Relive the big moments from this year's ceremony

In Pictures: The Develop Awards winners

Miss the Develop Awards or want to relive the winning moments? Check out our selection of pictures from the night below.

The big night for European game development saw a host of winners, including King for Business Development, Supercell for New IP and Independent Studio and Mike Bithell for Use of Narrative in Thomas Was Alone.

18 different companies in total took home an accolade.

So relieve the occasion below with our rundown of the winners and the moment they won their awards.

You can also catch our gallery of the night on our Facebook page here.

NEW IP

Clash of Clans – Supercell


USE OF A LICENCE OR IP

Angry Birds Star Wars – Rovio


VISUAL ARTS

Crysis 3 – Crytek


AUDIO ACCOMPLISHMENT 

Wonderbook: Book of Spells – London Studio


USE OF NARRATIVE

Thomas Was Alone – Mike Bithell


PUBLISHING HERO

Kickstarter UK


ONLINE INNOVATION 

Curiosity – 22Cans


TECHNICAL INNOVATION 

Oculus Rift – Oculus VR


TOOLS PROVIDER

Unity Technologies


ENGINE

Unreal Engine – Epic Games


SERVICES

Audiomotion


CREATIVE CONTRIBUTION – VISUALS

Realtime UK – Wargaming trailers


CREATIVE CONTRIBUTION – AUDIO

Side – Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch


RECRUITER

Amiqus


MICRO STUDIO

Fireproof Games


BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

King


INDEPENDENT STUDIO

Supercell


IN-HOUSE STUDIO

Boss Alien


NEW STUDIO

Playground Games


DEVELOPMENT LEGENDS

Tim Sweeney & Mark Rein, Epic Games

Event partners include Platinum Partners Crytek, Deep Silver and Microsoft, Gold Partners Testronic, Amiqus, UKIE, Perforce Software, Sumo Digital and Pitbull Studio, Drinks Reception Partner NaturalMotion Games, Table Gift Partner OPM Recruitment, Event Partners Nova Scotia Business Inc and Playmob, and Award Partner ARM.

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