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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 recipient, Sports Interactive, was celebrated for its contribution to the UK game development scene. It was a …

Sporty Group, a global sports entertainment leader, announced today the acquisition of Sociable Soccer, the brainchild of legendary game designer Jon Hare, famous for creating the Sensible Soccer franchise in the 1990s, widely regarded as one of the finest football video games of all time and still loved by millions …

Playdemic, the EA-owned studio behind mobile hit Golf Clash, is proudly sponsoring the final award at September’s MCV/DEVELOP Women In Games Awards. The Outstanding Contribution award, which reflects upon the life of someone who has had a long and and inspiring career in the games industry, has in previous years …

Monetisation platform Xsolla (not to be confused with Chelsea legend Gianfranco Zola) will be the club and shirt sponsor of Stevenage FC for the coming and subsequent football seasons, according to an announcement made by the EFL League One and Eastern Region Women’s Football League club. It means that as …

We are very pleased to announce that Amiqus is sponsoring this year’s MCV/DEVELOP Women In Games Awards, taking place at on September 26th at the America Square Conference Centre in London. “We’re very happy to once again support the MCV Women in Games Awards which celebrate the amazing talent of …

Jagex is delighted to confirm that RuneFest will take place at the NEC in Birmingham, United Kingdom on March 1st – March 2nd, 2025, with an additional 1,000 tickets to be made available later this summer. All existing tickets will transfer automatically, meaning RuneFest will be bigger than ever. Any …

Mystic Forge, a newly established boutique game publisher, is thrilled to announce an investment of 2M EURO from ForsVC and ROM Utrecht Region. This significant partnership was solidified at INDIGO 2024, further accelerating a bright future for Mystic Forge in the global gaming market. Mystic Forge is founded by industry …

As we await delivery of the print edition (hundreds of copies of which will be available for you to swipe from Develop:Brighton should you be so inclined) the digital version of MCV/DEVELOP #997 is ready for you to flick through right now! The focus for this issue is virtual reality, …

Ahead of what is anticipated to be XR’s biggest holiday season to date, a new industry-focused alliance has confirmed both its formation and exhibition plans for Gamescom 2024 today. The Home of XR megabooth has been established by award-winning companies in the virtual reality, mixed reality, and augmented reality (together …

With recollections of last week’s awards being boxed up in preparation for more permanent storage in the brain’s long-term memory, thoughts turn to the next event in the MCV/DEVELOP calendar: the Women In Games Awards 2024. Taking place on Thursday September 26 at America Square Conference Centre in London, the …