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UKIE has launched a new initiative, taking place this weekend (June 20th and 21st) which is designed to address loneliness in the UK.
Read More »UKIE launches Play & Talk Weekend to tackle loneliness
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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…
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[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…
Eidos-Montréal and Square Enix announce the creation of Eidos-Sherbrooke
The new studio will begin work in the fall of 2020
Read More »Parliamentary Group for video games releases report into the industry’s positive efforts during the pandemic
“I have been impressed by the efforts these industries have made in response to the global crisis.”
Read More »Overhaul vs continuity – PS5 and Xbox Series X’s differing approaches to next-gen UI
"A complete rearchitecting of the user interface… very few pixels left from PS4 gen"
Read More »Read the June issue of MCV/DEVELOP online now! Featuring Tim Sweeney, POC in Play, Yorkshire regional spotlight and much more
also Amazon Games Studios, Konami and Britain in games
Read More »Nintendo goes hyper casual – releases free Jump Rope Challenge game for Switch
Nintendo developers just made your lockdown project look self-centred and meagre...
Read More »Resident Evil series exceeds 100m sales worldwide
That's a lot of Jill sandwiches
Read More »TennoCon 2020 moves to Saturday, August 1st
Digital Extremes has moved TennoCon, the annual fanfest for free-to-play title Warframe, to August 1st
Read More »US hardware spending grew 56% during COVID-19 lockdown, with the Nintendo Switch leading the charge
Switch unit sales were the highest for an individual platform in a May month since the Nintendo DS in May 2009.
Read More »AT&T looks to sell Warner Bros Interactive – what next for the home of Arkham, LEGO, Mortal Kombat and Middle Earth?
The purchase will include studios that belong to Warner Bros Interactive, such as NetherRealm and Rocksteady
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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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[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
