MCV/DEVELOP News, events, research and jobs from the games industry

It won’t just be the return of the MCV/DEVELOP Awards in three weeks time, it will be the return of one of its most celebrated hosts

Lisa Opie, managing director at Ubisoft Reflections and Ubisoft Leamington, has been announced as the latest keynote speaker for this year's Develop:Brighton. 

Amazon Web Services and Code Wizards upgrade their working relationship, so customers can "focus more on creating fun player experiences"

The winners will be announced on Thursday the 28th of April, back at The Brewery in London.

With the London Games Festival kicking off tomorrow, Chris Wallace catches up with Michael French and David Lilley to find out more about the festivities, including their brand new consumer event, WASD.

Every month an industry leader wraps up MCV/DEVELOP with their unique insight. This month we talk to Nick Roberts, head of studio at Amuzo Games.

"Half your players will likely switch to a competitor’s game after one instance of a poor player experience according to current research. If your support team cannot deal with increasing inquiries, it’s time to scale."

The UK video games market grew to a record £7.16bn in 2021, according to UKIE's UK Consumer Games Market Valuation 2021.

Sharkmob has taken a long dormant IP and given it a vibrant and brutal new life. Chris Wallace finds out more about how the team is taking triple-A production values to the free-to-play space.

Tandem Events has announced the first round of Develop:Brighton 2022 speakers