MCV/DEVELOP News, events, research and jobs from the games industry
Sumo branches out from work-for-hire with acquisition of award-winning, Brighton-based indie studio
Read More »Sumo Group acquires The Chinese Room, developer of Dear Esther and Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture
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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’…
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…
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
Read More »Google specifies Fortnite ‘is not available on Google Play’
Searching for the game results in an unequivocal statement, and a link to download PUBG
Read More »Escalation Studios becomes Bethesda Game Studios Dallas
Studio acquired by Zenimax in 2016 after almost 10 years independent
Read More »Steep’s Nintendo Switch version cancelled by Ubisoft
‘[We decided] to focus on bringing new live content and challenges to Steep players instead’
Read More »Sony announces 525 million PlayStations sold since launch
Special edition PS4 announced to celebrate milestone
Read More »Nintendo’s paid-for Switch online service launching September
Prices range from £3.49 to £17.99; cloud save backups included
Read More »Discord adding store functionality
Will be joined by subscriber-only free games
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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
