The popularity of the battle royale genre continues apace with Epic and PUBG Inc games achieving record numbers
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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 …
Jan-Pieter van Seventer wins first ever Dutch Game Awards Lifetime Achievement Award
The managing director of Dutch Game Garden gets the award in honor of the tenth anniversary of the awards
Read More »SNES Mini sells more than Switch in Week One – Famitsu
Nintendo’s Classic Mini SNES has sold over 360,000 units in Japan during its opening week, Famitsu has revealed. While we’ve yet to receive Famitsu’s full hardware charts for last week, the publication took to its own website this morning to state the highly-sought after micro console shifted 368,913 in its first four …
Read More »Nintendo promotes Super Mario Odyssey with live action music video ahead of release
Just when you thought game trailers couldn’t get any weirder than the all-singing, all-dancing Japanese promo for Destiny 2, Nintendo has released a musical video ahead of the release of Super Mario Odyssey (see below). The song has been a key component of Nintendo’s marketing material ever since the platform holder …
Read More »Assassin’s Creed Origins season pass detailed
Ubisoft has unveiled its post-release plans for Assassin’s Creed Origins, including the Season Pass and free add-on content that will be available to all players. The Season Pass, which is included in all Gold Editions of the game and available to buy separately, will be split into two main sections. …
Read More »Rocket League RLCS heads to Washington DC for Season 4 finals, with $150,000 prize pool
The Rocket League Championship Series has detailed its season four world finals, revealed the date, place and the event’s $150,000 prize pool. The event will take place between November 10-12 in Washington D.C. with 10 teams coming together to compete for the lion’s share of the prize at the MGM …
Read More »Fortnite Battle Royale hits 525,000 concurrent players, with 3.7m daily active users
Fortnite’s new Battle Royale variant has only been around for a couple of weeks, but Epic Games took to Twitter yesterday to announce that the mode has already hit 525,000 concurrent players. Fortnight Battle Royale is a completely free mode that’s anyone can download and play, only tangentially related to …
Read More »Immortals sign player Lucas ‘destinyy’ Bullo as entry fragger for CS:GO roster
Immortals have signed Lucas ‘destinyy’ Bullo, bringing their Counter-Strike: Global Offensive roster back up to four players. Bullo joins from fellow Brazilian outfit Tempo Storm, and he’ll be taking the role of entry fragger for Immortals, playing alongside fellow new signing Joao ‘Horby’ Horvath and original players Ricardo ‘boltz’ Prass …
Read More »Judith Hoffman and Steve Superville join Big Huge Games
The industry veterans join the now mobile game developer as COO and creative director respectively
Read More »Nielsen: Call of Duty WWII and Assassin’s Creed Origins most anticipated games for Holiday 2017
Data firm Nielsen has published its usual rankings of the most anticipated games for the upcoming holiday season (from October to December 2017). Nielsen measures anticipation based on awareness, purchase interest and consumer rating, among other key metrics. This gives a percent value (called Game Rank) reflecting “how strong 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
MCV/DEVELOP has announced Code Wizards as a key sponsor at the MCV/DEVELOP Awards 2026.
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MCV/DEVELOP #1007 is HERE!
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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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