Games industry events

The Esports Foundation (EF) and Saudia, the national air carrier of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, today announced an expanded partnership naming the airline the Official Airline of the Esports World Cup 2026 (EWC).

This is a press release posted in addition to our usual editorial content. HGlobal interactive entertainment brand HoYoverse officially announced its complete lineup for gamescom 2026 today. From August 26 to 30, players and fans are invited to visit Hall 6.1, Booth B030 at Koelnmesse in Cologne, Germany, where approximately …

This is a press release posted in addition to our usual editorial content. London Games Festival will expand a number of its core events for 2027 with a move to the Business Design Centre as its central venue next year. Public showcase New Game Plus, flagship business to business event …

The winners of the Develop:Star Awards 2026, hosted at the Brighton Dome during Develop:Brighton, have been revealed. The Develop:Star Awards saw winners crowned in 18 categories before this year’s Develop:Star Award recipient, Monument Valley-creator ustwo games, was celebrated for its contributions to the video game industry.

Screen Burn Interactive has been announced as the sponsor of the Development Impact Award at the forthcoming Women in Games Awards.

Innovecs Games will be at Develop:Brighton 2026, with Nader Alikhani, VP of Innovecs Games, joining this year’s speaker lineup in Brighton. Nader will present “PARTy Composition: Building Balanced Art Teams In An Unbalanced Industry” on Wednesday, 15 July, from 2:00 to 2:45 pm in Room 2 as part of the Art track.

This is a press release posted in addition to our usual editorial content. FORMATGG: The Ultimate Gaming Social, Europe’s largest games industry social event, is officially returning to Liverpool on Friday, October 2nd, 2026, with its biggest and most ambitious Liverpool edition to date, taking place at BOXPARK Liverpool.  Over …

Taking place next week, between 14 – 16 July, we can’t wait to bring the game dev community together to mark our 20th anniversary. Whether you’re a seasoned studio leader, an aspiring indie developer, or you’re new to our amazing industry, Develop:Brighton offers something for everyone. CONFERENCE The three-day event will …

Fenris Creations has been announced as the sponsor of the Rising Star category at this year’s Women in Games Awards event. George Kelion, Fenris Creations’ Communications Director, said: “Fenris Creations is delighted to support the Women in Games Awards again this year as sponsor of the Rising Star category. Events …

This is a press release posted in addition to our usual editorial content. The National Videogame Museum is turning its gallery over to players and fans in a unique exhibition that puts personal videogame stories, memories and collections centre stage. ‘Together We Play’ launches on 18th July and celebrates the …