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Sony and Bizarre Creations Bagged Awards

Posted Jul 15, 2006 at 9:40PM EST by QJ Staff

Listed in: PS3, Xbox 360 Tags: Bizarre Creations, Criterion Games, Europe, Geometry Wars, playstation 3 updates, Sony, UK
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Develop AwardAs a testament that they aren't losing their winning touch, Sony just picked up three nods at the recently concluded Develop Industry Excellence Awards with PGR3 developer Bizarre Creations taking the Grand Prix. The Develop Industry Excellence Awards Night, held at Hilton Metropole in Brighton, England, was attended by over 400 European game industry luminaries.

Sony bagged awards in three categories, meanwhile Burnout Developer Criterion received the In-house Development Team award. Bizaare Creations also emerged as a big winner because the developer of the Project Gotham Racing series, received two awards including the Grand Prix. Other notable winners included Broken Sword creator Charles Cecil in the Industry Legend category and Traveller's Tales, honored as the best independent Developer. Winners were judged in secret by a panel of 50 independent industry experts. Here are the list of winners:

Studios Category sponsored by nVIDIA
  • New Uk/European Studio
    • Bigbig Studios
  • Most Improved Studio
    • Rebellion
  • Mobile Games Studio Sponsored By Nokia Ngage
    • Gameloft
  • Handheld Games Studio
    • Rockstar Leeds
Intellectual Property Category
  • New Console IP
    • Buzz (Sony Computer Entertainment Europe External Development/Relentless)
  • New PC IP
    • Fahrenheit (Quantic Dream)
  • Best Use Of A Licence
    • King Kong (Ubisoft)
Innovation, Services And Technology Company
  • Best Use Of Online
  • Art & Sound
    • Criterion (Burnout Revenge/Black)
  • Innovation
    • Sony Computer Entertainment Europe External Development/Relentless (Buzz Controllers)
  • Tools Provider
    • Naturalmotion
  • Services & Outsourcing
    • Side Uk
  • Recruitment Company
    • Opm Response
Industry Leaders Category
  • Publishing Hero
    • Sony Computer Entertainment Europe
  • In-House Development Team
    • Criterion
  • Independent Developer
    • Traveller's Tales
  • Development Legend
    • Charles Cecil
  • The Grand Prix Award
    • Bizarre Creation


Via Next-Gen Biz



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# .Ragarnok 2006-07-15 23:59
These awards are so fake :



# Best Use Of Online



* Bizarre Creations (Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved) (anyone played Geometry wars over Live? I haven't :/)



# Mobile Games Studio Sponsored By Nokia Ngage



* Gameloft (being sponsored is an award?)



# New Console IP



* Buzz (Sony Computer Entertainment Europe External Development/Relentless) (Buzz?! please!)



# Innovation



* Sony Computer Entertainment Europe External Development/Relentless (Buzz Controllers) (Buzz controllers !!!!)

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# #1hush404 2006-07-16 02:18
The 'mobile games studio' award is sponsored by Nokia Ngage which is then given out. They aren't sponsoring a dev team and then giving them an award because of it.



also, wtf is a buzz controller?

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# Buzz is a game in the UK by Sony that features a Buzz controllerTheProfessor 2006-07-16 06:49
Is like a quiz show game where families can get together and answer questions.



Google it!



Anyway people in the UK Rave about it.

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# WTFGuest 2006-07-16 22:36
Buzz controller more innovative then the Nintendo DS? o.O



How lame.

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# yeahGuest 2006-07-17 03:10
Just prove how lame the Nintendo controller is compare to the innovation that is Sony.

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