IRL Real Life Events from the industry THE MCV/DEVELOP
AWARDS 2025 June 19th - London
https://mcvdevelopawards.com
In June the UK video games industry gathered for the MCV/DEVELOP Awards 2025 at the gorgeous Royal Lancaster Hotel. It was a lot of fun, and brought together friends and colleagues from across the country to relax for the night and celebrate each other’s hard work.
HERE’S WHO WON AN AWARD THIS YEAR:
DEVELOPMENT ESSENTIALS • Recruitment Agency of the Year: Aardvark Swift
• Creative (Content) Partner of the Year: Project N • Service Partner of the Year: Airship Interactive • Strategic Partner of the Year: Bastion
STUDIOS AND PUBLISHING • Major Studio of the Year: Frontier Developments
• Indie Studio of the Year: Dlala Studios
• Co-Development Studio of the Year: Electric Square and Lively Group
• Major Publisher of the Year: Bethesda • Indie Publisher of the Year: Secret Mode
DISTRIBUTION AND RETAIL: • Distributor of the Year: PLAION
• Retailer of the Year: Argos INNOVATION IN GAMES
• Hardware Innovation of the Year: Evercade Alpha Bartop Arcade Machine – Blaze Entertainment
• Visual Innovation of the Year: The Plucky Squire – All Possible Futures
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• Audio Innovation of the Year: Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II – Ninja Theory
• Accessibility Innovation of the Year: Sea of Thieves – Rare
• Narrative Innovation of the Year: Still Wakes the Deep – The Chinese Room
• Gameplay Innovation of the Year: Paper Trail – Newfangled Games
• Ongoing Innovation of the Year: Sea of Thieves – Rare REACHING AUDIENCES
• Media Brand of the Year: Video Games Chronicle • PR Agency of the Year: Honest PR
• Campaign of the Year: Kingdom Come: Deliverance II – PLAION and YRS TRULY
• Event of the Year: London Games Festival INTERNATIONAL
• Global Business Excellence Award: Virtuos • Outstanding Association Award: Limit Break
JURY AWARDS
• Newcomer of the Year: All Possible Futures • For a Better World: PlanetPlay • Legend Award: SEGA HARDlight
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