2017 WINNERS

We would like to say a massive congratulations to all of our Develop Awards 2017 winners! The full list of winners can be found below…

New Games IP
Overcooked- Ghost Town Games 
 
Animation
Horizon Zero Dawn- Guerrilla Games
 
Visual Design
Batman Arkham VR- Rocksteady Studios 
 
Music Design
Total War Warhammer- Creative Assembly
 
Sound Design
Batman Arkham VR- Rocksteady Studios
 
Best Writing
The Witcher 3; Wild Hunt- Blood and Wine- CD Projekt Red
 
Best Peformance
Larry Fessenden (Until Dawn: Rush of Blood) – Supermassive Games
 
Publishing Hero
Curve Digital
 
Micro/Start-Up Studio
Fiddlesticks Games
 
Independent Studio
Playground Games
 
In-House Studio
Creative Assembly
 
New Studio
Playtonic Games 
 
Creative Outsourcer: Visual & Development
Lost (Amazon Lumberyard)- Realtime UK 
 
Design & Creativity Tool
Gamemaker Studio- YoYo Games
 
Tools Provider- Production
Popcorn FX- Persistant Studios
 
Engine
Epic Games- Unreal Engine
 
Services
Automotion Studios 
 
QA & Localisation 
Universally Speaking
 
Recruiter
Aardvark Swift
 
Creative Outsourcer: Audio
Soundcuts Ltd- Sunless Sea (Failbetter Games)
 
Technology Provider
Multiplay 
 
Studio of the Year
Guerrilla Games 
 
Outstanding Contribution to Education
Abertay University
 
Develop Legends
Brenda and John Romero

2018 SPONSORS

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With over fifteen years of experience working within the games industry as sector-specific specialists, Universally Speaking is one of the industry’s most trusted end-to-end providers of Localisation, Quality Assurance, ASO and Audio solutions.

We are always striving to pioneer workflow innovations and technologies with our clients. Our passion is what drives us, our passion for games and the gaming industry. Together with our clients we have reached out and touched the stars, saved the galaxy (multiple times), learnt how to fly, and pushed far beyond the boundaries of the known universe. Together we are evolving the sector and creating the games and gaming experiences of tomorrow. And we couldn’t be prouder.