The cost of membership to Amazon’s popular Prime service is going up, the retailer has said. The 49.99 per year service offers unlimited free one day delivery on a significant proportion of the retailer’s stock, as well as free access to many of its Kindle digital book titles. However, Amazon …
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MCV/DEVELOP Awards Finalists announced
MCV/DEVELOP has announced the category finalists for the MCV/DEVELOP Awards 2026. The MCV/DEVELOP Aw…
The Story Mob announced as sponsor of the Indie Studio of the Year award at MCV/DEVELOP Awards 2026
MCV/DEVELOP has announced The Story Mob as sponsors of the Indie Studio of the Year award at the MCV…
[Event news] Leading Games Industry Entrepreneur Chris van der Kuyl CBE Joins the Games Growth Summit
Chris van der Kuyl CBE has been announced as the latest speaker to join the Games Growth Summit, bri…
Code Wizards announced as key sponsor of MCV/DEVELOP Awards 2026
MCV/DEVELOP has announced Code Wizards as a key sponsor at the MCV/DEVELOP Awards 2026. …
Nintendo’s decline ‘could be detrimental to the market’, Sony says
Any declines suffered by Nintendo will come at a cost for the wider market unless platform holders act. That’s according to UK PlayStation boss Fergal Gara, who told TrustedReviews(as spotted by NintendoLife): "[The decline of Nintendo] could be detrimental to the market, unless people like us raise our game and …
Read More »TIGA: Threat of Blast Furnace closure underlines importance of games tax relief
Richard Wilson urges government to redouble efforts in convincing European Commission to authorise tax breaks
Read More »PS4 1.6 system update arrives tomorrow, brings new headset support
Sony will tomorrow (February 4th) release the 1.6 firmware update for PS4, bringing with it support for Sony’s 7.1 Pulse Wireless headset. The platform holder has also announced its 79.99 7.1 Wireless Stereo Headset 2.0 for PS4, which will be released on February 10th. It’s compatible either with PS4 using …
Read More »Carphone Warehouse rebranding 60 of its stores as Samsung-only
Samsung smartphones are to receive their own dedicated retail presence on the UK High Street. Carphone Warehouse has announced plans to rebrand 60 of its 2,000 stores as dedicated Samsung outlets. These will roll out in the next three months across seven countries including the UK, which is expected to …
Read More »Games With Gold Xbox One details ‘soon’ says Spencer
Microsoft will soon share its plans for Games With Gold on Xbox One. The service – seen as a direct answer to Sony’s excellent Instant Games Collection on PSN – rewards Xbox Live subscribers with access to a changing selection of free titles. So far it has only been available …
Read More »UK developers come together for The Great British Game Jam
48-hour game jam begins on February 6th
Read More »PlayStation Plus: Sound Shapes on PS4 free for Indian users in February
Indian PlayStation Plus members will receive Sound Shapes as the PS4 Instant Game Collection title for the month of February, Sony has announced. Sound Shapes replaces Outlast, which is the free PS4 game for the rest of the PAL region, but the survival-horror game is, for reasons unkown, not available …
Read More »Yogscast: We would never compromise our integrity
UK YouTube giant Yogscast says it can help publishers sell games, but it will never compromise its integrity. The company’s comments come as Microsoft and EA suffer criticism for encouraging YouTube bloggers to post positive coverage about its games in exchange for money. Yogscast is a value-led business and the …
Read More »FAQ: Imre Jele
The Bossa Studios creator-in-chief gets the rapid-fire question treatment
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[Guest post] How to scale LiveOps development without losing control
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[Industry news] Games Industry Shows Signs of Rebalancing as Workforce and Studios Adapt to Changing Market Conditions, Skillsearch Report Finds
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[Guest post] Chris Rowe: Co-Dev Without the Culture Clash
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Code Wizards announced as key sponsor of MCV/DEVELOP Awards 2026
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Games Growth Summit Announces First Speakers for 6th Annual Event – 4th June
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Games industry veteran Matt Broughton announced as new Editor of MCV/DEVELOP
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