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This feature is the first in a series of articles exploring how leading streaming competitors are approaching the expanding market. As games streaming and eSports broadcasting becomes an ever-enlarging market, we talk to leading competitors about their tactics. As the "leading brand" in streaming, Twitch, shows consistent growth and a …

Event returns to Cambridge in June with a 48-hour game jam and talks from industry experts

Trade body UKIE has made some new additions to its Board of directors. The firm has added EA UK country manager Shaun Campbell to its Board, alongside Rob Miller, Candy Crush company King’s chief legal office and corporate secretary. The duo replace EA’s Keith Ramsdale and Preloaded’s Kate Booth, both …

In the second of a four-part series of articles, Rebellion CEO shares his insight about where you should invest your time and effort Adapting your business to the self-publishing model requires a number of practical changes. You need someone who can handle PR, manage an internal marketing team or someone …

From the toys-to-life fun of Skylanders and Disney Infinity to the imaginative gameplay of Minecraft, LEGO and LittleBigPlanet, there’s plenty on offer for young gamers. While the majority of kid-friendly titles are now found on mobile, it seems that less is more when it comes to the quality of kids …

Power to the people,” John Lennon sang in 1971. It’s unlikely he was referring to video games – Pong wasn’t released until the following year – but the games industry certainly seems to have taken Lennon’s philosophy to heart 43 years later. Kickstarter is now synonymous with the crowdfunding trend …

E3 is now under three weeks away, and MCV is gearing up with programme of content that runs before, during and after the show. In the run up to the Los Angeles games show we’ll be publishing our series of Must See emails. Just like the guides and alerts we …

Norway may have a limited local games market, but investment in the industry is paving the way for growth. While Norway has one of the highest GDPs in the world at $80,749 per capita (almost double the UK’s $45,653), its game market is limited by its relatively small size; with …

If 2014 was the year of streaming, it was also the year of Twitch. Now synonymous with the online video service it brought to the fore of the games industry, Twitch’s third year in business marked a record-breaking 12 months for the company; it surpassed 100 million monthly viewers, toted …

Team wants to crowdfund $150,000 to develop narrative-driven horror game