Games industry events

Develop:Brighton has announced that its conference programme is now live, with more talks to be added soon. You can explore what’s scheduled so far across each track over the three days, as the event marks its 20th anniversary with speakers from Epic Games, Frontier Developments, ustwo, Dead Nice Studios, Ubisoft and more. …

Games Done Quick (GDQ), the leading organizer of charity speedrunning events, and gamescom, the world’s biggest event for computer and video games, today announced gamescom GDQ, a new live event taking place August 28-30, 2026 at the event. This marks GDQ’s first-ever event hosted in Europe and its first official partnership with gamescom. 

TIGA, the trade association representing the UK games industry, has announced that the TIGA Games Industry Awards (www.tiga.org/awards) are back for 2026, with nominations now open to game developers and publishers, educators, and technology and service providers. Entries will close at midnight on Friday July 24th.

The Brazilian Game Developers Association (Abragames), with Brazil Games and in partnership with The Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency – ApexBrasil, has announced a robust and strategic participation at Gamescom Latam 2026, underscoring Brazil’s growing role as a global hub for game development and international collaboration. With a comprehensive …

MCV/DEVELOP has announced the category finalists for the MCV/DEVELOP Awards 2026. The MCV/DEVELOP Awards have been around for over 20 years and aim to recognise the successes of the UK games industry in every area that it excels, from innovations in game creation to accomplishments in recruitment, PR, retail and …

MCV/DEVELOP has announced The Story Mob as sponsors of the Indie Studio of the Year award at the MCV/DEVELOP Awards 2026.

Chris van der Kuyl CBE has been announced as the latest speaker to join the Games Growth Summit, bringing with him over 20 years of experience across the global gaming industry. In his session, Chris, Chairman, Non-Executive Director, and Investor will share insights from developing Minecraft for major platforms including Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo. He will also …

MCV/DEVELOP has announced Code Wizards as a key sponsor at the MCV/DEVELOP Awards 2026.

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Global Game Jam (GGJ) and Lagos Games Week have announced a new partnership for Pan-African Jam 2026, a game jam being organized as part of the official leadup to Lagos Games Week.