Game industry business news

As we await delivery of the print edition (hundreds of copies of which will be available for you to swipe from Develop:Brighton should you be so inclined) the digital version of MCV/DEVELOP #997 is ready for you to flick through right now! The focus for this issue is virtual reality, …

Ahead of what is anticipated to be XR’s biggest holiday season to date, a new industry-focused alliance has confirmed both its formation and exhibition plans for Gamescom 2024 today. The Home of XR megabooth has been established by award-winning companies in the virtual reality, mixed reality, and augmented reality (together …

With recollections of last week’s awards being boxed up in preparation for more permanent storage in the brain’s long-term memory, thoughts turn to the next event in the MCV/DEVELOP calendar: the Women In Games Awards 2024. Taking place on Thursday September 26 at America Square Conference Centre in London, the …

Green Man Gaming, the world’s fastest-growing social commerce platform for video gamers, is sounding the alarm for the UK gaming industry. The proposed departure of Keyword Studios from the London Stock Exchange’s AIM market to new foreign owners, and the decision by PlayStation to axe 900 jobs and close its …

With Pride Month coming to a close, Liz Prince – Business Manager at Amiqus, Founder of the G Into Gaming initiative, and Co-Founder of the Empower Up EDI platform – takes a look at how studios can support their LGBTQ+ employees… When we launched Empower Up with Ukie’s #RaiseTheGame, our …

Last Thursday 600 games industry professionals came together to attend the 2024 MCV/DEVELOP Awards, which took place at a packed Royal Lancaster Hotel overlooking London’s Hyde Park. (You can check out all the pics from event right here.) Arguably the biggest winner of the evening was Larian Studios, which won …

We always love an anniversary here at MCV (especially when it gives us the opportunity to mark it with a few tortuous puns) and this month marks fifteen years since Dovetail Games first left the proverbial station. Back then the Chatham-based studio, largely made up of ex-Kuju Entertainment staff – …

Narwhal, a gaming industry initiative dedicated to supporting startup gaming and game tech companies, is excited to announce its investment in Magify, an innovative game tech company with an end-to-end Business Intelligence system platform for mobile game developers. Although the deal’s financial details remain undisclosed, this partnership marks a significant milestone for both …

PressEngine, the leading PR and Marketing Tool designed specifically for the video games industry, is pleased to announce the launch of its groundbreaking Events feature. This innovative addition aims to streamline the process of managing individual and industry event bookings with media and influencers. Clients will experience a significant reduction …

Antstream, the world’s leading retro game streaming service, is proud to announce that the cloud gaming service will be coming to the App Store in June, making the service the first of the major cloud gaming services to become available on iPhone and iPad, bringing competitive retro gaming to mobile …