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Read More »THQ Nordic faces overwhelming condemnation after hosting AMA on 8chan
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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…
3 days ago
[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’…
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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 s…
2 weeks ago
[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 …
2 weeks ago
[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…
Twitch hosts Mario Kart stream in European Parliament to fight Article 13 copyright laws
"#Article11 and #Article13 are an attack on online culture"
Read More »Worldwide spend on digital games falls 6% YoY due to ‘tepid performance’ of big franchises
Even Fortnite's revenue has dropped 48% MoM
Read More »Taiwanese dev Red Candle withdraws horror Devotion from sale over Xi Jinping insult
"It is not Red Candle's vision to secretly project extensive ideology"
Read More »GOG lays off ‘a dozen’ staff
"Layoffs that big have never happened before"
Read More »Activision’s Bobby Kotick and EA’s Andrew Wilson listed amongst America’s most ‘overpaid’ CEOs
The pair are ranked 45th and 98th respectively
Read More »Goodgame Studios appoints Oleg Savschouk as new CEO
Phillip Knust is also promoted to chief product officer
Read More »Jagex on making the voice of the player heard
How the studio's player support mirrors the titles it serves: live, always on and reporting in real-time
Read More »New monthly industry talk show aims to be ‘the primary resource and toolkit’ for developers
Featuring "great industry-leading panellists"
Read More »NCSoft makes ‘staff reductions’ at Guild Wars 2 developer ArenaNet
The number of jobs at risk has not been confirmed
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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
Fireshine Games announced today it has added Danish indie studio Fair Games and its survival-crafting title Necesse to its growing portfolio. With plans to add key long-tail support to the PC title and its millions of players, the label also confirms plans to develop Necesse for additional platforms. Necesse, originally launched in December 2019, has amassed approximately 2.5 million players and a Very Positive user rating of 93% on Steam
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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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![asd [Industry news] EBANX and NetEase Games Club bring local payment methods to Latin America's booming video game market](https://mcvuk.com/wp-content/uploads/asd-110x75.jpg)
[Industry news] EBANX and NetEase Games Club bring local payment methods to Latin America’s booming video game market
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MCV/DEVELOP’s 30 Under 30 – 2026
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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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![Screenshot 2026 07 28 120612 [Event news] Electric Square announced as sponsor of Outstanding Achievement Award category at Women in Games Awards 2026](https://mcvuk.com/wp-content/uploads/Screenshot-2026-07-28-120612-110x75.jpg)
[Event news] Electric Square announced as sponsor of Outstanding Achievement Award category at Women in Games Awards 2026
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![SB SiteHeader 1 [Event news] Screen Burn to sponsor the Development Impact Award at the MCV/DEVELOP Women in Games Awards](https://mcvuk.com/wp-content/uploads/SB_SiteHeader-1-110x75.jpg)
[Event news] Screen Burn to sponsor the Development Impact Award at the MCV/DEVELOP Women in Games Awards
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![fenfen [Event news] Fenris Creations announced as sponsor of Rising Star category at Women in Games Awards 2026](https://mcvuk.com/wp-content/uploads/fenfen-110x75.jpg)
[Event news] Fenris Creations announced as sponsor of Rising Star category at Women in Games Awards 2026
