As the physical edition of Daedalic’s point-and-click adventure The Pillars of the Earth hits shelves today (September 8th), CEO Carsten Fichtelmann (pictured below) has told MCV he hopes the PS4 and Xbox One versions of the game will be a hit with players despite the genre being a difficult sell …
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[Event News] VIVA! Games Marketing returns to tackle the biggest challenges facing games marketers
What does AI mean for games discoverability? Do creator marketing strategies still work? How can dev…
[Guest Post] GTA VI : The Tipping Point For A New Normal
Cormac Moylan, CMO at Loaded, argues that GTA VI could become the release that finally makes gaming’…
MCV/DEVELOP’s 30 Under 30 – 2026
Nominations are now being accepted for the 2026 MCV/DEVELOP "30 Under 30", which will be given the s…
[Guest post] What Japan’s gamers can teach the rest of the games industry
By Berkley Egenes, Chief Marketing & Growth Officer at Xsolla, and Faisal Kazim, Games Commissioner …
[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…
Rockstar Games enter VR market with HTC Vive adaptation of LA Noire
The remaster/re-release of the game due to come to Nintendo Switch as well as PS4 and Xbox One.
Read More »The Raptr social network for games is shutting down
The service it provides is 'no longer necessary' according to Raptr CEO
Read More »A Normal Lost phone and Simteractive win inagural Women in Games Mobile Awards
Media Molecule's Catherine Wooley and Wooga's Glenna Buford inducted to Women in Games hall of fame
Read More »LA Noire is Rockstar’s first Nintendo title in eight years and its first VR title ever
The release line-up of Take 2, both Rockstar studios and 2K, has looked somewhat thin this year, given the delay to Red Dead Redemption 2 and there only being a couple of major releases over at 2K as well. So Rockstar has looked into the past and unearthed detective-thriller, period …
Read More »Develop September: Ubisoft – Conqueror of Worlds
In this month's print and digital editions, we have an exclusive interview with Ubisoft CEO and founder, Yves Guillemot, as we go behind the scenes at the publisher's Southeast Asian studios
Read More »Real Farm gets gameplay trailer and release date for PC and consoles
Publisher Soedesco has just announced that its new IP Real Farm will be released on the 20th of October. That date is for both digital and physical releases across PS4, Xbox One and PC. The farm simulation title is developed by Triangle Studios. It’s the publisher’s third ‘home-grown’ IP and …
Read More »Bethesda’s Hines teases unannounced 2017 title to bolster already-packed release schedule
UPDATE: Hines has since tried to retract his statement via a tweet, saying: "I probably just had a concussion from the beating I took online and was rambling. Ignore." Though it’s hard to know from that whether there’s no further title this year or not. Bethesda’s VP of marketing and …
Read More »‘Now’s the time to drive people into high-end VR,’ says Oculus’ Jason Rubin
When Oculus temporarily dropped the price of its Rift + Touch bundle to £399 to kick off its Summer of Rift sale at the start of July, there were plenty of critics who saw it as another desperate attempt to drum up sales. After all, it had only been four …
Read More »Bethesda has another game due out in 2017, but won’t say what it is
Speaking to Tek Syndicate at Pax West, and picked up by VG247, Peter Hines confirmed a game exists but nothing more
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[Industry news] Music+Sound Awards Reveal 2026’s Finalists
The Music+Sound Awards have announced the finalists for 2026, globally celebrating the composers, sound designers and wider creative talent whose work is shaping music and sound in gaming.
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[Guest post] Beyond the Disc: Why the Format Debate is Really About Consumer Choice
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[Industry news] Fireshine Games Expands Its Successful Portfolio with the Acquisition of Danish Developer Fair Games and Their Multimillion-Selling Game Necesse
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[Guest post] Keep Game Concept Motion Separate from Gameplay Footage
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[Guest Post] GTA VI : The Tipping Point For A New Normal
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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 given the spotlight as part of MCV/DEVELOP #1012, appearing Jan 2027.
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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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