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Gav Murphy has held video production roles at the likes of Future, Gamer Network and, now, IGN. Here – as part of MCV’s New Year, New Job month – he shares his insight into how to land a job as a video journalist How would you summarise your role? I …

Intel has pledged $300m of investment to improve diversity at the company and the wider technology and gaming sectors. The firm plans to work with several partners, including the International Game Developers Association, the E-Sports League, Feminist Frequency and the National Center for Women in Technology to support, enhance or …

The latest new IP from EA’s BioWare studio may be getting a significant revamp before it is even released. That’s according to Kotaku, which has word from a source familiar with goings on at BioWare Austin” that upcoming title Shadow Realms was completely overhauled in late October. The game was …

Tech firm partnering with IGDA and Feminist Frequency for new initiative

The Special Edition of Majora’s Mask 3D in North America will be very different to the one released in Europe. The American SKU will include a figurine of in-game villain Skull Kid ad will retail for just $49.99. In Europe, meanwhile, players must be content with a pin badge, poster …

UK indie launches YouTube series for first-time developers

A new hardware add-on for PS4 allows users to install high-capacity larger 3.5-inch hard drives into their consoles. The Nyko Data Bank plugs into the left hand side of the console and, for the price of some aesthetically bulkier but still stylistically consistent heft, lets owners insert a hard drive …

But numerous barriers need to be overcome before full realism can be achieved, says AMD's Richard Huddy

As hardware advances, so the challenge of pushing game graphics increase. Develop speaks to the experts looking at the future of looking

Paul Hellquist joins Orcs Must Die dev as lead designer