From the looks of it, this year's Develop Conference and Expo is shaping to be quite an event, with the arrival of some big-name developers in the gaming industry. The event's organizers report that they're managed to bag Ken Levine, Christopher Kline, Nate Wells and Bill Gardner as Develop's keynote speakers.

Gamers will remember this quartet being among the crew behind 2K Games' critically acclaimed BioShock title (PS3, Xbox 360, PC), with Levine taking the lead in the game's development.

Levine and company are expected to talk about BioShock's success, with the keynote taking place on Wednesday, July 30. Develop's event director Andy Lane had this to say regarding this news:

We are obviously delighted to be welcoming Ken and the team to Develop in Brighton. Their passion and experience are genuinely inspirational and this session will be a fantastic start to a packed two days of knowledge building sessions. So, would you kindly take your seats, it’s going to be a brilliant few days by the sea with many of the biggest and brightest names in the development world speaking, participating and partying.

This year's Develop Conference and Expo will be taking place from July 29 to 31, at the Hilton Brighton Metropole in the city of Brighton, U.K. Further details about this upcoming event are available at the official Develop site, via the source link below.

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