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Veteran executive racked up almost two decades at DICE and EA
Read More »Patrick Söderlund to leave EA after 12 years
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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…
2 weeks ago
[Industry news] Acclaim Inc. and Antstream Partner
Acclaim Inc. and Antstream today announced that Ground Zero Hero, Acclaim Inc.'s brand-new modern re…
2 weeks ago
[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…
2 weeks ago
[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 …
2 weeks ago
[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…
UK charts: Overcooked 2 and We Happy Few launch into Top Ten
Crash Bandicoot is still at No.1, with a few new entries in the Top Ten this week
Read More »Timesplitters license acquired by Koch Media
Second Sight also joins; original studio Deep Silver Dambuster not yet attached
Read More »Games4EU launches; aims to push back against Brexit
Impact on UK games industry highlighted by new advocacy group
Read More »Hi-Rez Studios creates three new distinct dev teams
Titan Forge Games, Heroic Leap Games and Evil Mojo Games welcomed to the family
Read More »Bethesda may avoid systems not allowing cross-play
Pete Hines makes indirect reference to Sony’s PS4 policy
Read More »Sumo Group acquires The Chinese Room, developer of Dear Esther and Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture
Sumo branches out from work-for-hire with acquisition of award-winning, Brighton-based indie studio
Read More »Crystal Dynamics opens Pacific Northwest studio
Crystal Northwest to focus on Avengers tie-in project
Read More »2018 BAFTA Games Lecture delivered by Siobhan Reddy
Media Molecule’s studio director takes to the lectern for prestigious talk
Read More »The Initiative announces numerous senior talent acquisitions
Microsoft’s new first-party studio isn’t messing about with hires
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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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[Industry News] 80% of Western game developers plan to launch title in China
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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
Electric Square has been announced as the sponsor of the Outstanding Achievement Award category at …
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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
