Winners of the UK Best Places To Work Awards 2026 revealed. Twenty-five UK companies were recognised for their excellence in supporting staff News by Jon Hicks Editorial Director Published on Oct 2, 2026, 5:56 AM PDT The UK Best Places to Work Awards 2026 took place at the Royal Institution in London on October 1, with special awards going to Dink, Hangar 13, Jagex: The RuneScape Company, NaturalMotion Games, Rare, and Snap Finger Click. The awards ceremony took place after the GamesIndustry.biz HR Summit, which was attended by 79 representatives from 41 companies, including AAA, AA, and indie studios, as well as consultancy firms, training providers, and educational institutes. The main Best Places to Work awards recognised a total of 25 firms across three categories - small, mid-sized, and large companies - for their excellence in supporting staff. These awards are judged on the basis of an employee survey (worth 80% of the score) and a company survey (worth 20%). The Best Places to Work Awards 2026 was sponsored by Amiqus, Playground Games, IO Interactive, Games London, and Special Effect. "What makes these events especially valuable is how well they complement each other," said Liz Prince MBE, Business Manager at Amiqus. "The HR Summit creates space for honest discussions, shared learning and new ideas, while the Best Places To Work Awards shine a spotlight on the studios and businesses that are turning those ideas into action. Bringing the industry together to both learn from each other and celebrate success helps raise standards for everyone, and we're proud to play a part in that." "We're proud to support GI.Biz in recognising the UK's best mid-sized Video Game Studios," said Paul Evans, Director of HR & Recruitment at Playground Games. "These are not only teams that are creating brilliant games, but studios who are also setting the standard for what a great place to work looks like in our industry". The winner of this year's G Into Gaming award was Jo Haslam, currently Design Director at Snap Finger Click following a long career at Mediatonic, Relentless and the BBC. Liz Prince MBE presented the award, describing Haslam as "one of those rare people who leads with both empathy and action in perfect unison," and "an inspiring woman and a natural leader." Snap Finger Click also left with both a Best Places to Work Award and this year's Diversity Award. Rare once again took the Environmental Award, sponsored by Games London, while Middlesborough indie Dink won the Education Award, presented by IO Interactive Chief Development Officer Veronique Lallier. The full list of winners is below, and you can see a full photo gallery on this page. Small company winners. * Fireshine Games * Lively * MLC Studio * Playstack * Silent Games * Snap Finger Click * Stellar Entertainment Software * Swipe Right * Tanglewood Games * Uplift Games Mid-sized company winners (presented by Playground Games). * Behaviour Interactive UK * Electric Square * Expression Games * Fenris Creations * Hangar 13 * HundredStar Games * Kinetic Games * Maverick Games * Rare * Studio Gobo * Wushu Studios Large company winners. * Frontier Developments * Jagex: The RuneScape Company * Playground Games * TT Games G Into Gaming Award (presented by Amiqus). * Jo Haslam, Snap Finger Click Corporate social responsibility award (presented by Special Effect). * Jagex: The Runescape Company (winner) * NaturalMotion Games * Playground Games * Rocksteady Studios * Wushu Studios Diversity Award. * Maverick Games * NaturalMotion Games * Rare * Snap Finger Click (winner) Education Award (presented by IO Interactive). * Dink (winner) * Electric Square * Jagex: The Runescape Company * Rocksteady Studios * Two Point Studios Environmental Award (presented by Games London). * NaturalMotion Games * Playground Games * Rare (winner) * Rocksteady Studios Health and wellbeing award. * Behaviour Interactive UK * Hangar 13 (winner) * NaturalMotion Games * Rare * Rocksteady Studios Training and Development award. * Behaviour Interactive UK * Jagex: The Runescape Company * NaturalMotion Games (winner) * Playground Games HR hero award. * Yvonne Dawes, Frontier Developments * Tuoya Joe, HundredStar Games * Gary Martin, Jagex: The Runescape Company * Carmen Martino, Playstack * Anna Stone, Playground Games * Leah Wilson, IO Interactive (winner)

Zynga announces Borderlands Mobile - news. Publisher Zynga and developer NaturalMotion has announced free-to-play looter shooter, Borderlands Mobile. A limited-time text is now available for iOS on the App Store in the United States. "We are always exploring ways to introduce Borderlands to new audiences," a Zynga representative told Gematsu. "Zynga's NaturalMotion studio is currently conducting a limited-time test for an untitled Borderlands mobile project, with Gearbox providing creative guidance on the franchise's design, history, and lore." Read details on the game below: Create Mayhem YOUR way! Loot wild weapons and blast enemies in this mobile Borderlands experience. Join other Vault Hunters in an ever-evolving universe to fight greedy corporations and open legendary Vaults. This action-packed looter shooter brings the signature chaos, art style, and gun-slinging adventure to mobile for the first time! Hunt down legendary loot drops and power up your abilities to customize the way you play. Use everything from pistols to rocket launchers to make your enemies wish they never crossed your path! Master devastating action gameplay that's been fully optimized for mobile. Fight skags, bandits, and bosses as you battle through a variety of exciting mission types, including Campaign Missions, Tower of Terror, and Circle of Slaughter. What are you waiting for, Vault Hunter! The vaults won't open themselves( and those bandits won't shoot themselves either). A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012 and taking over the hardware estimates in 2017. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel. You can follow the author on Bluesky.