Quick – there’s just one table left for the first Xbox 360 MCV Quiz of 2013. Costing just 349, a table seats up to five contestants and includes free food and plenty of drink, a great networking opportunity, the chance to win some fantastic prizes and a really fun night. …
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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. …
[Event news] Games Aid Charity Poker Tournament at Develop: Brighton 2026
Come and join 70 of your industry peers for some good old-fashioned Texas Hold 'Em fun. Bask in the …
Project Anarchy: Havok’s big play for small teams
Havok is attempting to shift the balance of power with its game engine for mobile and indie devs
Read More »Zapak releases kids arcade game Brainbots vs Zombies for Android
Zapak Mobile Games has released a new arcade free-to-play game for Android, titled Brainbots vs Zombies. Despite its post-apocalyptic theme, this a game primarily targeted at kids with casual arcade gameplay The premise involves a herd of zombies plotting its attack on the last settlement of brains. Players must protect …
Read More »Dead Island: Riptide claims its second UK no.1
Deep Silver’s Dead Island: Riptide has topped the UKIE GfK Chart-Track UK All Formats Top 40 for the second week in a row. All in all it’s a largely uneventful week in the listings with the highest new entry at 26th – Sony’s Vita title Soul Sacrifice. There are re-entries …
Read More »EA announces single-player offline The Sims 4 that is definitely single player and offline
SimCity studio Maxis has revealed that The Sims 4 is in the works. EA’s press release waits until only the second sentence to confirm that The Sims 4 will be a SINGLE PLAYER and OFFLINE game. A bit eager, you may argue, but with Maxis’ name currently proving pretty toxic …
Read More »XSEED rebrands as Marvelous USA
US subsidiary of Marvelous AQL acquires Atlus Online
Read More »Star Wars games from DICE, Bioware, Visceral in new EA-Disney deal
A month after closing LucasArts, Disney has signed a multi-year publishing deal with EA, through which the latter will create Star Wars games for the core gaming audience (read: console and PC). EA will rope in the talents of in-house studios DICE (Battlefield), Bioware (Mass Effect), and Visceral Games (Dead …
Read More »Windows 8 sells 100m licences
Over 250m Windows Store apps downloaded in first six months
Read More »Devs can disable PS4’s ‘share’ button
Shuhei Yoshida says devs can control next-gen PlatStation's social features
Read More »GameStop issues last call for PS2 trade-ins
GameStop has announced it will no longer take trade-ins for PS2 hardware, accessories and games after this month. In a statement to Engadget, GameStop’s corporate office confirmed rumours regarding the discontinuation of Sony’s console – adding that the systems, along with its games and accessories, will still be sold at …
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[Industry news] Games Industry Shows Signs of Rebalancing as Workforce and Studios Adapt to Changing Market Conditions, Skillsearch Report Finds
The global games and immersive technology industry is moving into a new phase of adjustment, as professionals and studios respond to the lasting impact of recent market changes while adapting to new technologies and evolving expectations.
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Code Wizards announced as key sponsor of MCV/DEVELOP Awards 2026
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[Event News] Games Growth Summit adds to speaker line-up with two more veterans
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[Guest post] Chris Rowe: Co-Dev Without the Culture Clash
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[Industry news] XDS 2026 Insights Report is now live
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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.
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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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