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Read More »Shawn Layden on the balancing act of PlayStation: ‘We’re not here to create games that steal market share from other publishers’
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[Event News] VIVA! Games Marketing returns to tackle the biggest challenges facing games marketers
What does AI mean for games discoverability? Do creator marketing strategies still work? How can dev…
2 weeks ago
[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’…
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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 s…
3 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 …
3 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…
Crash Bandicoot N.Sane trilogy takes No.1 after release on Xbox, Switch, PC
N.Sanely successful
Read More »Xbox Design Lab: How to sell Xbox custom controllers? Give creators a cut
'Fanchise Model' campaign boost custom controller sales by 350 per cent
Read More »Epic announces latest $1m round of Unreal Dev Grants
37 teams become recipients of awards worth up to $50,000
Read More »Niantic acquires London-based AR outfit Matrix Mill
Niantic catches 'em all
Read More »British Games Institute sets up shop in Sheffield, moves NVA there too
The National Videogame Arcade's Nottingham location to be turned into educational and research facility
Read More »Sega Europe announces ex-Rockstar COO Gary Dale as new president
New boss returns to industry full-time after nine-year hiatus
Read More »Warner Bros replies to Bethesda’s lawsuit about Westworld mobile game, says it’s ‘unsubstantiated’
Warner Bros denied all accusations of copyright infringement coming from Bethesda, saying that the “allegations are untrue” and that it didn’t use Fallout Shelter code in Westworld
Read More »Corsair moves into livestreaming with acquisition of Elgato gaming
Elgato's home connection tech will continue as Eve Systems
Read More »PlayStation’s Shawn Layden suggests upcoming changes to PS4 Fortnite cross-play
Sony’s line on console cross-play looks to be softening
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[Industry news] Music+Sound Awards Reveal 2026’s Finalists
The Music+Sound Awards have announced the finalists for 2026, globally celebrating the composers, sound designers and wider creative talent whose work is shaping music and sound in gaming.
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[Guest post] Beyond the Disc: Why the Format Debate is Really About Consumer Choice
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[Industry news] Fireshine Games Expands Its Successful Portfolio with the Acquisition of Danish Developer Fair Games and Their Multimillion-Selling Game Necesse
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[Guest post] Keep Game Concept Motion Separate from Gameplay Footage
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[Guest Post] GTA VI : The Tipping Point For A New Normal
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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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![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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![SB SiteHeader 1 [Event news] Screen Burn to sponsor the Development Impact Award at the MCV/DEVELOP Women in Games Awards](https://mcvuk.com/wp-content/uploads/SB_SiteHeader-1-110x75.jpg)
[Event news] Screen Burn to sponsor the Development Impact Award at the MCV/DEVELOP Women in Games Awards
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![fenfen [Event news] Fenris Creations announced as sponsor of Rising Star category at Women in Games Awards 2026](https://mcvuk.com/wp-content/uploads/fenfen-110x75.jpg)
[Event news] Fenris Creations announced as sponsor of Rising Star category at Women in Games Awards 2026
