In 2007, at Develop magazine's Industry Excellence Awards, the company was nominated in a record-breaking seven categories, and took home the awards for "Innovation" and "New UK/European Studio". Company chairman Ian Hetherington was also crowned "Development Legend". At the 2007 British Academy of Film and Television Arts Video Game Awards ceremony, "Crackdown" was nominated in five categories and won two, for "Action and Adventure" and "Use of Audio". In 2008, "Crackdown" was honored as "Best Debut" by the GDC's Game Developers Choice awards.