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Read More »Finalists for Develop Awards 2015 revealed
The finalists for the 2015 Develop Industry Excellence Awards have been selected, with close to 140 companies competing for glory at this year’s event. 2015 has been one of the strongest years for submissions, with more than 250 companies nominated, but sadly not everyone can make the shortlist. There are …
Read More »Newbee pockets $5m after winning Dota 2 International
Chinese esports team Newbee have won this year’s Dota 2 International. In doing so the five-man team earned a whopping prize fund of over $5m (2.9m). For comparison, that compares to a winner’s payout of 1.76m/$3m for the 2014 Wimbledon tennis champion, 937k/$1.66m for the British Open golf winner, 560k/$957k …
Read More »Rockstar North win big at Develop Awards
Games development stars from around the UK and Europe descended upon Brighton tonight to honour the winners of this year’s Develop Industry Excellence Awards. More than 175 companies attended the event – the biggest attendance yet for these awards.The expanded array of 25 prizes went to 20 different companies, with …
Read More »The Last of Us claims five awards at games BAFTAs
Sony’s PS3 action title The Last of Us was the big winner at last night’s BAFTA Games Awards. The Naughty Dog game won five awards, including Game of the Year. Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto 5 claimed three gongs, including best British Game. Creators Dan and Sam Houser also put in …
Read More »GamesAid names charity winners as donations hit record amount
The five charities that will receive a share of the 260,000 raised by games industry charity GamesAid have been named. Action for Kids, Lifelites, MAPS, Safe@Last and SpecialEffect this afternoon received 52,000 each from the total fundraising pot of 260,000 at Eurogamer Expo presentation – that represents a 44 per …
Read More »European studio stars honoured at 2013 Develop Awards
18 different companies claimed key accolades at the Develop Industry Excellence Awards this week. Winners hailed from across Europe – and indeed around the world as the Development Legend was handed to the co-founders of Epic Games. The full list of winners can be found below. Supercell, the Finnish studio …
Read More »MCV AWARDS 2013: Hard work pays off for UK’s best
Some of the most proactive and innovative firms in the UK games business took home top honours at this evening’s MCV Awards. 16 different companies claimed the trade’s most coveted awards, voted for by a judging panel of peers and senior execs. CentreSoft won the highest honour, the Grand Prix, …
Read More »Journey wins five awards at game BAFTAs
Thatgamecompany’s PSN release Journey was the big winner at the British Academy Games Awards last night, winning five of the eight awards it was nominated for. The game collected gongs for Artistic Achievement, Audio Achievement, Game Design, Online Multiplayer and Original Music. Fellow PSN release The Unfinished Swan also collected …
Read More »GAMES MEDIA AWARDS: The winners in full
The UK games press honoured its most talented writers at last night’s Games Media Awards. The hugely popular event returned to Vinopolis near London’s Borough Market last night, with more than 50 online and print publications and 30 journalists all competiting for the top prizes. Awards were collected before an …
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