Two of the three platform holders reiterate their devotion to player-first cross-play policies
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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…
[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’…
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…
[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 …
[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…
The BBC on its PlayStation VR World Cup app: ‘A different kind of experience that makes the most of this emerging technology’
Could non-gaming content help VR to regain momentum? Our colleagues at TVBEurope talk to the BBC on bringing the World Cup to headsets
Read More »2018 saw E3’s biggest attendance in over a decade
E3 2019 has already been dated and will take place from June 11th to June 13th 2019
Read More »Forza Horizon devs Playground Games on joining Microsoft’s party: ‘We want to become… the best developer in the world’
Studio director Gavin Raeburn discusses why now was the right time for the studio to go first-party and the benefits it brings
Read More »Why you should treat E3 as a key event in the recruitment calendar
Splash Damage's Alex Wright-Manning on the benefits of recruitment at America's huge games show
Read More »Strauss Zelnick: the UK is a great place to invest for development, but Brexit ‘a really bad plan’
"We're looking for the best and the brightest, it's not easy to come by those people"
Read More »How Doctor Who Infinity’s developers borrowed a production model from its TV inspiration
Tiny Rebel Games' design allowed it to bring in talent from beyond the gaming space on an episodic basis – which helped it pick up a Ukie GDC Game of the Show Award
Read More »Fortnite: Switch version hits 2m downloads – total users now 125m
Fortnite continues to grow and invests $100m in competitive play too
Read More »Develop:Brighton announces the conference’s first ever open roundtables
Covering themes such as LGBTQ representation and mental health, all attendees are welcome to come along and discuss
Read More »Telltale trades Minecraft for Stranger Things in newly announced Netflix partnership
Telltale is working on a Stranger Things game, while Minecraft: Story Mode is getting a Netflix series
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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
Fireshine Games announced today it has added Danish indie studio Fair Games and its survival-crafting title Necesse to its growing portfolio. With plans to add key long-tail support to the PC title and its millions of players, the label also confirms plans to develop Necesse for additional platforms. Necesse, originally launched in December 2019, has amassed approximately 2.5 million players and a Very Positive user rating of 93% on Steam
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[Industry news] EBANX and NetEase Games Club bring local payment methods to Latin America’s booming video game market
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MCV/DEVELOP’s 30 Under 30 – 2026
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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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[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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