UK’s premier game dev conference welcomes a record number of attendees again.
Friday 19 July: Develop:Brighton was attended by more people than ever this year with a record 5225 attendees, a 5% increase on last year, announce organisers Tandem Events.
In addition to increased visitor numbers, the event also saw a sizeable increase in the number of exhibitors across an expanded expo floor, to
Larian Studios took home three prizes for Baldur’s Gate 3, with Helldivers 2, Balatro and Alan Wake 2 also among the winners.
Thursday 11 July: The winners of the Develop:Star Awards 2024, hosted last night during Develop:Brighton, have been announced.
The Develop:Star Awards, sponsored by Unreal Engine, saw winners crowned in 22 categories before this year’s Develop Star Award recipie
Tuesday 11 June: Event organisers Tandem Events have today announced the ten finalists for the Develop:Brighton 2024 Indie Showcase Competition, kindly sponsored by Team Junkfish, celebrating the best unsigned games from indie developers across the UK and Europe.
Each of the ten shortlisted games will be available to play at the Develop:Brighton 2024 Expo, which takes place on Wednesday 10
Develop:Brighton 2024 takes place 9-11 July at the DoubleTree by Hilton Brighton Metropole, featuring more than 100 speakers, including keynote sessions with PlayStation royalty Shuhei Yoshida and Greg Rice, and INTERIOR/NIGHT founder Caroline Marchal.
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Winners will be revealed at the Develop:Star Awards, held in the Brighton Dome, on Wednesday 10 July during Develop:Brighton 2024
Thursday 16 May 2024: Tandem Events have today announced the finalists for the Develop:Star Awards 2024, with the winners to be selected by an industry vote open to previous Develop:Brighton attendees.
The vote is open now and closes on Friday 31 May. The win
Expect a wealth of insights from the champions of PlayStation Indies
Thursday 2 May: Develop:Brighton organisers Tandem Events have announced the conference’s latest keynote session will see Shuhei Yoshida from Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) and Greg Rice share insights from their extensive work with indie video game developers around the world.
Tandem has also announced this year’s
The Develop:Brighton Indie Showcase competition, sponsored by Team Junkfish, returns in 2024 to find the industry’s brightest unsigned indie games, with submissions now open. Developers can submit their entries until 10 May 2024 at https://www.developconference.com/whats-on/indie-showcase.
Tuesday 9 April: Caroline Marchal, Founder and Creative Director of INTERIOR/NIGHT - the studio behind the critically acclaimed interactive multiplayer drama As Dusk Falls - has been announced today as the first keynote speaker for Develop:Brighton 2024 by organisers Tandem Events.
An industry veteran of over 20 years, Caroline is a games designer who has worked with both Quantic Dream and
Thursday 14 March, 2024: Tandem Events, organisers of Develop:Brighton and The Develop:Star Awards, have today announced the first set of speakers for the 2024 conference, including representatives from EA, ustwo games, Firefly Studios, Roll7, and Ubisoft.
Following a record-breaking year in 2023, with just under 5000 attendees, the Develop:Brighton conference continues to have something for ev
Winners will be announced on Wednesday 10 July during Develop:Brighton 2024
Wednesday 31 January: Entries for this year’s Develop:Star Awards are now open. Hosted during Develop:Brighton 2024, the awards will take place on Wednesday 10 July.
Entries can be submitted across 22 categories until 12pm on Wednesday 3 April. Further details on the submissions process are available on the Dev
Tuesday 16 January: Tandem Events has announced that speaker submissions for Develop:Brighton 2024 are now open until Thursday 29 February.
Taking place from Tuesday 9 July to Thursday 11 July, Develop:Brightonoffers up high-quality sessions with practical take-away and vocational content so delegates can “skill-up” and be enabled to make even better games.
“We were delighted to welcome a re
The leading games industry conference sees record numbers, exceeding pre-pandemic attendance.
Games industry celebrates as the winners are announced during Develop:Brighton 2023.
Thursday 13 July: The winners of the Develop:Star Awards 2023, hosted last night during Develop:Brighton, have been announced.
The Develop:Star Awards returned to the Hilton Brighton Metropole and saw winners crowned in 20 categories before this year’s Develop Star Award recipient, Guerrilla, was celebr
Tuesday 13 June: Event organisers Tandem Events have today announced the ten finalists for the Develop:Brighton 2023 Indie Showcase competition celebrating the best unsigned games from indie developers across the UK and Europe.
Each of the ten shortlisted games will be available to play at the Develop:Brighton 2023 Expo, which takes place on Wednesday 12 July and Thursday 13 July at the Hilton
Thursday 18 May 2023: Tandem Events have today announced the finalists for the Develop:Star Awards 2023, with the winners to be selected by an industry vote open to previous Develop:Brighton attendees.
The vote opens today and closes on Wednesday 31 May. The winners will be unveiled at the Develop:Star Awards ceremony on the evening of Wednesday 12 July, during Develop:Brighton 2023.
Shortli
Thursday 18 May, 2023: Tandem Events has announced that ID@Xbox Senior Director Chris Charla will deliver the opening keynote session on Tuesday 11 July at Develop:Brighton 2023.
In this fireside chat, Chris Charla will discuss what makes indie games so exciting, and how ID@Xbox can support developers to keep creating new content.
“I’m stoked to deliver the opening keynote at Develop:Brighto
Thursday 4 May, 2023: Tandem Events have today announced that Horizon Forbidden West developer Guerrilla will deliver the headline keynote at Develop:Brighton 2023.
The announcement comes alongside the publication of the complete conference programme, which is now available to view here.
Titled ‘Guerrilla: To New Horizons’, the keynote fireside chat will see the studio’s leaders Angie Smets,
Tuesday 18 April: The Develop:Brighton Indie Showcase competition returns in 2023 to find the industry’s hottest unsigned indie games, with submissions now open. Developers can submit their until 12 May 2023 at https://www.developconference.com/whats-on/indie-showcase.
Free to all indie game makers to enter, the Indie Showcase is a great opportunity for rising indie developers to showcase thei
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Monday 3 April: Jon Ingold, co-founder and narrative director of multi award-winning independent studio inkle, has been announced today as the first keynote speaker for Develop:Brighton 2023 by organisers Tandem Events.
Previously a lead designer at Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, Jon’s Develop:Brighton 2023 keynote – titled Furt
Wednesday 16 March, 2023: Tandem Events, organisers of Develop:Brighton and The Develop:Star Awards, has announced the first set of speakers for the 2023 conference, including representatives from Creative Assembly, Hi-Rez Studios, Splash Damage, Sumo Digital and Ubisoft Reflections.
The Develop:Brighton conference has something for everyone with eight tracks covering every discipline, as