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Development Tool of the Year GameMaker Studio Quixel Shotgun Unity Unreal Engine Wwise
Visual Innovation of the Year Bithell Games for John Wick Hex Codemasters for Dirt Rally 2.0 Media Molecule for Dreams SIE London Studio for Blood & Truth Supermassive for The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan ZA/UM for Disco Elysium
External Development Partner of the Year Cubic Motion Elite3D Keywords Studios Sumo Digital Virtuos Warp Digital
Audio Innovation of the Year Billy Goat Entertainment for Supermarket Shriek Creative Assembly for Total War: Three Kingdoms Foam Sword for Knights and Bikes Media Molecule for Dreams Sam Barlow and Furious Bee for Telling Lies SIE London Studio for Blood & Truth
Recruitment Agency of the Year Aardvark Swift Amiqus OPM
Gameplay Innovation of the Year Bithell Games for John Wick Hex Denki for Autonauts Inkle for Heaven’s Vault Media Molecule for Dreams Sam Barlow and Furious Bee for Telling Lies ZA/UM for Disco Elysium
Major Studio of the Year Codemasters Creative Assembly Frontier Developments Media Molecule SIE London Studio Sumo Digital Indie Studio of the Year Bithell Games Chucklefish Foam Sword Hello Games Ustwo Games ZA/UM
Narrative Innovation of the Year A Brave Plan for The Bradwell Conspiracy Inkle for Heaven’s Vault No Code for Observation Sam Barlow and Furious Bee for Telling Lies Supermassive for The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan ZA/UM for Disco Elysium
THANKS TO OUR GRAND JURY! Our shortlists were selected by our MCV/DEVELOP Awards Grand Jury, which consists of industry veterans from every aspect of UK development and business. They nominated their most-valued partners and most-respected peers from across the industry, with only those receiving substantial support reaching this stage.
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