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September marked the battle of the consumer events, with Eurogamer facing off against GAME. It began at BAFTA’s video game awards in March, when the retailer announced GAMEfest would take place in Birmingham NEC between September 16th to 18th. One week before Eurogamer Expo. Eurogamer MD Rupert Loman told MCV …

The frontier boss looks at the impact UK tax systems have on the high tech industries

Uncharted 3's lead actors on why actors have a new role to play in game development

Handheld announcements, the launch of 3DS and the first of many hack attacks made for an eventful start to the year. The early months of 2011 gave the world its first glimpse at what would become the PlayStation Vita, its first chance to take 3DS home, the launch of a …

Develop celebrates the year's end with inspirational, interesting, and stunningly incompetent moments

Hacking has been one of the hottest stories of the year. From Wikileaks uncovering Government documents, to News of the World journalists breaking into the phones of celebrities, the storyof security breaches has dominated the headlines. But A-listers and political bodies weren’t the only victims – the games world was …

We all know which games you liked the most this year – we only have to look at the charts to figure that out. But what about the people that make up the games industry? MCV asks a number of recognisable games from publishing and journalism what their top picks …

It was supposed to be the fight that would define the year.Call of Duty had met its match. For the first time ever, the game was to go up against EA’s long-running Battlefield series. Although both have had similar lifespans, they had until this Q4 never launched head-to-head. EA entered …

We all know which games you liked the most this year – we only have to look at the charts to figure that out. But what about us hard working types at MCVuk.com and Developmag.com? MCV asks a number of recognisable games from publishing and journalism what their top picks …

There’s no hiding from the fact that 2011 has been a year to forget for retailers. The bleak news on the High Street kicked off with troubles at HMV. The situation was made worse by over-zealous press predicting the imminent demise of the entertainment retailer – which issued three profit …