Develop:Brighton 2026

Develop:Brighton 2026 – Second Keynote Announced! We’re delighted to reveal our second keynote for this year’s Develop:Brighton: 4J Studios’ @chrisvdk & @stampylongnose will be taking to the stage to present Powered By Players: Reforjing 4J Studios. In this candid and forward-looking keynote, Joe Garrett and Chris van der Kuyl take the stage to unpack the journey of 4J Studios: from its early history and over fifteen years working on Minecraft, through its bold evolution into a creator of original technology and its new IP, Reforj. #developconf

Congratulations @frontierdev, @FuturLab, @Hangar13Games, @KineticGamesDev, @SandfallGames, @SuckerPunchProd

The Develop:Star Awards 2026 Best Studio finalists are... ⭐ Frontier Developments ⭐ FuturLab ⭐ Hangar 13 ⭐ Kinetic Games ⭐ Sandfall Interactive ⭐Sucker Punch #DevelopStars #DevelopConf

Congratulations @Draknek, @inkleStudios, @LandfallGames, @AggroCrabGames, @MagicNotion, @NeolithicVRGame and @PanikArcade

The Develop:Star Awards 2026 Best Small Studio finalists are... ⭐ Draknek & Friends ⭐ inkle ⭐ Landfall, Aggro Crab ⭐ Magic Notion ⭐ Neolithic LLC ⭐ Panik Arcade #DevelopStars #DevelopConf

Congratulations @dogubomb, @SandfallGames, @KojiPro2015_EN, @adhocstudio, @SuckerPunchProd, @frontierdev and @AggroCrabGames

The Develop:Star Awards 2026 Best Game finalists are... ⭐ Blue Prince ⭐ Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 ⭐ Death Stranding 2: On The Beach ⭐ Dispatch ⭐ Ghost of Yōtei ⭐ Jurassic World Evolution 3 ⭐ PEAK #DevelopStars #DevelopConf

Congratulations @SquareEnix, @IOInteractive, @hellogames, @KineticGamesDev, @FcpnchStds and @poncle_games

The Develop:Star Awards 2026 Best Ongoing Game finalists are... ⭐ FINAL FANTASY XIV Online ⭐ HITMAN World of Assassination ⭐ No Man's Sky ⭐ Phasmophobia ⭐ Rust ⭐ Vampire Survivors #DevelopStars #DevelopConf

Congratulations Toppluva, @IOInteractive, Magicave, @HyperLuminalUK and @FuturLab

The Develop:Star Awards 2026 Best Mobile Game finalists are... ⭐ Grand Mountain Adventure 2 ⭐ HITMAN World of Assassination ⭐ Mindset GO! ⭐ Pine Hearts ⭐ PowerWash Simulator #DevelopStars #DevelopConf

Congratulations @WalesInter, @idSoftware, @hyperluminaluk, @NeoludoGames, @TriangularPixel and @ustwo

The Develop:Star Awards 2026 Best In-Game Accessibility finalists are... ⭐ Dead Reset ⭐ DOOM: The Dark Ages ⭐ Pine Hearts Mobile ⭐ Tiny Bookshop ⭐ Unseen Diplomacy 2 ⭐ ustwo games – Monument Valley 3 multiplatform release #DevelopStars #DevelopConf

The Develop:Star Awards 2026 Tomorrow’s Star finalists are... ⭐ Ayo Norman-Williams ⭐ Deevya Patel ⭐ Dennis Welling ⭐ Elise Barry ⭐ Jing Wang ⭐ Nicole Gregory #DevelopStars #DevelopConf

Congratulations @HoodedHorseInc, @Kepler_Interact, @megabitpublish, @WeAreSecretMode, @Sony, @Team17 and @YogscastGames

The Develop:Star Awards 2026 Publishing Star finalists are... ⭐ Hooded Horse ⭐ Kepler Interactive ⭐ Megabit Publishing ⭐ Secret Mode ⭐ Sony ⭐ Team17 ⭐ Yogscast #DevelopStars #DevelopConf

Congratulations @AardvarkSwift, @WeAreAmiqus, Lighthouse Games, Pixel Movement, @skillsearch, @DoubleElevenLtd, @WeArePlayground and @IOInteractive

The Develop:Star Awards 2026 Best Talent & Recruitment finalists are... ⭐ Aardvark Swift Recruitment Ltd ⭐ Amiqus ⭐ Lighthouse Games ⭐ Pixel Movement ⭐ Skillsearch Ltd ⭐Talent and Academy Team, Double Eleven ⭐Playground Games ⭐The Talent Acquisition team at IO Interactive #DevelopStars #DevelopConf

Congratulations @atomhawk, Dead Nice Studio, @KeywordsStudios, @PitStopTweets, @PlanetPlayGames, @SideGlobal, @SumoDigitalLtd and Testronic

The Develop:Star Awards 2026 Supporting Star finalists are... ⭐ Atomhawk ⭐ Dead Nice Studio ⭐ Keywords Studios Ltd ⭐ PitStop Productions ⭐ PlanetPlay ⭐ Side ⭐ Sumo Digital ⭐ Testronic #DevelopStars #DevelopConf