to their businesses, including a reduction in costs and improved commercial opportunities.

It also means our members’ voices are heard in the corridors of power and positively represented in national, broadcast and UK video game trade media.

Get in touch:

Tel: 0845 468 2330

Email: info@tiga.org 

Web: www.tiga.org

Twitter: www.twitter.com/tigamovement

Facebook: www.facebook.com/TIGAMovement

LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/tiga  

 

For further information, you can also contact: 

Dr Richard Wilson, TIGA CEO on: 07875 939 643, or email: richard.wilson@tiga.org 

Drew Field, TIGA Communications Director on: 07720 643 344, or email drew.field@tiga.org

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