The quarterfinal draw for the League of Legends 2017 World Championships has been made, producing a balanced list of competitors for the competition’s knockout bracket. The knockout stage starts on Thursday, October 19, featuring two teams from Europe, one from North America, one from China and three from South Korea. …
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MCV/DEVELOP Awards Finalists announced
MCV/DEVELOP has announced the category finalists for the MCV/DEVELOP Awards 2026. The MCV/DEVELOP Aw…
The Story Mob announced as sponsor of the Indie Studio of the Year award at MCV/DEVELOP Awards 2026
MCV/DEVELOP has announced The Story Mob as sponsors of the Indie Studio of the Year award at the MCV…
[Event news] Leading Games Industry Entrepreneur Chris van der Kuyl CBE Joins the Games Growth Summit
Chris van der Kuyl CBE has been announced as the latest speaker to join the Games Growth Summit, bri…
Code Wizards announced as key sponsor of MCV/DEVELOP Awards 2026
MCV/DEVELOP has announced Code Wizards as a key sponsor at the MCV/DEVELOP Awards 2026. …
[Event news] Games Aid Charity Poker Tournament at Develop: Brighton 2026
Come and join 70 of your industry peers for some good old-fashioned Texas Hold 'Em fun. Bask in the …
Naughty Dog respond to sexual harrassment allegations from ex-employee
The developer addresses tweets from a former employee made public over the weekend
Read More »Sumo Digital: Expanding Sumo
In this series of articles from Sumo Digital, the UK studio opens its doors to show us what they do and how you can get involved
Read More »Big Block hire ESL veteran Ed Tomasi
ESL veteran Ed Tomasi has been hired by Big Block to head up their esports division. Big Block are a creative services company that also acts as a technology investor and IP accelerator. Big Block view esports as one of their core verticals, and CEO Seven Volpone believes Tomasi is …
Read More »2018 Games Finance Market applications are now open
Running during the London Games Festival on 10th-12-th April 2018, companies will meet investors with the poten
Read More »ESIC issues bans to Dx players Sonic and Ax.Mo for matchfixing
The Esports Integrity Coalition (ESIC) and SportRadar have issued a joint statement revealed that Leonid ‘Sonic’ Kuzmenkov and Dmitri ‘Ax.Mo’ Morozov, players for Dota 2 team Dx, have been banned for two years for matchfixing. The players have been banned from future Uprise Champions Cup tournaments following an investigation by Sportradar …
Read More »PSVR turns one year old and celebrates 1 million users
SCEA president, Shawn Layden, promises more VR news to come in the coming months
Read More »Blizzard announce Nexus Games Europe, an international tournament for non-HGC players that pits national teams against each other
Blizzard has announced a new Heroes of the Storm tournament, the Nexus Games Europe, a competition that will see top players from outside of the HGC fighting for triumph while competing in national European teams. The tournament will kick off on November 14, just ten days after Blizzcon wraps up …
Read More »Discord chat app to add verified channels for publishers and developers
The use of the software is increasing for offical communcations and community management as well as competing against Skype for in-game chat
Read More »Day One sales for The Flame in the Flood on Switch has beaten all other formats, says Curve
Curve Digital released indie roguelike The Flame in the Flood on the Nintendo Switch yesterday, and the game has already "smashed" expectations, according to publishing director Simon Byron, beating Day One sales for all other platforms it’s been released on. Byron also added on Twitter (see below) that the success of The …
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[Industry news] Games Industry Shows Signs of Rebalancing as Workforce and Studios Adapt to Changing Market Conditions, Skillsearch Report Finds
The global games and immersive technology industry is moving into a new phase of adjustment, as professionals and studios respond to the lasting impact of recent market changes while adapting to new technologies and evolving expectations.
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Code Wizards announced as key sponsor of MCV/DEVELOP Awards 2026
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[Event News] Games Growth Summit adds to speaker line-up with two more veterans
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[Guest post] Chris Rowe: Co-Dev Without the Culture Clash
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[Industry news] XDS 2026 Insights Report is now live
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Code Wizards announced as key sponsor of MCV/DEVELOP Awards 2026
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Games Growth Summit Announces First Speakers for 6th Annual Event – 4th June
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Games industry veteran Matt Broughton announced as new Editor of MCV/DEVELOP
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