35 per cent of UK adults are aware of esports, but only seven per cent of them actually watch esports, according to a new report from YouGov. Of those who watch, the majority do so online (72 per cent). Meanwhile, eight per cent of UK adults are interested in watching esports, …
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[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 …
[Event News] Games Growth Summit adds to speaker line-up with two more veterans
Ann Hurley and Gina Jackson OBE are joining the lineup for the Games Growth Summit. Two highly respe…
[Event news] Indie Showcase submissions open
The Indie Showcase is an opportunity for indie game developers to get their new game seen & experien…
LightSpeed Studios announced as sponsor of the Player’s Choice Award – NOW OPEN TO VOTE!
MCV/DEVELOP has announced LightSpeed Studios as the sponsor of a new category at the MCV/DEVELOP Awa…
MCV/DEVELOP #1007 is HERE!
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Xbox Live Indie Games shutdown delayed to October – Report
It looks like the Xbox 360 indie games programme won’t shut down today after all. The Xbox Live Indie Games store will remain online until October 7th, Eurogamer reports. ID@Xbox previously announced that the store would close today (September 29th) but it looks like it’s now been delayed. Eurogamer points …
Read More »Special Effect’s One Special Day launches
For the charity's tenth anniversary, the aim is to raise $100,000 and the games industry has put full support behind the day
Read More »PC gaming, Xbox One X, Final Fantasy XV and Wargaming headline this week’s MCV
This week’s MCV is all about PC gaming. As it goes from strength to strength, we speak to manufacturers Intel, Nvidia and Dell about what’s next for the hardware industry. Final Fantasy XV is also getting a super-charged 4K Windows Edition next year, so we talk to Square Enix’s Hajime …
Read More »Angry Birds developer Rovio valued at $1bn for its IPO
The public offering has already stopped due to being oversubscribed
Read More »Aardvark Swift Get in the Game university tour is looking for speakers
The month long tour will go up and down the country, talking to students about the games industry
Read More »Get That Job: Lead Quality Assurance Project Manager
Benoit Provot, the lead QA project manager for Testronic's Warsaw office talks us through his day-to-day work and what he looks for in a new employee
Read More »Esports tournament organiser Gfinity gets £7m new investment
Around 26 million shares were released at 27p a share to raise money for new projects
Read More »Perforce Software acquires tools provider Hansoft
The Swedish firm has been bought by the version management provider to greater productivity support to clients
Read More »Uncharted: The Lost Legacy sells 48,000 copies digitally in the UK – but we can’t tell you how that relates to physical units
Superdata’s monthly figures are out for digital gaming sales in September. The highlight is the apperance of Uncharted: The Lost Legacy in the Top 10, having taken the number four sport with 1.44m. With no adds-on or additional content available, and a selling price of 30 we can easily calculate …
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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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