Sony left the Develop Awards with a smile and the night's top honors, the Grand Prix award, which it earned for "inspir[ing] developers around the world to make cutting-edge next generation games."
The ceremony, held in Brighton, England, last night and hosted by Develop Magazine, handed out 18 different awards, including Best New Console IP (Motorstorm), Best Visual Arts (Viva Pinata), and Best Independent Developer (Traveller's Tales). The full list of honorees follows.
New Console IP
MotorStorm (Evolution/SCEE External Development)
New Handheld IP
Crush (Zoe Mode)
Best Use of a Licence
Lego Star Wars II (Traveller's Tales)
Visual Arts
Rare (Viva Pinata)
Audio Accomplishment
FreeStyle (B-Boy)
Publishing Hero
Sega
Innovation
Real Time Worlds (Crackdown)
Tools Provider
Havok
Best Use of Online
Eden Studios (Test Drive Unlimited)
Services & Outsourcing
Babel Media
Recruitment Company
Datascope
New UK Studio
Realtime Worlds
Handheld Studio
Rockstar Leeds
Business Development
Blitz
Independent Developer
Traveller's Tales
In-house Developer
Ubisoft France
Development Legend
Ian Hetherington
Grand Prix
Sony
Sony Bags Top Award at Develop [Next Gen]
