UK publisher Curve Digital has announced that it has appointed Tencent and Sega veteran John Clark as its new CEO.
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[Industry news] Sasha Volkohon appointed Head of Commercial at game events GmbH
game events GmbH, the organiser of gamescom dev, has appointed Sasha Volkohon as Head of Commercial,…
[Event News] VIVA! Games Marketing #4 brings the games industry’s marketing leaders together in London this November
The games marketing community will come together in London on Wednesday 18th November for VIVA! Game…
[Industry news] TIGA responds to the Autumn Budget statement
This is a press release posted alongside our usual editorial content. TIGA, the trade association re…
[Industry news] Rocky Horror Show Steps into Roblox
Pop culture meets code as Rocky Horror Show enters the world of Roblox. Digital culture platform Coo…
[Industry news] Russ Harding joins Rhino Rock Studios as Partner and Director
Rhino Rock Studios has announced that games and interactive entertainment veteran Russ Harding has j…
Cyberpunk 2077 contains images that could cause epileptic seizures, report warns
A report from Game Informer has warned that Cyberpunk 2077, due to be released on December 10th, contains images that can trigger seizures in epileptic players.
Read More »MY.GAMES buys minority stake in mobile studios Appyfurious, Purple Games and AppLife
MY.GAMES Venture Capital (MGVC) has announced that it is investing in three mobile studios
Read More »Google Stadia expands to eight new European countries
Google Stadia is now available to anyone with a Gmail account in Austria, Czechia, Hungary, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia and Switzerland.
Read More »[From the industry] Submissions for the 23rd iteration of the Independent Games Festival are now open
Informa Tech, the organizers of the Game Developers Conference (GDC) 2021, are now accepting submissions for the 23rd annual iteration of the Independent Games Festival
Read More »Activision sues Netflix for “poaching” their former CFO
"Netflix has a demonstrated pattern of caring only about attracting and employing whoever Netflix wants, regardless of whether it violates the law along the way."
Read More »Assemble Entertainment announces strategic business partnership with Chinese Publisher WhisperGames
Assemble Entertainment and Chinese publisher WhisperGames have announced that they have entered a long-term business partnership, which will see the two companies co-publishing games within their respective portfolios globally.
Read More »The games industry spent $45M in ad spend in the first two weeks of November
The jump in ad spending coincides with the launch of the Playstation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, and the data shows that Sony spent significantly more than Microsoft during this period.
Read More »Why companies need to do more than ‘ticking the box’ – Amiqus’ Liz Prince
Amiqus’ Liz Prince explains why you need to do more than ‘tick the box’ when it comes to diversity
Read More »Kalypso Media fully acquires Realmforge Studios, with Realmforge taking over the Tropico series
Publisher Kalypso Media has announced that it has fully acquired developer Realmforge Studios, and that the developer will take over the future development of the hugely popular Tropico series.
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[Guest post] Among Us on Windows: what the social deduction boom looks like from the desktop
Social deduction has always been a party-room genre first and a software genre second. Werewolf and Mafia needed a table, a moderator and a group willing to lie to each other for an hour. The digital versions that stuck tend to keep that structure intact and add the one thing tabletop versions can't: anonymity, plus a reason to move around.
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[Industry news] Studio Atelico Launches the First AI Engine Built to Run On-Device Inside Games
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[Industry news] TIGA responds to the Autumn Budget statement
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[Industry news] EFAN.gg Launches Public Beta
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[Industry news] Music+Sound Awards Reveal 2026’s Finalists
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MCV/DEVELOP’s 30 Under 30 – 2026
Nominations are now being accepted for the 2026 MCV/DEVELOP "30 Under 30", which will be given the spotlight as part of MCV/DEVELOP #1012, appearing Jan 2027.
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Finalists announced for the Women In Games Awards 2026
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[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] Fenris Creations announced as sponsor of Rising Star category at Women in Games Awards 2026

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