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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…
[Industry news] Acclaim Inc. and Antstream Partner
Acclaim Inc. and Antstream today announced that Ground Zero Hero, Acclaim Inc.'s brand-new modern re…
[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…
[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 …
[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…
Latest Minecraft update removes references to creator Notch
Hot fix 19w13a refreshes the randomised messages on the loading screen
Read More »Guildford Games Festival will showcase why Guildford is the ‘Hollywood of Games’
Guildford’s creative talent contributes $81bn globally to the games industry
Read More »Dead Cells tops one million sales
Motion Twin's Dead Cells has shifted more units on PC than anything else
Read More »Sony confirms plans to remove full game digital download codes from retail sale
Digital games will only be purchasable via the PlayStation Store
Read More »GamesAid appoints Des Gayle as charity’s new vice chair
The charity has raised over £3.5m since its launch over a decade ago
Read More »EA lays off 350 staff as it ‘refines the organisation’ to ‘meet the needs of players’
Marketing and publishing segments to be worst affected
Read More »Daedalic’s The Lord of the Rings – Gollum ‘will remain true’ to J.R.R Tolkien’s iconic universe
New, narrative-driven, action adventure game is powered by Unreal Engine
Read More »Sony has sold 4.2 million PlayStation VR systems worldwide
Sony has confirmed it has sold over 4.2 million PlayStation VR (PSVR) systems worldwide. The developer/publisher announced the milestone yesterday during its new direct livestream video broadcast, State of Play. The news – which takes accounts of global sales up to and including March 3rd, 2019 – was accompanied by …
Read More »EA partners with Velan Studios to publish its new ‘team-based action’ IP
Electronic Arts has announced a new partnership with Velan Studios to publish its first original IP. The collaboration will see Velan double its development team from 40 to 80 by the end of 2019. The “team-based action” game will introduce “a unique game world” for players on Nintendo Switch, PC, …
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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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[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
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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

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