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FIFA 18 qualifies from a weak group with yet another summer No.1
Read More »Digital charts: World Cup keeps FIFA 18 in European top spot
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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…
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…
Mario Tennis Aces slices into No.1 in strong week for Nintendo at UK retail
Three Mario games in the Top Ten
Read More »Join Shuhei Yoshida and Jade Raymond at the Develop Awards 2018
Tables are running out for this year's rebooted awards with more time to mix and chat with colleagues and friends
Read More »Microsoft shift royalty and digital rights payments to the blockchain
Welcome to 2018
Read More »State of Decay 2 shows there’s still life in the zombie-survival genre – beating God of War and Detroit: Become Human to No.1
Software market down four per cent year-on-year to $274m for the month
Read More »Intel CEO resigns after breaching company non-fraternisation policy
Company CEO Brian Krzanich had consensual relationship with colleague in the past
Read More »Captive audience: How cinema advertising super-sized gaming campaigns
Cinema advertising marries huge creative impact with audiences that loves games. We talk to DCM about the opportunities for publishers
Read More »Management shake up at Owlchemy Labs as former CEO and studio directors leave to found new company
Devin Reimer takes over as CEO as Alex Schwartz and Cy Wise depart to found mysterious new initiative
Read More »Valve ditches Dutch marketplace and item trading to avoid loot box legal quandry
Steam owners hope to find a better solution after discussion with Dutch government
Read More »London PR and development outfit Beefjack shutters, laying off ‘around 15’
Iron Fish developer wraps up operations
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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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![Screenshot 2026 07 28 120612 [Event news] Electric Square announced as sponsor of Outstanding Achievement Award category at Women in Games Awards 2026](https://mcvuk.com/wp-content/uploads/Screenshot-2026-07-28-120612-110x75.jpg)
[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
