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Markus ‘Notch’ Persson has said that the growth of Minecraft and the influence the game now exerts are the reasons behind his decision to sell Mojang. The $2.5bn acquisition at the hands of Microsoft was confirmed today, with a statement from Mojang saying that Persson doesn’t want the responsibility of …
Read More »Everything you need to know about tomorrow’s Games Retail 2020
Games Retail 2020 – our first event dedicated to the future of selling video games – kicks off tomorrow. It features talks from some of the biggest names in retail, from both inside and outside of the industry, who will discuss digital retail, merchandise, social retailing, virtual reality, mobile and …
Read More »Tiga calls for £3m Creative Content Fund for UK game industry
Initiative could be part-financed by National Lottery funding
Read More »Look who’s going to Games Retail 2020 next week
Over 50 different companies are sending delegates to next week’s Games Retail 2020, MCV’s brand new event dedicated to the future of selling games. The full list of represented companies in the room on Tuesday, September 16th’s day long conference can be found below. Games Retail 2020 delves into a …
Read More »Tell us what you think of MCVUK.com and win a £200 Amazon voucher
Want to improve the MCV website? Fancy winning 200 of Amazon vouchers? Then quite frankly this is the survey for you. We are looking at improving how we serve MCV readers and we’re eager for your feedback. The questions (through here) will help decide the future direction of your favourite …
Read More »Games Funding Forum launches next month
New event from F2P Summit organisers explores funding options for games devs
Read More »More development experts join Develop Live roster
Cyberpsychologist Berni Good, GCU's Romana Ramzan, Preloaded's Katie Goode and Microsoft among latest wave of speakers
Read More »What will games retail look like in five years time?
Research specialists Juniper Research will reveal the future of buying and selling video games at next week’s Games Retail 2020. The firm’s Eva Hunyadi will look at the expected performance of console and PC games by 2019, the possibility of new consoles and that impact on the retail landscape. Games …
Read More »OPM Response backing Develop Live
Recruitment specialist signs on as event partner for next month's conference in Edinburgh
Read More »ESPN president: ‘eSports is not a sport’
One of the most powerful figures in sports broadcasting has questioned the rising legitimacy of eSports. Re/code reports that ESPN president John Skipper has said that eSports is not a sport”, adding: It’s a competition. Chess is a competition. Checkers is a competition. Mostly, I’m interested in doing real sports.” …
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