VR & AR

The winners of the 44th Golden Joystick Awards were revealed tonight in a glittering ceremony in London and live-streamed worldwide on YouTube, Twitch, Steam, TikTok, X and more.

We’re delighted to announce that we’re preparing an exclusive Black Friday offer, giving businesses the opportunity to secure their place at the 2027 awards for less. Taking place on 17 June 2027, the MCV/Develop Awards will bring together the very best of the games industry to recognise and celebrate the people, …

Nominations are now being accepted for the 2026 MCV/DEVELOP "30 Under 30", which will be given the spotlight as part of MCV/DEVELOP #1012, appearing Jan 2027.

Cheating in online multiplayer games has become a structured, professional ecosystem, bolstered in recent years by the introduction of generative AI. Cheat subscriptions, boosting services, and in-game economy manipulation have made the cheating market worth around $8.5 billion globally. One cheat developer in 2021 was found to have made an estimated $77 million providing a cheat service for a single game. 

This is a press release posted alongside our usual editorial content. TIGA, the trade association representing the UK’s video games industry, has revealed the shortlist for the TIGA UK Games Education Awards 2026.  These awards recognise outstanding students, excellent education providers and best practice. The winners of the categories will …

Indie game developers from around the world with unpublished games are being invited to enter a competition to secure one of up to ten spots in a special Indie Stars expo at Game Republic New Horizons in October. The entries will be selected by an expert panel of games media and the Indie Stars showcase itself will take place at the Riverside Stadium on 15th October, host venue for the main conference and expo event in Middlesbrough.

We Are Collider – the go-to experiential agency for gaming brands including Amazon Games, Red Bull and Riot Games – has launched Sonar: an AI-powered gamer profiling tool designed to supercharge audience strategy in the gaming world.  

The full list of finalists for the Women In Games Awards 2026 has been released, with the prestigious event just weeks away. They are: Educational Impact Sally Sheppard, University of West London Anna Limpens, University of Pourtsmouth Kelkoul Houria, Ibn Tofail University Morocco Ruth Falconer, Abertay University Journalism Impact Laura …

The MCV/Develop Women in Games Awards is thrilled to announce that games industry specialist and voice actor Stevie Ward will host this year’s upcoming ceremony on September 24th.

Today sees three celebration-worthy announcements for the UK games industry: the creation of a new independent video game development studio called Pretty Cool Games, investment in the studio, and finally, the studio is hiring, providing a much-needed boost for the UK Game Development Community.