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'Gamestorming' platform Ludo AI has completed its open beta
Read More »Ludo AI completes its public beta, with subscriptions starting at $20 a month
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[Industry news] Acclaim Inc. and Antstream Partner
Acclaim Inc. and Antstream today announced that Ground Zero Hero, Acclaim Inc.'s brand-new modern re…
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[Industry news] Mooncolony Brings in 10th Anniversary with Brand New Online Festival: MoonFest
Premium game art production studio Mooncolony turns ten years old on the 1st of September, and to ce…
2 weeks ago
[Event News] VIVA! Games Marketing Returns This November with a Day of Unfiltered Industry Insight
VIVA! Games Marketing is back this November, bringing together some of the games industry's leading …
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[Industry News] 80% of Western game developers plan to launch title in China
New independent research commissioned by Rokky, the PC game distribution platform delivering publish…
Amazon cancels Lord of the Rings MMO following dispute with Tencent
This latest setback for Amazon's gaming ambitions was caused by a dispute with Tencent.
Read More »Nintendo Switch, Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War and PS5 DualSense, lead another record-breaking month at US retail
And the PS5 is the fastest selling console in US history in both unit and dollar sales
Read More »Cyberpunk 2077: CD Projekt Red’s total sales for 2020 were around £410m
With one huge launch, CDPR smashes all its previous sales records
Read More »Capcom announces three-date demo strategy for Resident Evil Village
Capcom returns to demo strategy to build awareness for RE VIII launch
Read More »The Games Fund launches with $50m – targeting Central and Eastern European talent
Typical investments of around $2m per company for pre-seed or Series A funding
Read More »[From the industry] Ubisoft launches gTV featuring ‘a wide range of original programming’
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Going behind-the-scenes on how games are created and celebrating the the people who make and play them
Read More »Sony makes $200m strategic investment into Epic’s metaverse
The investment round now values Epic Games at $28.7bn
Read More »Animal Crossing provides setting for H&M’s new sustainability campaign
Games can provide a fantastic space for both marketing and campaigning
Read More »PS5 April Update brings more storage options but no M.2 SSD support yet
Expanded storage still has no ETA
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[Industry news] ZBD Launches Complete Payments Stack Built for Games
ZBD, the money layer for games, today introduces a full platform of embedded financial infrastructure that powers the money lifecycle in games: money in, money through, and money out. The pioneering technology enables money to flow into games, move through them as users earn and transact, and be paid out to players and creators in exchange for the value they create, equipping ZBD to cater fully to PC and console titles following its extensive success in mobile games.
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[Industry News] 80% of Western game developers plan to launch title in China
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![Screenshot 2026 07 28 120612 [Event news] Electric Square announced as sponsor of Outstanding Achievement Award category at Women in Games Awards 2026](https://mcvuk.com/wp-content/uploads/Screenshot-2026-07-28-120612-110x75.jpg)
[Event news] Electric Square announced as sponsor of Outstanding Achievement Award category at Women in Games Awards 2026
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[Event news] Screen Burn to sponsor the Development Impact Award at the MCV/DEVELOP Women in Games Awards
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[Event news] The MCV/DEVELOP Women in Games Awards return this September – and nominations are open NOW!
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[Event news] Electric Square announced as sponsor of Outstanding Achievement Award category at Women in Games Awards 2026
Electric Square has been announced as the sponsor of the Outstanding Achievement Award category at …
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[Event news] Screen Burn to sponsor the Development Impact Award at the MCV/DEVELOP Women in Games Awards
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[Event news] Fenris Creations announced as sponsor of Rising Star category at Women in Games Awards 2026
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[Event news] The MCV/DEVELOP Women in Games Awards return this September – and nominations are open NOW!
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[Industry news] PlanetPlay and UNICEF unite gamers for global impact
