Mountains’ mobile gem Florence took the games industry by surprise in February with its original approach to storytelling. Founder and creative director Ken Wong tells us about the story behind Florence’s story as the title releases on Android
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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…
Free GameMaker Studio 2 temp licenses for all during GDC
Unrestricted access to the game engine for everyone from March 14 - 28
Read More »PlayStation and Classic FM to debut orchestral concert at Royal Albert Hall
Coming to London in May, the concert will feature music from The Last of Us, Horizon: Zero Dawn, The Last Guardian and more
Read More »Vermintide 2 sells 500,000 copies in under a week
Fatshark's latest release is performing well for the Swedish indie developers
Read More »Pass the grog: Rare talks up Sea of Thieves’ maiden voyage on Xbox Game Pass
With a just week left until launch, MCV talks to studio head Craig Duncan about being first up on Xbox Game Pass and the game’s single cross-play community
Read More »Develop:Brighton registration now open
Super Early Bird rates available until April 25th
Read More »Calling video games rightwing is a massive oversimplification of their ability to empower
Alfie Bown's Guardian comment piece makes some interesting connections, but games are so much more than alt-right fantasies
Read More »ESL UK announce $1m Dota 2 Major ESL One Birmingham, hope it will be a “call to action” for UK esports
"Locally, we haven't been able to prove the might of the UK esports community for some time."
Read More »Dara O’Briain to host BAFTA Games Awards 2018
It will be the comedian’s eighth time hosting the BAFTA
Read More »MCV’s GDC special is out, featuring an exclusive Unity interview, Rainbow Six Siege, Assassin’s Creed and more
Also headlining this issue are The Sexy Brutale, Florence, Sea of Thieves, Immortal: Unchained, Focus Home Interactive and much more
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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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[Guest post] Keep Game Concept Motion Separate from Gameplay Footage
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[Guest Post] GTA VI : The Tipping Point For A New Normal
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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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