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Net revenue down year on year thanks to fewer releases
Read More »EA Q1 financials show strong FIFA performance; the Sims 4 growth
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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…
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[Industry news] Acclaim Inc. and Antstream Partner
Acclaim Inc. and Antstream today announced that Ground Zero Hero, Acclaim Inc.'s brand-new modern re…
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[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…
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[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 …
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[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…
Fortnite might be cannibalising the microtransaction revenue from the industry’s biggest franchises
Epic’s success could be proving costly for its competitors
Read More »Improbable gets $100m investment from NetEase
UPDATE: Figure is double reported investment; values Improbable at $2 billion
Read More »Quantic Dream suffers loss in employment court case
Employee who quit because of Photoshopped images was subject of unfair dismissal
Read More »Crash Bandicoot N.Sane Trilogy and Lego The Incredibles still dominate the charts
Crash Bandicoot keeps its top spot for a fifth week, while four new titles enter the charts
Read More »The Binding of Isaac card game smashes Kickstarter target
The Kickstarter campaign proved so popular that it reached its initial goal in just 75 minutes, surpassing its initial target by over 5,000%
Read More »Forza Motorsport 7 does away with loot boxes
Are we finally seeing the end of the loot box?
Read More »The Escapist Magazine is to relaunch, with former EIC Russ Pitts at the helm
"Politics at the door" claim has attracted widespread criticism
Read More »Focus Home Interactive posts Q1 2018/2019 financials, with a 23 per cent increase year on year
Vampyr is a significant revenue driver for the French publisher
Read More »Domino’s partners with Gfinity for Elite Series sponsorship until 2020
Grabbing a pizza the action
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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
