MCV/DEVELOP News, events, research and jobs from the games industry

The inaugural AI and Games conference, set to take place on Friday 8th November 8th at Goldsmiths University in London, aims to gather around 200 experts in video game AI. Attendees will have the chance to learn, network, and exchange ideas on the latest trends and developments in the field. …

The MCV/Develop Women in Games Awards has announced that Airship Interactive is the headline sponsor for the 2024 event. Airship offer full end-to-end games art and implementation services to leading international game developers and AAA studios. Joe Harford, CEO said; At Airship, we celebrate the unique qualities women bring to …

In case you missed it, the August-September 2024 issue of MCV/DEVELOP is available to download or read online. Subscribers to the print edition should hopefully have received their copies, while those without will find the latest issue of the magazine on display on the Ukie stand nest week at gamescom. …

Announcing the release of Satori 2.0, our major upgrade to the world class LiveOps product from Heroic Labs. ‘Experiments, live events, feature flags, and analytics engine for game studios and publishers.’ From Sergei Vasiuk, Director of LiveOps at Wargaming. “Satori is brilliant. A highly sophisticated and scalable LiveOps product to …

Today, National Student Esports (NSE), the official body of university esports in the UK, is thrilled to announce a ground-breaking partnership with SteelSeries, the worldwide leader in gaming and esports gear that fuses gaming and culture. This collaboration marks a significant milestone in the evolution of university esports, as SteelSeries …

The popular DevPub Quiz night is back for 3 more dates from September. After previously visiting Brighton, Guildford and Leamington Spa, the quiz is having a busy year, bringing its eclectic mix of video games trivia, prizes and camaraderie to local development clusters. Founder Alex Boucher is positive that this is …

The MCV/Develop Women in Games Awards are just a few weeks away – and Women in Games is delighted to be supporting this important event for games industry professionals based in the UK. The Awards will take place on the afternoon of Thursday September 26th at the America Square Conference …

The Big Screen Gaming Summit, a new two-day event dedicated to PC, console, web3, VR, and AR games, will debut alongside Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki on October 1-2, 2024. One ticket, two events! This expansion of the world’s leading independent games conference series aims to provide a comprehensive forum for …

RallyHere, a cross-platform multiplayer backend-as-a-service, announced a new partnership to provide live service operations support for multiple titles from ProbablyMonsters, an independent video game company that aims to change the way games are made. RallyHere will be utilized for the debut titles from two ProbablyMonsters development teams, Battle Barge and Hidden …

We are delighted to announce that for the Women in Games Awards 2024 our chosen charity partner this year will be Future Dreams. Sam Jacobs, CEO said; “Future Dreams is thrilled to partner with  Women in Games for the upcoming MCV/Develop Women in Games Awards this September. This collaboration reflects …