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The European Speedrunner Assembly held an esports event in Malmö, Sweden last week, where players put their skills to the test to raise money for Make-A-Wish International

Renaissance PR was acquired by 1SP Agency last week. We checked in with both companies to ask some questions about the acquisition, and what it’ll mean for them going forward

Every month an industry leader wraps up MCV/DEVELOP with their unique insight. This month, we speak to Snow Rui, President and CFO at Hooded Horse

Ed Boon, Chief Creative Officer at NetherRealm Studios and co-creator of Mortal Kombat, tells Vince Pavey, defender of Earthrealm, how they created a brand-new universe after 30 years. Thankfully, there were no fatalities, although there are plenty in the video game

Isaac Epp, game director of Fae Farm at Phoenix Labs, tells Vince Pavey about the challenges of infusing the cosy life sim genre with a dash of fairy magic and adventure

The Canary Islands is one of Europe’s most popular year-round holiday destinations, but the autonomous region of Spain (that is closer to Africa than it is Europe) has in recent years attracted the curious eye of a gaming industry looking to explore new horizons. Richie Shoemaker talks to four studios that have successfully settled in the sun

Henry Hoffman, director at Newfangled Games, tells us about the strengths of working with diverse individuals and being a jack-of-all trades at a small indie developer

Stuart Pentelow, programmer at d3t, tells us that when it comes to becoming a video game developer you can’t control luck, but you can improve your chances with hard work

Eduardo Gonçalves, head of talent acquisition at Keywords Studios, explains how the studio group takes part in the entire game development process, and what it is looking for from prospective Keywordians

If you missed it late last year, Amiqus – along with Ukie’s #RaiseTheGame - announced the launch of Empower Up, a platform to provide studios of all sizes with the knowledge, frameworks, guidance and resources they need to establish or grow their EDI policies, practices and processes