Microsoft pushes Xbox Game Pass to the fore of its console gaming strategy with a raft of new announcements
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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…
[Industry news] Acclaim Inc. and Antstream Partner
Acclaim Inc. and Antstream today announced that Ground Zero Hero, Acclaim Inc.'s brand-new modern re…
[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…
[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 …
[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…
Microsoft makes huge first-party studio investment: Playground Games, Ninja Theory, Undead Labs and Compulsion Games are all acquired
Huge announcement could just be the beginning of a massive investment in exclusive titles on Xbox and Windows PC
Read More »EA Origin Access Premier paves the way for more day-and-date game releases for service subscribers
EA’s new service Origin Access Premier will allow subscribers to play new EA PC titles a few days before the High Street release date
Read More »EA consigns loot boxes and premium passes to the annals of gaming history as it announces Battlefield V’s battle royale mode
The publisher appears to have learnt from its Battlefront II mistakes as it attempts to make good with upcoming titles
Read More »Craig Fletcher: There is a real lack of understanding between the investment world and the creative one
The Multiplay founder and angel investor on the communication problems between investors and investees
Read More »Racing to the top: How Top Drives dev Hutch Games combines rapid growth with a healthy work environment
We talk to Hutch Games' commercial director Peter Hansen-Chambers about the mobile studio's company culture
Read More »The eShop isn’t the only way to sell your indie game on Switch – Why putting Moonlighter, Dead Cells and Yonder on shelves makes sense
With Switch predicted to hit 30m installed units this year, there's a growing demand for physical games. We talk to Merge Games about the huge potential of games in boxes for indie developers
Read More »Avalanche to make self-publishing debut with Generation Zero
Rage 2, a new studio in Malmö, the acquisition by Nordisk Film, Just Cause 4 leaking and now self-publishing: it looks like things are getting more and more busy at Avalanche
Read More »Hairbrained Schemes’ designer Tyler Carpenter resigns after sexual harassment claims
Carpenter: "There doesn't need to be any inquiry because, frankly, everything is true"
Read More »Facebook brings in emerging content creators with ‘Level Up’ plus adds single destination page for streaming content
Facebook continues to try and a build a bigger presence in livestreamed game content. Which started with the launch of its Gaming Creator Pilot Programme back in January. It’s now adding to that with its Level Up Program which is targeted at emerging gaming creators. While such content can be …
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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
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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

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