''Develop'' was a monthly UK

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for the

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. Its online portal, complete with a digital version of the print publication, was active since July 2007. Develop 100 was an annual rating system for game developers produced by ''Develop''. It was a ranking of the world's games development studios based on a variety of criteria including sales data, critical success and industry standing. The Develop Industry Excellence Awards, also annually, honoured the development of video games and award studios across a range of categories. In November 2017,

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, the owner of ''Develop'' at the time, announced that the websites, magazines and events of ''Develop'' and sister magazine '' Esports Pro'' would be absorbed into '' MCV'' by early 2018, with the combined magazine moving to a monthly frequency.

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* {{Official website, https://web.archive.org/web/20180101164415/http://www.develop-online.net/ (archived) Monthly magazines published in the United Kingdom Video game magazines published in the United Kingdom Internet properties disestablished in 2018 Video game development websites Mass media in Hertfordshire Professional and trade magazines published in the United Kingdom