MCV/DEVELOP News, events, research and jobs from the games industry

“We don’t just find the best students anymore, we make them,” says Ian Goodall, the managing director of Aardvark Swift Recruitment. It may sound like a smart soundbite, but after ten years of Aardvark Swift’s Search for a Star competition for student game creators, it’s hard to disagree. The competition …

Mobile growth backed by 'battle-tested' improvements to engine

Working in the esports industry, surrounded by some of the most passionate and creative individuals I could ever hope to associate myself with, I consider myself one of the lucky ones. Although it’s hard work, it doesn’t feel like a job and I love that. I also love that I …

Brains Eden 2018 saw 175 students from 8 countries taking part in a game jam on the theme ‘Unreliable’

Also PlayStation 4 outsells Pro sibling by 3.2-to-1

Publisher exceeds Q1 targets with bookings of €381.5m

Seismic Games will transition “into building all new AR experiences with Niantic”

As Square Enix Montreal announces a shift in focus to ‘freemium’ titles, Jake Tucker talks to head of studio Patrick Naud

German publisher looks to reboot franchise with original developer Pyro onboard

Blizzard Entertainment’s Saralyn Smith has been announced as the final keynote speaker for the Devcom 2018 developer conference. Devcom will take place on August 19th and 20th in Cologne, Germany, part of the run up to games event Gamescom, Europe’s biggest video game event. Smith, who recently took on the …