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Jump in with Xbox to help even more people play this holiday season"
Read More »Microsoft launches $1 million festive charity drive, #GivewithXbox
22 hours 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’…
4 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…
3 weeks ago
[Guest post] Video Games Aren’t the Enemy of Kids’ Mental Health, Ignoring Them Is
by Sarah Sorrell, Charity Director at Safe In Our World Video games have become an easy target in co…
Red Dead Redemption 2 takes third UK No.1
With only one new entry in the charts, triple-A titles take the lion's share of sales
Read More »Strategy guide specialist Prima Games is closing down
It was an "extremely difficult decision"
Read More »Microsoft acquires RPG studios Obsidian Entertainment and inXile
Xbox will help the studios "fully realise their creative ambitions"
Read More »Fortnite hits record concurrent player count of 8.3 million
Bespoke challenges catapult Fortnite's popularity as it debuts in South Korea
Read More »Tencent strips back marketing spend to ‘endure hard times’
Leaked internal memo suggested branding budgets will be halved
Read More »Applications are now open for BAFTA’s 2019 Young Game Designers Awards
Young designer have until March 13th, 2019 to apply
Read More »Activision Blizzard Q3 financials: Blizzard revenue up 20% as Destiny 2 ‘underperforms’
Meanwhile, Call of Duty as a franchise “generated more revenue than the Marvel Cinematic Universe in the box office, and double that of the cumulative box office of Star Wars”
Read More »MCV Awards 2019: A celebration of 20 years of MCV and the UK games industry
The MCV Awards are back and this year is going to be special
Read More »Riot appoints former Uber executive as new senior advisor on diversity and inclusion
Frances Frei has already met with Riot leadership
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[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’s shift away from physical discs impossible to ignore.
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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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[Guest post] What Japan’s gamers can teach the rest of the games industry
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[Guest post] What Gamescom 2026 Means for Games Investment
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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
