Relentless Receive Four Develop Award Nominations
Independent developer of multi-million selling Buzz! is recognised by the industry.
10th June 2006. Brighton, UK. Relentless
Software, one of the UK's most innovative and exciting
independent game development studios today announced their
delight at receiving four nominations for the prestigious
Develop Industry Excellence Awards. They share the nomination
of two of the awards* with their publishing partner, Sony
Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) External
Development.
The four nominations, more than any other studio, are:
Best Independent Studio
Grand Prix
Best Console IP (Buzz)*
Innovation (Buzz controllers)*
Andy Eades, Development Director and co-founder of Relentless
commented, "Everybody at Relentless and SCEE has worked
really hard to make Buzz! a success and it's great to see so
much goodwill from our peers who've voted for us."
The this latest quartet of nominations comes hot on the heels
of the studio's ranking as one of the Top 3 Most Successful
Developers in UK in the past twelve months as revealed in the
recent annual Develop 100 from data supplied by ChartTrack
and Elspa.
Relentless is currently working on prototypes for
next-generation consoles and actively recruiting staff across
all disciplines.
The Develop Excellence Awards winners will be unveiled on
Wednesday 12th July at the Metropole Hotel in Relentless's
home town of Brighton on the south-west coast of the
UK.
Buzz!: The Music Quiz? and Buzz!: The Big Quiz? have sold
over 2 million units on PlayStation?2 to date, in Europe
alone and further versions of the hugely popular franchise
are due for release by SCEE throughout 2006.
For further information please
contact:
Alison Beasley, Lincoln Beasley PR. T: +44 (0) 1608
645756
E: Alison@lincolnbeasley.co.uk
M: +44 (0) 7966 449130
About Relentless Software
Relentless Software was formed in late 2003 by Andrew Eades
and David Amor. Both Eades and Amor have track records in the
videogames industry that include working at DMA, Virgin and
Electronic Arts, and on many games including the Lemmings and
Harry Potter franchises. The company is based in Brighton and
currently employs 35 staff with plans to expand to 50 over
the coming months.
The company plans to create and develop new and exciting
games for the mass market - re-hashing the same old ideas and
releasing me-too titles is not part of the plan. Buzz! The
Music Quiz and Buzz! The Big Quiz feature
innovative buzzers instead of controllers.
Relentless released their first title, DJ: Decks and FX
(Sony) in late 2004 and was subsequently nominated for a
BAFTA. Relentless was also nominated for 'Best New Studio' in
the 2005 Develop Industry Excellence Awards. For further
information please visit the company website: www.relentless.co.uk
Notes to Editors
Buzz ® 2005 Sony Computer Entertainment Europe.
Published by Sony Computer Entertainment Europe. Developed by
Relentless Software Limited. Buzz is a trademark of Sony
Computer Entertainment Europe. All rights reserved. www.sceuk-press.net
Source: UK Charts courtesy of ELSPA. Chart information
gathered by Chart-Track. Full price PlayStation 2 Top 20
chart.
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