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The public "does not understand" its business model
Read More »G2A approaches creators to post undisclosed sponsored content to improve its public image
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LightSpeed Studios announced as sponsor of the Player’s Choice Award – NOW OPEN TO VOTE!
MCV/DEVELOP has announced LightSpeed Studios as the sponsor of a new category at the MCV/DEVELOP Awa…
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MCV/DEVELOP #1007 is HERE!
Hi – Matt here. I’m very excited to let you know that MCV/DEVELOP #1007 is now available…
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[Event news] Develop:Brighton – ustwo announced as first keynote
Develop:Brighton is delighted to reveal the first keynote for this year’s event: ustwo’s Maria Sayan…
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MCV/DEVELOP Awards – Player’s Choice voting now open
The MCV/DEVELOP Awards return on Thursday, June 18, 2026, heading back to the glorious Royal Lancast…
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[Event News] Games Growth Summit Welcomes New Speakers for June Lineup
Emma Smith and Jason Avent join an expanding lineup of industry leaders bringing real-world insight …
Obsidian has been ‘very careful’ not to ‘lecture’ players, says The Outer Worlds co-director
"We’ve been very careful - I’ve been very careful"
Read More »Mediatonic opens new studio in Madrid
"I hope this new space can encourage these kinds of positive conversations"
Read More »PlayStack’s Rob Crossley tells us ‘what publishers really want’ after listening to 1,620 dev pitches
“I’m constantly amazed that, of the 1,620 game pitches I’ve assessed, more than half can be reduced to ‘recently successful game but with my art assets’. They’re not clones. But they are cover bands.”
Read More »‘We don’t expect all games to become cloud games any time soon,’ says Nintendo
Plus Nintendo Switch Online tops 10m subscribers
Read More »HQ Trivia lays off 20% of its staff
Troubled mobile quiz developer struggles with 92% YoY drop
Read More »Super Mario Maker 2 claims another UK No.1
The Switch sold more games than the Xbox One once again last week – and made more money than the PS4
Read More »UK students amongst winners at European games jam, Brains Eden 2019
"In terms of judging the games, it was really hard"
Read More »Apex Legends Season 2 fails to boost Twitch viewers
Battle Royale logs around 35K Twitch views a day - down from a peak of 674K
Read More »Competition and Markets Authority to conduct an investigation into UK’s digital advertising market
Digital advertising market thought to be "poorly understood and opaque"
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[Industry news] XDS 2026 Insights Report is now live
The 2026 XDS Insights Report examines how external development partnerships are evolving as they become a core part of modern production pipelines. Based on input from 250+ industry professionals, the report shows an ecosystem moving beyond delivery risk and into a new phase shaped by coordination, governance, and long-term collaboration.
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MCV/DEVELOP #1007 is HERE!
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The hidden costs of self-publishing on consoles
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MCV/DEVELOP’s 30 Under 30 2025
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Allard Laban and Belia Portillo from Jackbox Games on Jackbox Party Pack 11
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MCV/DEVELOP #1007 is HERE!
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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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MCV/DEVELOP’s 30 Under 30 2025
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MCV/DEVELOP’s 30 Under 30 2024
