January marked another sales victory in the US for Sony’s PS4, according to NPD data. VentureBeat reports that PS4 enjoyed another sales win over Xbox One. Microsoft’s machine only managed to outsell Sony’s in two of 2015’s months – April and October. And that’s despite some heavy discounting on Xbox …
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The Story Mob announced as sponsor of the Indie Studio of the Year award at MCV/DEVELOP Awards 2026
MCV/DEVELOP has announced The Story Mob as sponsors of the Indie Studio of the Year award at the MCV…
[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 …
FBI develops game, starring goat, aimed at stopping terrorist extremism
In Slippery Slope, the key to kids avoiding the temptation of terrorism is navigating through a series of coloured blocks
Read More »SpatialOS dev Improbable working on Minority Report-style self-driving cars
Company collaborating with Immense Simulations to research the possibilities for ‘autonomous vehicle fleets’
Read More »Candy Crush creator King sees finances tumble in 2015
Newly Activision-owned studio’s profit drops 10 per cent as revenue similarly falls 12 per cent
Read More »Skylanders and Guitar Hero underperform while Call of Duty soars
Publisher Activision has said that both Skylanders SuperChargers and Guitar Hero Live failed to meet sales expectations. Call of Duty: Black Ops III, however, exceeded them on every single level. The toys-to-life category grew in 2015, although that was mostly down to market leader LEGO Dimensions, which not only performed …
Read More »Official PlayStation Magazine circulation increases 10 per cent year-on-year
The narrative goes that print is in decline, but Future’s Official PlayStation has bucked the trend with a 9.6 per cent increase in physical magazine circulation year-on-year. These figures come as a part of Audit Bureau of Circulation’s final 2015 report, which indicates that Official PlayStation Magazine’s print circulation rose …
Read More »Major development overhaul planned for Assassin’s Creed
Stealth-action series takes a break from annual release cycle to ‘evolve game mechanics’
Read More »Destiny 2 won’t arrive until 2017
Activision has confirmed rumours that Destiny 2 won’t be released in 2016. On what seems to be the day for validating press leaks, Activision has said that a new expansion for the shooter will arrive this year, exactly as was previosuly reported. On Destiny, we expect to deliver a new …
Read More »Kanye West moves into game development with Only One
Title based on the ascension of rapper’s late mother to heaven
Read More »No Assassin’s Creed in 2016, but Watch Dogs 2 confirmed before March 2017
Ubisoft has said that there will be no mainline release in the Assassin’s Creed series this year. This was first rumoured last month, along with claims that the gap in the schedule will be filled by Watch Dogs 2. That has now been confirmed, too, with Ubisoft listing Watch Dogs …
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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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