DEVELOP AWARDS 2011: Studios finalists

Some of the most popular game developers in Europe are battling it out in the Studios category at the Develop Industry Excellence Awards.

The likes of Sports Interactive, Mojang, and Rovio all score multiple nominations.

Studios from across the continent are nominated for prizes such as New Studio, Handheld Studio, In-House Studio, Independent Studio, Micro Studio and Business Development.

The finalists in full are: 

NEW STUDIO
Future Games of London
Mobile Pie
Mojang Specifications
Playdead
Rodeo Games
Ruffian Games
Supermassive Games

MICRO STUDIO
Andreas Illiger
Frictional Games
Mobile Pie
Mojang Specifications
Revolution Software
Rodeo Games
That Game Studio

HANDHELD STUDIO
Erik Svedäng
Exient
Ideaworks Game Studio
NaturalMotion Games
Rovio Mobile
Sports Interactive

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Bigpoint
Blitz Games Studios
Curve Studios
Eutechnyx
Lightning Fish
Mind Candy
nDreams

IN-HOUSE STUDIO
Codemasters Studios
Criterion Games
Media Molecule
PopCap Dublin
Sports Interactive
Traveller’s Tales
Ubisoft France

INDEPENDENT STUDIO
Crytek
Mind Candy
Mojang Specifications
Playdead
Rovio Mobile
Splash Damage
Sumo Digital