Whether you’re at gamescom and missed our daily MCV@gamescom issue today, or at home and you’d like to catch up with the latest news from the show, we got you covered! This is the first of three daily magazines that the MCV@gamescom team is producing for you during the show, …
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[Event News] VIVA! Games Marketing returns to tackle the biggest challenges facing games marketers
What does AI mean for games discoverability? Do creator marketing strategies still work? How can dev…
[Guest Post] GTA VI : The Tipping Point For A New Normal
Cormac Moylan, CMO at Loaded, argues that GTA VI could become the release that finally makes gaming’…
MCV/DEVELOP’s 30 Under 30 – 2026
Nominations are now being accepted for the 2026 MCV/DEVELOP "30 Under 30", which will be given the s…
[Guest post] What Japan’s gamers can teach the rest of the games industry
By Berkley Egenes, Chief Marketing & Growth Officer at Xsolla, and Faisal Kazim, Games Commissioner …
[Industry news] The Games Forum Roma: Bringing Together Video Games, Academia, Culture & Industry
Two days this autumn will be dedicated to bringing together communities that too often discuss the f…
IP sales weren’t enough to prevent Starbreeze from recording pre-tax loss in Q2 2019
"My number one priority and focus is securing the long-term financing for the company"
Read More »Microsoft’s ‘global celebration of everything Xbox’ X019 event is coming to London
Expect "a world-class Xbox experience"
Read More »Respawn CEO says devs ‘need to lead by example’ following angry clash between Apex Legends devs and players
"Some of our folks crossed the line with their comments"
Read More »Sony acquires Marvel’s Spider-Man studio Insomniac Games
"We are honored and thrilled to join forces with this legendary developer"
Read More »No Straight Roads is Sold Out’s biggest investment yet – while publisher welcomes pitches for its $500,000 Unreal Box Offer
Final Fantasy XV and Street Fighter V talent come together on Sold Out’s next big title, while it remains open to talking to developers at gamescom about its Unreal-specific retail proposition
Read More »UK trade body Ukie states that no-deal Brexit would be ‘wholly undesirable and disruptive’ for games industry
No deal means that this year’s biggest-ever UK industry gamescom stand, with 84 companies, is more important than ever, Dr Jo Twist of Ukie tells MCV@gamescom
Read More »New distributor 4Side launches to handle Activision Blizzard’s physical distribution in Italy
Distributor 4Side was just created following an MBO by the team that led Activision Blizzard’s former Italian subsidiary. It says it’ll be “setting a new standard” in the polarised Italian distribution landscape. MCV@gamescom talks to GM Paolo Chisari
Read More »Kalypso launches Port Royale 4 and Spacebase Startopia today as it doubles down on strategy titles
New titles will sit alongside Tropico 6 in Kalypso’s gamescom line-up, which international marketing director Anika Thun reveals is the best-selling release in the franchise to date
Read More »Green Man Gaming on lack of LGBTQ+ representation in games: ‘Given the size of the audience, it begs the question: why?’
Green Man Gaming’s answer to toxic behaviour in the community is coming in game form: Pride Run. David Clark tells MCV@gamescom about what led the publisher to pick up the LGBTQ+ project
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[Industry news] Music+Sound Awards Reveal 2026’s Finalists
The Music+Sound Awards have announced the finalists for 2026, globally celebrating the composers, sound designers and wider creative talent whose work is shaping music and sound in gaming.
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[Guest post] Beyond the Disc: Why the Format Debate is Really About Consumer Choice
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[Industry news] Fireshine Games Expands Its Successful Portfolio with the Acquisition of Danish Developer Fair Games and Their Multimillion-Selling Game Necesse
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[Guest post] Keep Game Concept Motion Separate from Gameplay Footage
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[Guest Post] GTA VI : The Tipping Point For A New Normal
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MCV/DEVELOP’s 30 Under 30 – 2026
Nominations are now being accepted for the 2026 MCV/DEVELOP "30 Under 30", which will be given the spotlight as part of MCV/DEVELOP #1012, appearing Jan 2027.
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Finalists announced for the Women In Games Awards 2026
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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] Fenris Creations announced as sponsor of Rising Star category at Women in Games Awards 2026

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