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[Event News] VIVA! Games Marketing returns to tackle the biggest challenges facing games marketers
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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
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[Guest post] What Japan’s gamers can teach the rest of the games industry
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[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…
Support War Child’s Coronavirus Crisis Appeal to help children affected by war and COVID-19
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"They comprise all in-game offers to purchase digital goods or premiums where players don’t know exactly what they are getting prior to the purchase"
Read More »Read the April issue of MCV/DEVELOP online now! Featuring our 30 under 30 list, Google Stadia, Rare and much more
also KO_OP, Firesprite, Zynga, marketing without events and Outer Wilds
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Read More »Jen Simpkins is the new editor of Edge magazine – with Nathan Brown departing to freelance in the industry
"Edge remains one of the most essential gaming publications there is, and I have every intention of keeping it that way – in addition to seeing what else it's capable of."
Read More »How can online retailers weather the pandemic storm?
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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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[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] 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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