Develop UK Industry Awards Finalists RevealedDevelop UK Industry Awards Finalists Revealed

The finalists for the 2005 Develop Industry Excellence Awards, a regular yearly event honoring the European video game industry, have been revealed in the UK. This year’s event, due to take place at the end of August in London, will be sponsored by Sega, EA Partners, ATI and Nvidia, with Channel 4 News host Krishnan Guru Murthy confirmed as the event’s anchorman. Highlights of the award finalists are as follows: New UK/European Studio (debut title): Juice Games, Sumo Digital, Relentless Software, Gusto Games, Fuse Games, Nevrax, Guerilla Games. Most improved studio: Traveller's Tales, SCEE Studio Liverpool, Frontier Developments. Best use of a license: Lego Star Wars (Traveller's Tales), Batman Begins (Eurocom), Rocky Legends (Venom Games), Harry Potter: Prisoner of Azkaban (EA Chertsey), Singstar Popworld (SCEE Studio London). Art & sound award: Climax (Sudeki), Rockstar North (Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas), Criterion Studios (Burnout 3: Takedown), Frontier Developments (Roller Coaster Tycoon 3), SCEE Studio Liverpool (WipEout Pure). Innovation award: Gametrak (controller), Gizmondo (device), Traveller's Tales (Lego Star Wars), Big Blue Box/Lionhead (Fable), Morpheme (Bluetooth Biplanes). Tools provider: Havok, NaturalMotion, Criterion, Nvidia, SN Systems, Epic Games. Services & outsourcing award: Image Metrics, Escape Studios, Partnertrans, Babel Media, Audio Motion. Development legend: David Braben, Dave Jones, Archer Mclean. The Develop Industry Excellence Awards will take place on Wednesday August 31st at the Royal Garden Hotel, Kensington in London. Further information is available via the Develop magazine website.