The Develop conference in Brighton is always one of the highlights of the UK development calendar, and this year has been no exception. With Dave Jones of Realtime Worlds opening up on APB and the secrets of making great games, Media Molecule discussing Little Big Planet, and Sony talking about SingStar's success, there has been something for everyone.

　　Phil Harrison collects his award. This year's Develop Industry Excellence awards were also a big part of the conference and were spread among the great and the good of the British games industry. Media Molecule led the charge among the 15 honourees, with the Little Big Planet developer picking up five awards: Best New IP, Visual Arts, Technical Innovation, Best New Studio, and Best Independent Developer.

　　Other gongs were picked up by Rockstar North (the studio behind Grand Theft Auto IV), which was recognised as having the best in-house team, while their colleagues at Rockstar Leeds won the award for Best Handheld Games Studio. Peter Molyneux's Lionhead Studios was rewarded for the audio work on Fable II, and the team at Traveller's Tales was recognised for its work on Lego Batman in the Best Use of a Licence Category.

　　Phil Harrison, currently a non-executive director of Atari, was given the Development Legend award. Harrison previously headed up Sony Computer Entertainment's worldwide studios and served as a vice president for SCEA. Jacqui Lyon--who has been representing development talent since the 1980s--got the Lifetime Achievement award.

　　The Grand Prix went to veteran British development and publishing house Codemasters. "Titles created by Codemasters Studios consistently demonstrate landmark technical achievements and deliver a guarantee of quality to gamers," according to the editor-in-chief of Develop magazine, which organises the industry-voted awards. Gavin Cheshire, Codemasters' vice president for development, summed up the studio's feeling of satisfaction, saying: "We are honoured to receive the Develop Grand Prix award. It's a testament to the creativity, technical expertise, and hard work from everyone at Codemasters."

　　The full list of winners is as follows:

　　CREATIVITY

　　Best New IP

　　Little Big Planet (Media Molecule)

　　Best Use of a Licence

　　Lego Batman (Traveller's Tales)

　　Visual Arts

　　Little Big Planet (Media Molecule)

　　Audio Accomplishment

　　Fable II (Lionhead)

　　Publishing Hero

　　Apple

　　TECHNOLOGY & SERVICES

　　Technical Innovation

　　Little Big Planet (Media Molecule)

　　Best Tools Provider

　　Autodesk

　　Best Engine

　　Unreal Engine 3 (Epic Games)

　　Recruitment Company

　　Amiqus

　　Services

　　Audiomotion

　　Creative Outsourcing

　　Side & Sidelines

　　STUDIOS

　　Best New Studio

　　Media Molecule

　　Best Handheld Games Studio

　　Rockstar Leeds

　　Business Development

　　Playfish

　　Best Independent Developer

　　Media Molecule

　　Best In-House Team

　　Rockstar North

　　SPECIAL RECOGNITION

　　Development Legend

　　Phil Harrison

　　Lifetime Achievement

　　Jacqui Lyons

　　Grand Prix

　　Codemasters