Tandem Events has announced that entries are now open for this year’s The Develop:Star Awards, taking place on Wednesday 27 October at the Hilton Brighton Metropole, during Develop:Brighton 2021.
Entries can be submitted across 17 categories via the Develop:Star Awards website. The deadline for submissions is 23:59 BST on Friday 2 July. Further details on the submissions process are available on the website.
“This year’s Develop:Star Awards will recognise and celebrate the achievements of our industry’s best and brightest after what has been a tough year for everyone,” said Tandem Events Managing Director Andy Lane.
“As we look forward, this year we’re proud to be introducing the Tomorrow’s Star award. This award will recognise an inspiring individual with a long and promising future in game development ahead of them. We’re looking for someone who inspires others and has the potential to become an industry leader.”
Leaders of major game companies in Sussex are considering launching a Brighton Games Festival, in order to raise the profile of the area’s games cluster.
The discussion took place at a virtual Wired Sussex Round Table, where local industry businesses gathered to discuss the findings of the Sussex games cluster report. The report, put together by Wired Sussex, analysed ways in which the sector could continue to grow and address challenges.
First Base, which is behind the construction of the city’s newest neighbourhood, Edward Street Quarter, produced the report in partnership with Wired Sussex.
Those in attendance suggested launching a Brighton Games Festival, in order to attract Government support and bring more attention to the area. There was also debate on how to brand the cluster, with the favoured option being the Brighton Area Games Cluster, since the city is so well known.