Develop 100 ranks the world's best development studios based on accumulated games review scores

The 2011 list was formulated with in association with Metacritic, the reviews accumulator website, and sponsored by Gamecity: Hamburg.

Plenty of data and analysis is live here on develop-online.net and the dedicated microsite develop100.com.

The digital edition of the book can be found here on Issuu.comwhile you can also click here for the list itself.

A profile of the top five studios can be found here.

Develop editor-in-chief Michael French examines the interesting trends in the 2011 Develop 100 here.

As well as this, Stefan Klein and Achim Quinke, managing directors of the Develop 100 sponsor Gamecity: Hamburg, discuss one of Europe’s fastest growing development hubs.

We’ve also got Metacritic founder Marc Doyle on review metrics and their value to games development.

To advertise in the 2012 edition of Develop 100, which includes a print circulation of 12,000 copies and the Develop 100 microsite, contact Alex Boucher on +44 (0)1992 535 647.