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Read More »Xbox launches Family Settings app to empower parents – with special Minecraft feature
Game Dev Career Days to Take Place June 10 and 11
MCV/DEVELOP partners with the game industry's premier online career fair
Read More »“Music can be a very lonely and isolating experience, but that doesn’t mean the creative process needs to exist in a vacuum” – Jason Graves on composing for video games
This month, we explore the musical universe of Jason Graves
Read More »Analyst predicts that Grand Theft Auto 6 will release in 2023, though marketing boost could be a sign of future sports titles
“We are not sure how much we should be reading into this shift"
Read More »League of Legends to introduce in-game ads during esports broadcasts
"Our aspiration is to create an environment that exudes the energy found in traditional sports, and we’ll continue to work towards that goal."
Read More »BlizzCon 2020 is cancelled
"Ultimately, after considering our options, we’ve come to the very difficult decision to not have BlizzCon this year"
Read More »Italian government match funds €4m of game prototypes as part of post-COVID measures
First Playable Fund supported by Italian Interactive Digital Entertainment Association (IIDEA)
Read More »Tencent buys 20 per cent of Japan’s Marvelous Inc – while Platinum Games spells out its Tencent arrangement
Marvelous has a solid lineup of titles which are very much aimed at its local market.
Read More »US games sales hit record high in April with 73 per cent year on year lift
“I've been working with video game sales data for over 15 years now and April is, by far, the wildest month I think I've ever seen.”
Read More »The SSD revolution – developers on why fast storage is the real game changer for PS5 and Xbox Series X
Th next gen will also bring the first SSD-equipped consoles, capable of loading data one hundred times faster than ever before. Developers tell us about the impact on engineering and design, as well as some exciting possibilities for the future
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