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In this week’s MCV we sit down with Curve’s new CEO, Dominic Wheatley and Chairman Stuart Dinsey to find out about the publisher’s merger with Kuju. Is this merger an act of noble ambition or is it a desperate move in an increasingly challenging indie games market? We also talk …

The new London Games Festival is designed to support everyone in the UK games industry, not just those based in the capital. LGF is taking place between April 1st to April 10th, and is a collaboration between UKIE, Film London and the Mayor of London, the latter of which has …

Online marketplace will allow studios to select fan art for products, splitting profit between artists and IP owners

Institution in Naples, Italy, will offer a specialised curriculum to teachers

Annual GDC survey reveals that number of studios building for PC and mobile has fallen, as PS4 and Xbox One gain popularity

With the release of LEGO Marvel’s Avengers, MCV takes a look at the newest Marvel merchandise on the market LEGO Marvel’s Avengers hits the shelves for all platforms on January 29th, with the difficult task to cover the story of 6 films: The Avengers, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Captain America, …

Potty-mouthed TV chef Gordon Ramsey is the latest celebrity face to team up with mobile publisher Glu Mobile. VentureBeat reports that a Ramsey themed title is in the works at PlayFirst, a studio that Glu acquired in 2014. Doom designer Tom Hall is also named as a developer. It is …

In 2015, the Brazilian video games market’s revenue reached $1.5bn (1.02bn), with a 23 per cent growth compared to the previous year. Sony Brazil is currently the market leader, according to data firm Euromonitor, which states the company’s value sales grew by 18 per cent within video games in 2014. …

Another day on MCVuk.com, another story about a company that has moved into publishing indie games. But this one is a little different as its not-for-profit organisation Creative England. The firm – which traditionally offers training, mentoring and investment to those in the creative industries – has teamed up with …

The first episode of the second series of Anita Sarkeesian’s Tropes vs Women video series is now available to view online – and you can watch it right here. Called ‘Strategic Butt Coverings’, the short examines the different approach to gender character design in regards to how a player’s attention …