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The world's longest-running public-voted games awards show has revealed it shortlist, with voting open now until October 31
Read More »[From the industry] Voting Is Now Open for the 43rd Golden Joystick Awards
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[Industry news] PlanetPlay and UNICEF unite gamers for global impact
PlanetPlay (www.planetplay.com), the award-winning not-for-profit platform that channels the power o…
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[Industry news] Appcharge Appoints Gaming Veteran Bernard Kim to Advisory Board
Appcharge, the leading direct-to-consumer (DTC) payments platform for mobile game publishers, today …
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[Industry news] Communications Veteran Sam Forrest Launches GunDog Communications
As organisations face increasing pressure to stand out in saturated markets while operating with lea…
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Critical Hit announced as sponsors at MCV/DEVELOP Awards
Critical Hit is to sponsor the Major Studio of the Year category at the forthcoming MCV/DEVELOP Awar…
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Rokky announced as sponsors at MCV/DEVELOP Awards
Rokky is to sponsor the Independent Publisher of the Year category at the forthcoming MCV/DEVELOP Aw…
[From the industry] Checkpoint Festival 2025: A celebration of Europe’s playful video games renaissance
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A first-of-its-kind international gathering exploring video games as culture will take place this November in Rome
Read More »[From the industry] Xsolla extends sponsorship of Stevenage FC to 2028
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Xsolla will be official club sponsor, shirt sponsor and gaming partner for the Stevenage FC men’s and women’s teams
Read More »Nigel Franks from Snowed In Studios on the state of external development, and why video games are a relationship business
Alex Boucher sat down at XDS with Nigel Franks, studio head at Snowed In Studios, to ask about his company, the state of the industry around it, and how you navigate being an external developer
Read More »Interleave’s Dave Sanderson on external development trends, and the industry redefining what sustainable development looks like
Alex Boucher met up with Dave Sanderson from Interleave at XDS in Vancouver, Canada to ask him about the state of external development
Read More »Nominations for the MCV/DEVELOP 30 Under 30 2025 cohort are now open!
The MCV/DEVELOP 30 Under 30 will be returning as part of the upcoming MCV/DEVELOP #1006, and you can now nominate your picks
Read More »[From the industry] NCSOFT unifies its corporate websites into NC.com
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Korean publisher and developer NCSOFT consolidated its corporate and service sites into a single hub
Read More »[From the industry] Analog Events will launch the inaugural VIVA! Games IP & Licensing Event
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A brand-new one-day conference spotlighting the future of games, licensing, and IP strategy
Read More »Here are the winners of the MCV/DEVELOP Women in Games Awards 2025
Last week in London we announced the winners of the MCV/DEVELOP Women in Games Awards 2025
Read More »Code Coven has announced the first cohort for its Aurora Accelerator and Agency
Code Coven has revealed the studios in the first cohort of the new Aurora Accelerator and Agency
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[Industry news] PlanetPlay and UNICEF unite gamers for global impact
PlanetPlay (www.planetplay.com), the award-winning not-for-profit platform that channels the power of games into real-world impact, has teamed up with UNICEF (www.unicef.org) to engage gamers worldwide in support of children.
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[Industry news] New Report From G2A and Juniper Research Predicts “Trust Advantage” as the Next Growth Driver in Global Digital Commerce
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EXPO GAMERS 2026: Europe’s Premier Gamedev Summit Finalizes Executive Program
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[Industry news] New Swedish Incubation Model Aims to Speed Up Indie Game Releases
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Alan Boswell Group announced as sponsors at MCV/DEVELOP Awards
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[Industry news] PlanetPlay and UNICEF unite gamers for global impact
PlanetPlay (www.planetplay.com), the award-winning not-for-profit platform that channels the power of games into real-world impact, has teamed up with UNICEF (www.unicef.org) to engage gamers worldwide in support of children.
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Alan Boswell Group announced as sponsors at MCV/DEVELOP Awards
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Keywords Studios announced as sponsors of the Major Publisher of the Year Award at MCV/DEVELOP Awards
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Code Wizards announced as key sponsor of MCV/DEVELOP Awards 2026
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MCV/DEVELOP #1007 is HERE!
