Stock shortages? Take-Two this evening said it has sold 5m units of Red Dead Redemption into retail less than a month after the game’s launch. The massive ship number was revealed as part of its second quarter results. Sales of the game were not included in the second quarter results …
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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…
[Guest post] What Japan’s gamers can teach the rest of the games industry
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[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…
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Red Dead Redemption sells in 5m worldwide
Stock shortages? Take-Two this evening said it has sold 5m units of Red Dead Redemption into retail less than a month after the game’s launch. The massive ship number was revealed as part of its second quarter results. Sales of the game were not included in the second quarter results …
Read More »Why is Black Ops set in the Cold War?
The FPS market is a crowded one, but one factor that makes Black Ops stand out from the crowd is its rarely-visited setting. With the battlefields of World War II and more contemporary conflicts, the newest Call of Duty puts players on the frontlines of the Cold War. The Cold …
Read More »Why is Black Ops set in the Cold War?
The FPS market is a crowded one, but one factor that makes Black Ops stand out from the crowd is its rarely-visited setting. With the battlefields of World War II and more contemporary conflicts, the newest Call of Duty puts players on the frontlines of the Cold War. The Cold …
Read More »INDIE PROFILE: Barkman Computers
It’s a testament to your business when your one and only outlet has survived longer than many of the platform holders that supplied you with products when you first set up shop. Barkman Computers has been a fixture in Kingston Upon Thames since 1987, and over the past twenty three …
Read More »INDIE PROFILE: Barkman Computers
It’s a testament to your business when your one and only outlet has survived longer than many of the platform holders that supplied you with products when you first set up shop. Barkman Computers has been a fixture in Kingston Upon Thames since 1987, and over the past twenty three …
Read More »Doubts raised over game tax breaks
Fresh uncertainties have been cast over the Lib-Con government’s intention to deliver on its pre-election promise of game development tax breaks. Trade site Gamesindustry.biz says it has heard from ‘political insiders’, who state that a game development tax breaks scheme for the UK is now off the table. The anonymous …
Read More »Doubts raised over game tax breaks
Fresh uncertainties have been cast over the Lib-Con government’s intention to deliver on its pre-election promise of game development tax breaks. Trade site Gamesindustry.biz says it has heard from ‘political insiders’, who state that a game development tax breaks scheme for the UK is now off the table. The anonymous …
Read More »VIDEO: Live-action Driver teaser
Ubisoft will announce a brand new entry in the famed Driver series at E3 – that much we know, but beyond that details are very scant. And there’s not much to learn from the publisher’s new live-action teaser trailer that recreates the memorable opening training level from the original 1999 …
Read More »VIDEO: Live-action Driver teaser
Ubisoft will announce a brand new entry in the famed Driver series at E3 – that much we know, but beyond that details are very scant. And there’s not much to learn from the publisher’s new live-action teaser trailer that recreates the memorable opening training level from the original 1999 …
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MCV/DEVELOP’s 30 Under 30 – 2026
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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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