Game industry business news

Every month an industry leader wraps up MCV/DEVELOP with their unique insight. This month, we talk to Kat Osman, team director at Lick PR.

Unity has acquired Interactive Data Visualization, Inc, the creators of SpeedTree.

“As the adoption of real-time 3D technology continues to grow, demand for web-based solutions will only increase. We are excited to work together with the Sketchfab team to empower even more creators."

"LA, Montreal, Tokyo, London, Seoul, Helsinki. These are the places that come to mind when we think of game development, right? It will soon be time to add Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide to that list."

"This partnership with one of the biggest companies in the world is hugely exciting"

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.