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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…
[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’…
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…
[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 …
[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…
Oculus becomes a division of ‘Facebook Technologies’
There’s "no change or impact" on the Oculus brand or business
Read More »Activision defends deliberate decision not to subtitle cutscenes in Spyro Reignited Collection
Activision has responded to criticism that Spyro Reignited Collection lacks subtitled cutscenes by stating there is "no industry standard for subtitles". Gaming blog GamePitt (via GamesIndustry.biz) reported that while there are instructional subtitles when you’re talking to NPCs, "when you enter any of the newly created pre-rendered cutscenes, there are …
Read More »Microsoft rumoured to be releasing a disc-less Xbox One console in 2019
A "disc-to-digital" program will permit players to exchange physical games for digital codes
Read More »Star Citizen crowdfund hits $200 million
"It's beyond anything I could have imagined in my wildest dreams"
Read More »Sony may have ducked out of E3 2019, but Microsoft and Nintendo confirm attendance
"Always a high point of the year to witness the industry’s creativity"
Read More »Bandai Namco shuts down its Vancouver studio
"We shipped some awesome experiences together"
Read More »Former Boss Key boss Cliff Bleszinski insists he’ll ‘never’ make another video game
"I get you're sad, but god, this is another reason I am NEVER making another game"
Read More »Pokémon and Spyro top the charts, Fallout 76 and Hitman 2 fail to convince
While the Spyro Reignited Trilogy was technically No.1, Pokémon Let’s Go Pikachu and Eevee actually sold more copies
Read More »God of War, Red Dead Redemption 2, and Fortnite secure big wins at The Golden Joystick Awards
From Software's Hidetaka Miyazaki accepts Lifetime Achievement Award
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[Industry news] Music+Sound Awards Reveal 2026’s Finalists
The Music+Sound Awards have announced the finalists for 2026, globally celebrating the composers, sound designers and wider creative talent whose work is shaping music and sound in gaming.
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[Guest post] Beyond the Disc: Why the Format Debate is Really About Consumer Choice
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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
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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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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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[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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