GameMaker Studio 2 has had a great first year. We speak to YoYo Games’ general manager, James Cox, about its success, its plans to bring forth a new generation of game developers, and where the engine goes from here
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[Industry news] Sasha Volkohon appointed Head of Commercial at game events GmbH
game events GmbH, the organiser of gamescom dev, has appointed Sasha Volkohon as Head of Commercial,…
[Event News] VIVA! Games Marketing #4 brings the games industry’s marketing leaders together in London this November
The games marketing community will come together in London on Wednesday 18th November for VIVA! Game…
[Industry news] TIGA responds to the Autumn Budget statement
This is a press release posted alongside our usual editorial content. TIGA, the trade association re…
[Industry news] Rocky Horror Show Steps into Roblox
Pop culture meets code as Rocky Horror Show enters the world of Roblox. Digital culture platform Coo…
[Industry news] Russ Harding joins Rhino Rock Studios as Partner and Director
Rhino Rock Studios has announced that games and interactive entertainment veteran Russ Harding has j…
Activision Blizzard works with Nielsen on esports sponsorship valuation
Nielsen will use same methods it uses for measuring the value of traditional sport sponsorships
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With digital card games becoming increasingly popular, we talk to Asmodee Digital about bringing Fantasy Flight’s game to Steam Early Access
Read More »Google Play under FTC investigation in South Korea with links to Lineage M and Lineage 2 Revolution
Investigation started after major mobile RPGs weren't released on all platforms simultaneously
Read More »Cliff Bleszinski accuses Epic Games of trying to hire away his team, but then they are almost neighbours
The two studios have always had a close, if strained, relationship in North Carolina
Read More »RICO plays like a greatest hits collection of every successful shooter
Groundshatter's blaster focuses on the exciting bits
Read More »Sega and Atgames will need to up their game if Mega Drive Mini is going to rival Nintendo’s massive Mini success
Mega Drive Mini announcement comes with some baggage
Read More »Monument Valley’s Ustwo: There’s more to mobile gaming than ‘tapping candy and opening loot boxes’
We catch up with head of studio Dan Gray, who talks about new IPs, the business models of mobile, the limitations of VR, and moving into publishing like-minded developers
Read More »‘We’re serious about treating the players fair’ says EA’s Patrick Soderlund as Battlefront 2 microtransactions return
EA tries again at the tricky balancing act of microtransactions on full-priced titles
Read More »Re-Logic cancels Terraria: Otherworld three years after initial announcement
Sequel took too long to hit quality targets, distracting from the studio’s other projects
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[Guest post] Among Us on Windows: what the social deduction boom looks like from the desktop
Social deduction has always been a party-room genre first and a software genre second. Werewolf and Mafia needed a table, a moderator and a group willing to lie to each other for an hour. The digital versions that stuck tend to keep that structure intact and add the one thing tabletop versions can't: anonymity, plus a reason to move around.
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[Industry news] Studio Atelico Launches the First AI Engine Built to Run On-Device Inside Games
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[Industry news] TIGA responds to the Autumn Budget statement
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[Industry news] EFAN.gg Launches Public Beta
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[Industry news] Music+Sound Awards Reveal 2026’s Finalists
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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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