"PlaySimple is a rapidly growing and highly profitable games studio that quickly has established itself as one of the leading global developers of free-to-play word games, an exciting new genre for MTG."
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[Event news] Leading Games Industry Entrepreneur Chris van der Kuyl CBE Joins the Games Growth Summit
Chris van der Kuyl CBE has been announced as the latest speaker to join the Games Growth Summit, bri…
Code Wizards announced as key sponsor of MCV/DEVELOP Awards 2026
MCV/DEVELOP has announced Code Wizards as a key sponsor at the MCV/DEVELOP Awards 2026. …
[Event news] Games Aid Charity Poker Tournament at Develop: Brighton 2026
Come and join 70 of your industry peers for some good old-fashioned Texas Hold 'Em fun. Bask in the …
[Event news] Indie Showcase submissions open
The Indie Showcase is an opportunity for indie game developers to get their new game seen & experien…
MCV/DEVELOP #1007 is HERE!
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Sony acquires Nixxes Software
"I highly respect Nixxes and am excited for this very experienced team to become part of the world-class development community at SIE"
Read More »UPDATE: Writers and narrative designers laid off at Love Island developer Fusebox Games – studio to ‘migrate to a more agile co-development approach’
A handful of staff have moved on from the London-based developer
Read More »Indie developers make case to PlayStation over store policies, tools and account management
"I want to see support for devs improve across the ecosystem!”
Read More »New multiplayer technologies are reducing the Total Cost of Ownership
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Read More »Vela Games Raises $17.3M in Series A Funding Round With Investment From Novator, Ubisoft and LVP
Vela Games has announced a $17.3M Series A investment in the studio, from lead investor Novator and with additional investment from Ubisoft and LVP.
Read More »Konami and Bloober Team announce new strategic cooperation agreement
Konami said that it is "excited to work with Bloober Team and other highly regarded development partners to produce games from existing and new IPs."
Read More »ID@Xbox’s Agostino Simonetta joins Thunderful as chief strategy & investment officer
"An opportunity to take all the experience I’ve amassed over the last 20 years and plug it into a publisher that has developers and their goals at their heart"
Read More »Xbox Cloud Gaming now available to all on Windows 10 and Apple devices
The service works with Microsoft’s own Edge browser, as well as Chrome and Safari
Read More »Sigh of relief – UK and EU agree data adequacy – Ukie welcomes move
The UK and EU today agreed to adopt ‘data adequacy’ between them. Which will allow the continued flow of personal data between the two. That means that businesses active in both regions, which is just about everyone, will be able to transfer data from one to another as it always …
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[Industry news] Games Industry Shows Signs of Rebalancing as Workforce and Studios Adapt to Changing Market Conditions, Skillsearch Report Finds
The global games and immersive technology industry is moving into a new phase of adjustment, as professionals and studios respond to the lasting impact of recent market changes while adapting to new technologies and evolving expectations.
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Code Wizards announced as key sponsor of MCV/DEVELOP Awards 2026
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[Event News] Games Growth Summit adds to speaker line-up with two more veterans
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[Guest post] Chris Rowe: Co-Dev Without the Culture Clash
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[Industry news] XDS 2026 Insights Report is now live
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Code Wizards announced as key sponsor of MCV/DEVELOP Awards 2026
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Games Growth Summit Announces First Speakers for 6th Annual Event – 4th June
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Games industry veteran Matt Broughton announced as new Editor of MCV/DEVELOP
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