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Read More »Epic offers its Fortnite cross-platform game services for all developers, for free
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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’…
6 days ago
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…
Red Dead 2 isn’t on Switch because development ‘started well before’ the system was announced
And Nintendo remains 'agnostic' when it comes to physical versus digital sales
Read More »GDC 2019 to honor Amy Hennig with Lifetime Achievement Award
"She is truly one of the most influential developers in the games industry"
Read More »The Games Media Brit List Awards 2019 now open for nominations
Award ceremony slated for May 16th, 2019, in London
Read More »Hyper Luminal Games: How the studio went from creating GDPR compliance tools to making its own multiplayer console title
Big Crown: Showdown is coming out on console and PC this Friday. We catch up with the Dundee-based developer as it releases its first homegrown IP
Read More »YouTube Gaming celebrates ‘biggest year yet’ as viewers tune in to 50 billion hours of gaming in 2018
"We’re starting to see mobile games being watched much more often"
Read More »Steam is banning games featuring sex and characters that look underage
"This is a very large userbase to lose out on"
Read More »Sledgehammer co-founder Glen Schofield parts ways with Activision
"I feel it's time to try something new"
Read More »EGX Rezzed 2019 Leftfield Collection is now open for submissions
Applications welcome until January 18, 2019
Read More »State of the union: Is it time for devs to unionise?
As the debate on crunch rises again, we look into how trade unions are increasingly under discussion as a solution for game developers – for better or worse
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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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[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
