AWARDS 2022 THE WINNERS A
fter hundreds of nominations and thousands of votes being cast, the 2022 MCV/ DEVELOP Awards were finally handed out on April 28th, during a ceremony at The Brewery in London that was hosted by comedian and game industry veteran Imran Yusuf.
DEVELOPMENT ESSENTIALS
Development Tool of the Year Finalists: Audiokinetic, Elias Studio 3, GameMaker Studio, SyncSketch, Unity
Winner: Unreal Engine
External Development Partner of the Year Finalists: Keywords Studios, PTW, Talenthouse Media Foundry, Testronic, Virtuos Winner: Epic Games
Recruitment Agency of the Year Finalists: Amiqus, Haptic, InGame Recruitment, OPMjobs, Trust in Soda Winner: Aardvark Swift
With two years having passed since the last event, guests, supporters and finalists were out in force, representing some of the most celebrated and successful organisations, not just within the UK games industry, but from across the world. Thanks to their efforts over the last two years, the 2022 ceremony was a remarkable occasion, honouring once again the creativity, success and innovation that is forever unique to the gaming industry in the UK.
As in 2020, the finalists were nominated by a select group representing all aspects of the gaming industry, from art, design, programming, to media, publishing, retail, recruitment and beyond. Then it was down to the MCV/DEVELOP readership and editorial team to decide the winners. As you read this, awards are being slid into
trophy cabinets or deployed to keep doors ajar, and thoughts have already turned towards doing it all again. Our fingers will remain crossed and hands sanitised in the hope that we can cut the wait to the next awards by half. Before we do, let’s give our 2022 finalists and winners one last round of applause.
INNOVATION IN GAMES
Visual Innovation of the Year Finalists: Housemarque and Sony Interactive Entertainment for Returnal, nDreams for Fracked, Polygon Treehouse and CI Games for Röki, Shedworks and Raw Fury for Sable, ustwo games for Alba: A Wildlife Adventure Winner: Playground Games and Xbox Games Studio for Forza Horizon 5
Audio Innovation of the Year Finalists: Codemasters and EA for Dirt 5, Housemarque and Sony Interactive Entertainment for Returnal, Shedworks and Raw Fury for Sable, Sumo Digital and Sony Interactive Entertainment for Sackboy: A Big Adventure, Winner: Housemarque and Sony Interactive Entertainment for Returnal
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