"I am doing this not because I am without hope for Blizzard, quite the opposite--I’m inspired by the passion of everyone here, working towards meaningful, lasting change with their whole hearts."
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[Industry news] Sasha Volkohon appointed Head of Commercial at game events GmbH
game events GmbH, the organiser of gamescom dev, has appointed Sasha Volkohon as Head of Commercial,…
[Event News] VIVA! Games Marketing #4 brings the games industry’s marketing leaders together in London this November
The games marketing community will come together in London on Wednesday 18th November for VIVA! Game…
[Industry news] TIGA responds to the Autumn Budget statement
This is a press release posted alongside our usual editorial content. TIGA, the trade association re…
[Industry news] Rocky Horror Show Steps into Roblox
Pop culture meets code as Rocky Horror Show enters the world of Roblox. Digital culture platform Coo…
[Industry news] Russ Harding joins Rhino Rock Studios as Partner and Director
Rhino Rock Studios has announced that games and interactive entertainment veteran Russ Harding has j…
Roblox apologises for three-day outage
"Due to the difficulty in diagnosing the actual bug, recovery took longer than any of us would have liked."
Read More »PAX South has been cancelled “for the foreseeable future” due to lack of growth
"Faced with that reality, and compounded by the impact of COVID-19, we have made the difficult decision to bring PAX South to an end for the foreseeable future"
Read More »Microsoft forms a strategic alliance with Sega on a “Super Game” project
The alliance will see Sega using Microsoft's cloud technology in its game development – Using Microsoft's Azure cloud platform to "produce large-scale, global games in a next-generation development environment."
Read More »Read the October issue of MCV/DEVELOP online now! Featuring our Australia spotlight, DONTNOD, Tales of Iron and more!
Also The Park, Unity, Zordix and more
Read More »Richie Shoemaker is the new editor of MCV/DEVELOP
Joining MCV/DEVELOP from today is its new editor Richie Shoemaker.
Read More »Thunderful acquires Robot Teddy and forms new investment pillar
“From the moment we began thinking about adding an investment pillar to our games publishing and games development businesses, Robot Teddy stood out in our minds as the obvious partner"
Read More »UKIE and Sharkmob collaborate in November Student Game Jam – Collab-jam.
“The Student Game Jam is one of the highlights of our year, and it is so important to give students the experience of making a game together"
Read More »Sumo Digital, Polygon Treehouse and No More Robots win big at the Develop:Star Awards
“We’d like to thank everyone who joined us and congratulate all the worthy winners, but in truth last night was a celebration of the entire industry after an often difficult 18 months.”
Read More »[From the industry] Creative England launches three Accelerator programmes to offer bespoke industry-led support to early-stage Games and Film & TV businesses
"Accelerate will provide targeted, hands on practical support to drive growth across some of the brightest companies in our sector.”
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[Guest post] Among Us on Windows: what the social deduction boom looks like from the desktop
Social deduction has always been a party-room genre first and a software genre second. Werewolf and Mafia needed a table, a moderator and a group willing to lie to each other for an hour. The digital versions that stuck tend to keep that structure intact and add the one thing tabletop versions can't: anonymity, plus a reason to move around.
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[Industry news] Studio Atelico Launches the First AI Engine Built to Run On-Device Inside Games
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[Industry news] TIGA responds to the Autumn Budget statement
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[Industry news] EFAN.gg Launches Public Beta
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[Industry news] Music+Sound Awards Reveal 2026’s Finalists
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MCV/DEVELOP’s 30 Under 30 – 2026
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.
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Finalists announced for the Women In Games Awards 2026
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[Event news] Electric Square announced as sponsor of Outstanding Achievement Award category at Women in Games Awards 2026
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[Event news] Screen Burn to sponsor the Development Impact Award at the MCV/DEVELOP Women in Games Awards
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[Event news] Fenris Creations announced as sponsor of Rising Star category at Women in Games Awards 2026

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