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Only around 1,600 units separated No.1 from No.4 in the charts this week
Read More »Astral Chain beats Wreckfest, Man of Medan and Control to No.1
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[Event news] Games Industry Specialist Stevie Ward Announced as Host for the Women in Games Awards
The MCV/Develop Women in Games Awards is thrilled to announce that games industry specialist and voi…
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[Industry news] Acclaim Inc. and Antstream Partner
Acclaim Inc. and Antstream today announced that Ground Zero Hero, Acclaim Inc.'s brand-new modern re…
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[Industry news] Mooncolony Brings in 10th Anniversary with Brand New Online Festival: MoonFest
Premium game art production studio Mooncolony turns ten years old on the 1st of September, and to ce…
2 weeks ago
[Event News] VIVA! Games Marketing Returns This November with a Day of Unfiltered Industry Insight
VIVA! Games Marketing is back this November, bringing together some of the games industry's leading …
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[Industry News] 80% of Western game developers plan to launch title in China
New independent research commissioned by Rokky, the PC game distribution platform delivering publish…
Knock Knock raises $4m to develop instant games
“With the introduction of 5G and continued improvement of frictionless technologies, App Stores will be an inferior customer and business experience," Knock Knock co-founder said
Read More »Weather Factory’s mentorship partners cut ties following abuse accusations against Alexis Kennedy
Weather Factory’s co-founder Alexis Kennedy has been accused of being a predator by several women on Twitter
Read More »Ubisoft blasts Steam’s current revenue share model as ‘unrealistic’
"It doesn't reflect where the world is today in terms of game distribution"
Read More »Night in the Woods studio ‘cuts ties’ with Alec Holowka following sexual assault allegations
"We take such allegations seriously as a team"
Read More »Blizzard sues Sina Games for a mobile game ‘almost entirely copied from the Warcraft games’
The game alleged poses “serious and irreparable harm to Blizzard"
Read More »Investors reveal plans to relaunch Telltale Games
"It’s unfortunate the way that it ended"
Read More »Warner Bros to open new mobile game studio in San Diego
The new San Diego studio “is a testament to our continued evolution in the mobile games space", says Warner
Read More »PewDiePie becomes world’s first solo creator to top 100m subscribers on YouTube
"What a month to celebrate and congratulate PewDiePie," says YouTube
Read More »Epic’s Fortnite launches crossover event for Epic Games Store PC-exclusive, Borderlands 3
Will we see other EGS exclusives appear in other Epic games?
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[Industry news] ZBD Launches Complete Payments Stack Built for Games
ZBD, the money layer for games, today introduces a full platform of embedded financial infrastructure that powers the money lifecycle in games: money in, money through, and money out. The pioneering technology enables money to flow into games, move through them as users earn and transact, and be paid out to players and creators in exchange for the value they create, equipping ZBD to cater fully to PC and console titles following its extensive success in mobile games.
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[Industry News] 80% of Western game developers plan to launch title in China
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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] The MCV/DEVELOP Women in Games Awards return this September – and nominations are open NOW!
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[Event news] Electric Square announced as sponsor of Outstanding Achievement Award category at Women in Games Awards 2026
Electric Square has been announced as the sponsor of the Outstanding Achievement Award category at …
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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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[Event news] The MCV/DEVELOP Women in Games Awards return this September – and nominations are open NOW!
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[Industry news] PlanetPlay and UNICEF unite gamers for global impact
