Microsoft is looking to repurpose some of its stores, and will open four "Microsoft Experience Centers"
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[Event news] Games Industry Specialist Stevie Ward Announced as Host for the Women in Games Awards
The MCV/Develop Women in Games Awards is thrilled to announce that games industry specialist and voi…
[Industry news] Acclaim Inc. and Antstream Partner
Acclaim Inc. and Antstream today announced that Ground Zero Hero, Acclaim Inc.'s brand-new modern re…
[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…
[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 …
[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…
Focus Home Interactive acquires Deck13 and reports record year
Focus Home Interactive have strengthened their already successful year with the acquisition of German studio Deck13 Interactive.
Read More »Keywords Studios acquires Unreal specialist Coconut Lizard
Deal valued at £2m with 29 staff joining the XDev giant in its first post-COVID acquisition
Read More »Jagex reports best ever results as Runescape subscribers rise by half a million
Revenue increased by 19.4 per cent year-on-year, up to £110.9m
Read More »Phil Spencer: Xbox All Access could be critical to Xbox Series X launch post-pandemic
“Xbox All Access [will let you] get into a new hardware generation without the big upfront cost”
Read More »Swift Spotlight: How accessibility and design impact play
Aardvark Swift speaks to INT/NIGHT’s Craig Allen on why UI design must be considered early on and is at the core of making games more accessible.
Read More »Former Sony Worldwide Studios chairman Shawn Layden calls for the return to the “12 to 15 hour game”
"Personally, as an older gamer... I would welcome a return to the 12 to 15 hour game."
Read More »Industry veteran James Brooksby launches new Guildford studio, Absolutely Games
Industry veteran James Brooksby has announced the launch of a new games studio, Absolutely Games, located in Guildford.
Read More »Without Mixer is Microsoft’s entire gaming strategy weakened?
Microsoft teams up with Facebook Gaming, but how does that impact Xbox and xCloud and just who are the competition?
Read More »“With UE5, I think they’ve created what they always wanted UE4 to be.” – Gareth Martin, Coconut Lizard
“I would bet money on there being little difference for developers”
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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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[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
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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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