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MCV quizzed over 100 games retailers from across the UK – including both independent shops and the big chains – about the highs and lows of 2013, what will be the big sellers in the New Year and the ever-growing digital market. Here’s what they told us… What was the …

Free-to-play MMO peaks at over one million concurrent players during 2013

Two years after it took the world by storm, Activision’s Skylanders series has finally made its way to India. The Skylanders games are supplemented with a line of toy figures that can be bought separately and can interact with the game. Distributor WWC has released the first game in the …

There will no longer be any cricket games released to celebrate England’s upcoming triumph in this winter’s Ashes. Oh wait… In much the same manner as England’s batting order have capitulated under the glare of Mitchell Johnson, the hopes and expectations of cricket fans have crumbled as a second cricket …

London start-up now valued at $40m

Educational title IF to teach children about social and emotional development

Share your views on industry pay and working conditions in Develop and MCV's annual salary survey

National Assembly backs plans to lower minimum budget to €100,000 and make eligible 18-rated games

The public’s increasing propensity to leave their festive shopping late has sent retail into a pre-Christmas sale panic. That’s according to PricewaterhouseCoopers which, according to The Telegraph, says that six in ten High Street stores have already kicked off their post-Christmas sales. On average, these stores have cut a whopping …

Activision’s Call of Duty: Ghosts has continued its recent dominance of the UKIE GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40. The shooter has retained its grip on the top spot for three successive weeks now, making it five No.1’s in total for the shooter. That’s despite a week-on-week sales decline of …