Game development news

“I’m constantly amazed that, of the 1,620 game pitches I’ve assessed, more than half can be reduced to ‘recently successful game but with my art assets’. They’re not clones. But they are cover bands.”

Over 3,000 of the games industry will travel to the vibrant south coast city for Develop:Brighton this month. For this second regional spotlight, we talk to a handful of the games businesses that call the city home

Every month, Jagex’s developers visit us from Runescape’s Gielinor to talk about their latest adventures.

Develop:Brighton kicks off next week, we talk to The Chinese Room, Hangar 13, Hi-Rez, Unity and more about having a conference on your doorstep

Media Molecule tells us about Dreams' development journey, making sit-on-the-sofa-friendly tools, curating its growing community, the challenges and benefits of potential monetisation, VR and being amazed by what its players can do

Every month, Jagex’s developers visit us from Runescape’s Gielinor to talk about their latest adventures.

Every month an industry leader wraps up MCV with their unique insight

Every month, the team at Creative Assembly debunks some common dev role myths. This month, Grace Carroll, lead community & social media manager, explains how it’s about two-way communication and not just selling the game

Cherry picked advice to help you reach the next level in your career – this month, Splash Damage's Lily Zhu tells us why lead artist doesn’t mean best artist and the importance of cultivating leadership skills

We take a look behind the scenes at the development of Sea of Thieves. Rare’s senior designer Shelley Preston explains that it wasn’t always intended to be a pirate game and how to build a game that is as watchable and shareable as it is playable