Sony XDev Europe is a Britishvideo game developer and is headquartered in Liverpool. Within Europe, the external development, or XDev, team manages titles from independent development studios, which are to be published by Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) Europe. Based within SCE's Studio Liverpool facility, Sony XDev collaborates with independent development studios across Europe and other PAL territories to publish great content to PlayStation platforms all over the world. Our partners include studios such as Quantic Dream, Magenta, Clever Beans, Climax, Novarama, Supermasssive Games and Sumo Digital, as well as the now Sony acquired Media Molecule, Evolution Studios and Guerrilla Games. In recent years the XDev team have helped to create and also published numerous critically acclaimed, award-winning titles such as "Little Big Planet", the "Buzz" series, and "Heavenly Sword".
XDev's foremost criterion for forming partnerships with studios is the high quality of its games. It works with the smallest of development teams right through to teams of over 160+, newly-formed studios as well as long-established firms, and is active in 11 European countries. XDev has built up an enviable track record of innovation and new IP generation, winning three BAFTA awards for "Buzz", Develop Industry Excellence Awards for Best New IP twice with "MotorStorm" and "Buzz", and in North America, winning eight awards from the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences (AIAS) with "LittleBigPlanet" and its developer Media Molecule.XDev maintains a team of dedicated high calibre production staff. As well as funding projects, it offers full game production, project management and game design support. Titles are also supported with community management, online production and dedicated outsourcing management facilities. XDev also excels at marketing its titles, which are published by SCE Europe, America and Japan's global distribution network.
