Game industry business news

Children across the UK will be taught about safe, responsible and healthy video game play through new lesson plans designed in conjunction with the UK games industry.

Activision Blizzard is being sued by the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing, who accuse the company of having a 'frat boy culture'  that has contributed to years of sexual harassment and unequal pay for women at the company.

The Xsolla Game Investment Platform promises to connect investors directly with developers on projects already in development and in need of additional funding.

"We’re excited as ever about our movies and TV series offering and we expect a long runway of increasing investment and growth across all of our existing content categories, but since we are nearly a decade into our push into original programming, we think the time is right to learn more about how our members value games."

Develop:Brighton is returning as a live event to the Hilton Brighton Metropole from Tuesday 26 to Thursday 28 October 2021, with a 10% ticket discount available for MCV/DEVELOP readers.

Ubisoft has revealed its earnings report for Q1 2021-22, showing net sales down 17% for the quarter.

Konami has rebranded its long-running football series PES to 'eFootball', which will be released as a free to play title.

"While every partnership is unique, our goal is never to structure external studio partnerships as work-for-hire"

“We also absolutely look forward to the return of GDC 2022 to San Francisco next year and for the opportunity to see this vibrant community together again in person.”

"As relative newcomers in London’s game dev landscape, we’re keen to do our bit in rejuvenating the industry’s social scene"