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Angry Birds owner Rovio has separated its book and comic publishing operations into a new affiliate company called Kaiken Publishing. Kaiken will focus on both children’s and teen content. Angry Birds will of course be the focus, although it will also try to develop the likes of Storm Sisters and …

As we countdown to the MCV Awards 2016, which takes place in London on March 3rd, we profile each of the finalists for the Mainstream Retailer category Amazon Big news for Amazon came late last year when SCE UK boss Fergal Gara quit the format holder to take up the …

Campo Santo and Panic’s Firewatch may be a digital-only release, but it has a very cool real-world feature. Players in the game have access to a disposable camera. Polygon reports that upon completion they are offered the chance to order real prints of their in-game pics for $15. These are …

You have just over a week to submit your nominations for this year’s Women in Games awards. Don’t miss out on the opportunity to highlight the achievements of yourself, your colleagues or your peers. The MCV Women In Games event– in association with the Women in Games (WIGJ) body –takes …

Devs well-versed in the evolving art of building for virtual reality share their insights on crafting games for HMD users

Alex Pass, senior designer at Outplay Entertainment, explains why working outside of your remit and widening your understanding of what’s involved in the entire games development process can help you bring more to your studio

The UK games industry’s Golf and Spa Day will return on Thursday, July 14th. The event is back for a ninth year at the The Grove in Watford, with profits donated to games industry charity GamesAid. Those working in the games sector, consumer electronics, movies, music and other associated businesses, …

Having raised $660k over two years ago, the future of Yasumi Matsuno’s successfully Kickstarted RPG Unsung Hero looks incredibly uncertain. The game was originally due to be released in July 2015. A delay until late 2016 – and a change of direction for the gamplay – caused much consternation last …

But recruiter Aardvark Swift warns that there is ‘no quick fix’ for dearth of dev talent, as nearly three quarters of games firms prepare to look for new staff this year

You’re wrong about Russia. We might be jumping to conclusions, but you probably think of Russia as a games market ruled by PC, with Counter-Strike and World of Tanks the most popular titles and piracy flowing as freely as vodka. That may have been accurate once, but Russia has since …