MCV/DEVELOP News, events, research and jobs from the games industry
Ben Gunstone is the new CEO of indie developer Stainless Games, taking over from company founder Patrick Buckland
Read More »Ben Gunstone is the new CEO of Stainless Games
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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…
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[Industry News] Publishing Vets Reveal Indie Curation Endeavor, Inner Pocket
Inner Pocket, a new label co-founded by industry veterans from CRITICAL REFLEX, Gaijin Entertainment…
[From the industry] BAFTA announces opening of applications for Breakthrough UK
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BAFTA has announced that applications are now open for its flagship talent initiative
Read More »Liquid Crimson will sponsor Ongoing Innovation of the Year at the MCV/DEVLEOP Awards 2025
Liquid Crimson are sponsoring the Ongoing Innovation of the Year category at this year's MCV/DEVELOP Awards
Read More »Electric Square & Lively Group will sponsor the Accessibility Innovation of the Year category at the 2025 MCV/DEVLEOP Awards
Electric Square & Lively Group are going to sponsor the Accessibility Innovation of the Year category at the MCV/DEVELOP Awards 2025
Read More »MachineGames’ Jens Andersson and Pete Ward will do a keynote at Develop:Brighton 2025
Tandem Events has announced that MachineGames’ design director Jens Andersson and audio director Pete Ward will be speaking at this year’s Develop:Brighton conference
Read More »Microsoft was the #1 publisher on the PlayStation Store in pre-orders for the first quarter of 2025
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella stated that his company had the most pre-orders and pre-installs on the PlayStation Store this spring
Read More »GameMaker has announced support for Nintendo Switch 2
GameMaker has announced that it has worked with Nintendo to make sure that games created in its engine can be exported directly to Nintendo Switch 2
Read More »[From the industry] Testronic opens world-class QA testing facility in Manila
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Testronic has officially opened a new state-of-the-art testing facility in Manila
Read More »Disobey will be the wristband sponsor for the 2025 MCV/DEVELOP Awards
Disobey are sponsoring the wristbands at this year's MCV/DEVELOP Awards
Read More »[From the industry] Loci is now a part of Epic Games
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AI technology company Loci has been acquired by Epic Games
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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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![Screenshot 2026 07 28 120612 [Event news] Electric Square announced as sponsor of Outstanding Achievement Award category at Women in Games Awards 2026](https://mcvuk.com/wp-content/uploads/Screenshot-2026-07-28-120612-110x75.jpg)
[Event news] Electric Square announced as sponsor of Outstanding Achievement Award category at Women in Games Awards 2026
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![SB SiteHeader 1 [Event news] Screen Burn to sponsor the Development Impact Award at the MCV/DEVELOP Women in Games Awards](https://mcvuk.com/wp-content/uploads/SB_SiteHeader-1-110x75.jpg)
[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
