MCV/DEVELOP News, events, research and jobs from the games industry
Game has a phenomenally successful second week, with only a 35 per cent drop in week on week sales
Read More »God of War stands firm at No.1 for a second week
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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…
2 weeks ago
[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…
The Nintendo Switch has an unpatchable exploit, say hackers
The vulnerability enables hackers to run homebrew and pirated software on the console
Read More »Dr Jo Twist, OBE to host MCV’s Women in Games awards
Ceremony to take place on 11th May at Facebook's offices in Rathbone Square
Read More »SteamSpy looks to carry on with new algorithm
SteamSpy is dead… long live SteamSpy
Read More »Fortnite becomes biggest free-to-play game ever while Far Cry 5 shifts 2.5m digital units in March
Meanwhile, Sea of Thieves had 1.7m monthly active users on console and 283,000 on PC for its launch month
Read More »When We Made… Moss
Polyarc’s art director and co-founder, Chris Alderson, explains the process of creating a new kind of game, using VR to create a connection with the player, and the importance of protagonist Quill
Read More »Riot Games sponsors the Esports Woman of the Year category at the Women in Games awards 2018
May 11th awards ceremony should be a Riot
Read More »Shadow of the Tomb Raider is the end of Lara Croft’s origin story
It's the end of the beginning for the franchise and its developer
Read More »Sony 2017 results: full game digital sales make up 32% of total
PlayStation plus soars to 34m and PS4 sales exceed target by 1m
Read More »Dragon Quest director Jin Fujisawa leaves Square Enix
The developer is leaving the company after an 18 year career
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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
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
