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The Develop:Brighton conference is all about offering high-quality sessions with practical takeaways and vocational content so delegates can “skill-up” and be enabled to make even better games. We are keen to find new, diverse voices to join our speaker line-up, and we’d like to encourage anyone from an underrepresented community …

As game creators contend with increasing competition and dwindling resources, a new consulting collective is launching with a focus on how studios access senior expertise outside of development. fractional/ introduces a model designed to support studios with high-level strategy and execution across “everything but making the game.” Founded by industry …

Little Bat Games, in partnership with Ultimate Games S.A., has announced that its BAFTA-nominated visual novel adventure through the (im)mortal mind, Vampire Therapist, is coming to PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch later this month, before arriving on Xbox in March. Released on PC in 2024, Vampire Therapist sees …

The Last Gas Station, the upcoming cozy-yet-mysterious gas station simulator developed by Alawar, is launching its first playtest today! After previous ownership disappeared, you’ve suddenly found yourself as the new manager of a gas station and quaint convenience store. It’s your job to transform this lonely, defunct gas station into …

Netflix has confirmed two new series regulars for its upcoming live-action adaptation of Assassin’s Creed, with Zachary Hart and Laura Marcus joining the cast. Hart, who appears in Slow Horses, has an extensive background across stage and screen and was most recently seen in the Tony-nominated production Stereophonic. Marcus, whose …

Matt Broughton has been announced as the new Editor of MCV/DEVELOP. Matt started in the games industry in 1992 as a writer for EMAP Images, working on magazines such as The One for Amiga, C&VG, PC Review, as well as various other gaming titles. He then moved into PR, working …

This year’s 30 Under 30, where we put the spotlight on the best and brightest young talent in the industry that the industry has to offer

The winners of the 43rd Golden Joystick Awards were revealed last week in a glittering ceremony in London

XDS is celebrating its expansion to the Vancouver Convention Centre with an eearly opportunity for developers and publishers

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