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“This round of funding was essential for us to expand our development focus to further embrace VR and AR games.”
Read More »Moss developer Polyarc closes $9 Million Series B Venture Round, led by Hiro Capital
Media Molecule partners with Noah Cyrus to produce a music video within Dreams
"Dreams allows creators to build entire worlds from scratch in a matter of moments. So it’s not just a tool for music video creation, it allows for quickly testing out concepts and styles which otherwise would be too time consuming."
Read More »“Anyone who says they know what this industry will be like in 2-3 years… listen, but don’t bet on it.” – James Brooksby, Absolutely Games
Every month an industry leader wraps up MCV/DEVELOP with their unique insight
Read More »New Kickstarter project from Suikoden creators raises £1 million on its first day
The recently announced Kickstarter project for Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes has raised over £1 million in under 24 hours.
Read More »Steam appears to be testing a Playtest button on Steam, in a bid to replace Beta keys
Valve appears to be quietly testing a new feature on Steam with the introduction of a Playtest function, which may replace the need for Beta keys on the platform.
Read More »Retro handheld Analogue Pocket to ship in May 2021
Pre-orders for the hardware open on August 3rd, 2020
Read More »Private equity markets boost gaming sector recovery – Piers Coombs, Goodbody
“Use investor backing to become consolidators, rather than targets.”
Read More »Animal Crossing: New Horizons is Japan’s best selling game of the year so far, selling over 5m units
The game has sold over 5 million units in Japan, making it the best-selling game of the year so far.
Read More »Ghost of Tsushima is Sony’s fastest-selling new IP this generation
The recently-released title from Sucker Punch Productions has seen strong sales in its first week, selling over 2.4 million copies in its first three days.
Read More »Former Suikoden Creators launch Kickstarter for new JRPG project and opens new development studio
The creators behind the beloved JRPG series Suikoden have announced a new JRPG development project on Kickstarter, titled Eiyuden Chronicle.
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