Sony Wins “Publishing Hero”

2014 Develop Awards

Full list of winners below:

• Service to Video Games: Lynne Kilpatrick (for endorsing tax credits for the gaming industry in the UK)
• New Games IP: Tearaway (Media Molecule)
• Use of a Licence or IP: LEGO Marvel Super Heroes (TT Games)
• Visual Arts: Grand Theft Auto V (Rockstar North)
• Audio Accomplishment: Battlefield 4 (EA DICE)
• Musical Composition: Jamie Hamshere (for TxK)
• Use of Narrative: Brothers: A Tale of two Sons (Starbreeze Studios)
• Publishing Hero: Sony Computer Entertainment Strategic Content Department
• Technical Innovation: Oculus Rift DK2 (Oculus VR)
• Tools – design and creativity: Maya (Autodesk)
• Rools – production: Perforce Software
• Engine: Unity 3D
• Service: Player Research
• QA & Localisation: Testology
• Creative Contribution: Audio: Stafford Bawler (For Monument Valley)
• Creative Contribution: Visuals: Faceware Tech (For Grand Theft Auto V)
• Recruiter: OPM Response
• Talent Investment: Dare to be Digital
• Business Development: Team 17
• Micro Studio: Vlambeer
• Independent Studio: Bohemia Interactive
• In-House Studio: Rockstar North
• New Studio: Space Ape Games
• Studio of the Year: Rockstar North
• Development Legend: Mark Cerny

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Thank you Sony!

Cool but what does publishing hero even mean?

Sony gets award.

Other systems get games.

**** yeah, awards for Tearaway is legit

I just recently got a Platinum in Tearaway. Great game. I disliked having to play it on a handheld, but I got lost in the game once I committed.

Glad to see Tearaway win awards. Sony's Media Molecule did an excellent job.

Grats to Tearaway! Fantastic game.

Excellent work team.

Look like retirement coming at the good time.

Sony Appreciation Continuation.

Tearaway and Puppeteer are gonna be the reason Sony will take less chances. Too bad, too.

Edit: Actually Idk they've probably published some crap games that didn't sell too.

It's good to see that they got games published for the vita like borderlands and I wonder if they had a hand in getting Tales of Heart localized. Even if they aren't profitable and where given to bad developers they get an A for effort.

Nintendo get's a "C" because of tomodachi and fantasy life but they could do more to get third parties games over. Square enix gets a big fat "F-" for putting ffx on everything except the vita including mobile phones. (still getting the game on ps4 though) Also no Dragon quest 7 yet.

Bayonetta 2 disagrees. Nintendo is hero for saving Bayo. /thread

Yeah. Really stupid of Sony to release that game the same day as the Xbox One launch, Super Mario 3D World, Legend of Zelda: Link Between Worlds, etc. I remember picking up my copy in Gamestop launch day and the guy working there was annoyed because he had to search for a copy since I was literally the only customer to purchase it. Sad.

Great game though. Truly shows off what the PSVita can do. Definitely deserves all the awards it receives and more.

Media Molecule are an amazing developer and they always produce incredibly innovative games but it's clear that their games will never appeal to a big audience. Personally I don't like their games nor care about them at all because of their focus in user-content-creation but lacking in story-telling and challenging gameplay. If I were Sony I would have never wasted money on buying a studio like that, I would have tried to get ahold of something like Ninja Theory instead. I would flush out Quantic Dreams too. David Cage has great ideas that are always badly executed, and then the bad writing.

Sony needs to spice things up and expand beyond games like Uncharted and Killzone. Knack was a shot in the right direction but they still need to aim a little better. The rumors about Guerrila making an RPG instead of another linear shooter are great news. Bloodborne is another nice touch... So at the end I think they'll be fine and this comment is a complete waste of time.

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Godny Domination Continuation.

I agree with everything you said in this post.

This ^ ^ ^

DAMN, I normally don't say much but SONY is on a ROLL.

But are they the Jukebox Hero?

Does anyone else think Cilian Murphy is creepy looking?

Yeah, a little bit, but he's a great actor. 28 Days Later & Red Eye were great.

Okay... Good for them.

Woo! Bohemia Interactive!