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Vindex has been acquired by the ESL FACEIT Group

Business News, ESports, Media & PR

The ESL FACEIT Group (EFG) has acquired Vindex

Game Devs of Color Expo will return in September

Business News, Event News

Game Devs of Color Expo (GDoCExpo) will return later this year

BAFTA Games Sessions to be held later this month in London

Business News, Event News

BAFTA has announced that it will open its HQ doors at 195 Piccadilly in London to both the general public and the games industry later this month

Ex-Criterion Games leaders have set up a new studio called Fuse Games

Business News, Consoles, Development News, PC

A new studio called Fuse Games has been announced by former Electronic Arts and Criterion Games leadership

Creative Assembly has opened a new studio in Newcastle

Business News, Consoles, Development News, Mobile, PC

SEGA Europe and Creative Assembly have announced a new UK development studio

Embracer Freemode announces Overload PR

Business News, Media & PR

Embracer Freemode has announced that it will now offer PR and communication services to external partners from around the video game industry

Gamedev Fund is now open to applications from indie game developers in the EU

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Gamedev Fund is now accepting applications for funding from developers over in the EU

Develop:Brighton 2023 has announced its first speakers

Business News, Event News

Tandem Events has announced the first speakers for the 2023 Develop:Brighton conference

The March issue of MCV/DEVELOP is online now! Featuring Savvy Games Group, Hooded Horse, the winners of the Women in Games Awards, YRS TRULY, and PR insights from Renaissance’s Stefano Petrullo

Business News, Publishing

mcv 987 header img The March issue of MCV/DEVELOP is online now! Featuring Savvy Games Group, Hooded Horse, the winners of the Women in Games Awards, YRS TRULY, and PR insights from Renaissance’s Stefano Petrullo

Read insights from Hooded Horse, Savvy Games, Renaissance YRS TRULY, Room 8, Modulate and more in the FREE March issue of MCV/DEVELOP!

Unity Create SVP & MD Marc Whitten on latest Unity Gaming Report

Development News

Unity has just released its 2023 Gaming Report, which highlights five key trends “shaping the industry”. Its conclusions are based on usage and survey data relating to 2022 that’s been collected from more 230,000 users of the Unity development platform, with additional data compiled from 423,000 developers across all platforms. …

[Industry news] XDS 2026 Insights Report is now live

The 2026 XDS Insights Report examines how external development partnerships are evolving as they become a core part of modern production pipelines. Based on input from 250+ industry professionals, the report shows an ecosystem moving beyond delivery risk and into a new phase shaped by coordination, governance, and long-term collaboration.