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

On the eve of this year’s event, Tim Endres and Stefan Heikhaus – respectively the directors of gamescom at Kolenmesse (the venue) and game (Germany’s industry trade body) – took the time to answer our questions, on everything from organising gamescom 2024 to what it’s legacy might be. What are …

If you’re fortunate enough to be in Cologne ahead of the main course that is gamescom, no doubt it is because the developer-focused starter, devcom, has just gotten underway. Kicking off yesterday with the Speaker & VIP Networking Dinner, devcom’s first evening continued with the devcom Indie Awards. There were …

Following the receipt of hundreds of entries and after an extensive selection process, the shortlist for the MCV/DEVELOP Women in Games Awards 2024 is ready for your viewing pleasure! As always, it’s a joy and an honour to read of the incredible contributions women make to video game development in …

Perforce Software, the devops company for global teams requiring speed, quality, security and governance at scale along the development lifecycle, announces the release of the 2024 State of Game Technology Report. This year’s study, conducted in collaboration with JetBrains — a global software company specializing in the creation of intelligent, …

Reforged Studios are today delighted to reveal the first two of their acquisitions Ground Shatter and Extra Mile Studios, with others to be announced later in the year.  Reforged Studios is a new breed of hybrid developer/publisher that empowers the studios it acquires to continue crafting great games whilst adding …

Room 8 Group, an end-to-end strategic partner in external game development, announces a new partnership with Audiogroup, a global leader in music and sound services for games and immersive audio, running highly acclaimed brands like Dynamedion, BOOM Library, A Sound Effect, and more. This collaboration aims to enhance the range …

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 …