Microsoft came out fighting at Gamescom this year. If the European team was lacking any confidence after nine months in which PlayStation had dominated, and Microsoft had made wide-sweeping job cuts, there was no sign of it in Cologne. The big blockbusters such as Fable Legends, Halo, Quantum Break, Evolve …
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[Event News] VIVA! Games Marketing returns to tackle the biggest challenges facing games marketers
What does AI mean for games discoverability? Do creator marketing strategies still work? How can dev…
[Guest Post] GTA VI : The Tipping Point For A New Normal
Cormac Moylan, CMO at Loaded, argues that GTA VI could become the release that finally makes gaming’…
MCV/DEVELOP’s 30 Under 30 – 2026
Nominations are now being accepted for the 2026 MCV/DEVELOP "30 Under 30", which will be given the s…
[Guest post] What Japan’s gamers can teach the rest of the games industry
By Berkley Egenes, Chief Marketing & Growth Officer at Xsolla, and Faisal Kazim, Games Commissioner …
[Industry news] The Games Forum Roma: Bringing Together Video Games, Academia, Culture & Industry
Two days this autumn will be dedicated to bringing together communities that too often discuss the f…
Amazon UK: FIFA 15 dominates Gamescom
Yesterday, we published a list from Amazon that revealed the games that enjoyed the biggest pre-order spikes during Gamescom. Project CARS and Wii U apparently performed best in terms of percentage increases. Of course, although that shows the latest movers and shakers, it doesn’t really mean anything in terms of …
Read More »Hearthstone triumphs at Unity Awards
Blizzard's acclaimed digital CCG takes Golden Cube and Best Gameplay
Read More »Assassin’s Creed Memories launches on iOS
Ubisoft has released Assassin’s Creed mobile spin-off game Assassin’s Creed Memories onto Apple’s App Store for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch devices. The free-to-play title features card battles across different periods of the franchise, such as Renaissance Italy and Colonial America (along with new areas, including Feudal Japan and Imperial …
Read More »The Walking Dead Season 2 finale hits next week
The concluding episode of The Walking Dead Season 2 will launch across all platforms next week, Telltale has announced. The episode will launch worldwide August 26th on PC and Mac, as well as in North America for PS3 and Vita. Xbox 360 gets its release on August 27th, alongside PS3 …
Read More »Motion sickness issues cause developer to abandon Oculus Rift support
Lunar Studios has ditched plans to bring its upcoming space adventure title Routine to Oculus Rift due to the extreme” motion sickness caused by play testing the game. The developer posted the news in a status update on the game’s Steam community page – explaining that while the game is …
Read More »Flappy Bird creator’s new game Swing Copters has already been cloned. A lot.
Dong Nguyen's latest launches this week, alongside an army of opportunistic copycats
Read More »Chelsea star Eden Hazard joins Messi for FIFA 15 cover
Chelsea midfielder Eden Hazard will join Lionel Messi on the front of FIFA 15. For those that don’t know Hazard, he is probably Chelsea’s best player. He scored 14 goals last season and is a damn good passer of the ball. According to EA, he set up 92 chance and …
Read More »Tearaway stars in new Vita Mega Pack
Sony is getting behind Vita once again this autumn, and has revealed a new bundle featuring Tearaway. The Adventure Mega Pack (which will retail for about 30) features the award-winning platformed, plus Uncharted: Golden Abyss, Gravity Rush, Escape Plan, TxK. All games come on an 8GB memory card. As per …
Read More »Nintendo US giving Disney Infinity away for free
Nintendo has mailed out its latest list of eShop updates for the US…. and it’s giving Disney Infinity away for nothing. Elsewhere, there’s a few bargains to be had. And Mega Man 6 is coming to the machine. But it’s the Disney Infinity element that is most intriguing. Of course, …
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[Industry news] Music+Sound Awards Reveal 2026’s Finalists
The Music+Sound Awards have announced the finalists for 2026, globally celebrating the composers, sound designers and wider creative talent whose work is shaping music and sound in gaming.
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[Guest post] Beyond the Disc: Why the Format Debate is Really About Consumer Choice
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[Industry news] Fireshine Games Expands Its Successful Portfolio with the Acquisition of Danish Developer Fair Games and Their Multimillion-Selling Game Necesse
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[Guest post] Keep Game Concept Motion Separate from Gameplay Footage
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[Guest Post] GTA VI : The Tipping Point For A New Normal
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MCV/DEVELOP’s 30 Under 30 – 2026
Nominations are now being accepted for the 2026 MCV/DEVELOP "30 Under 30", which will be given the spotlight as part of MCV/DEVELOP #1012, appearing Jan 2027.
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Finalists announced for the Women In Games Awards 2026
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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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