Consumers are now able to buy the HTV Vive at more US retailers than ever before. The company has announced a large online retail expansion” that sees the virtual reality hardware become available from BestBuy.com, Walmart.com, Jet.com and B&H. These retailers mark a massive expansion of our online retail presence …
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MCV/DEVELOP Awards Finalists announced
MCV/DEVELOP has announced the category finalists for the MCV/DEVELOP Awards 2026. The MCV/DEVELOP Aw…
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 …
SK Gaming win Dreamhack Open to kick off summer campaign
SK Gaming has lifted the trophy on the CS:GO Dreamhack Summer tournament, beating out home team Fnatic in a tense 2-1 victory. It’s a good start to a summer campaign that’s going to see SK competing at the ECS Season 3 finals next week and the Krakow Major a month …
Read More »PS4 overtakes Switch in monthly US sales race
After two successive months as the best selling console hardware in the US, Nintendo Switch has slipped back behind the PS4. NPD hasn’t released any numbers, so we don’t know by how much Switch sales fell or PS4 grew. By the same token, the Switch stock situation seemingly remains a …
Read More »Fnatic want to “keep up the pace” after Heroes of the Storm win
“We need to keep up the pace, and make sure no one can keep us with us.” said Dob ‘Quackniix’ Engstrom in a press conference at Dreamhack moments after Fnatic beat Team Dignitas 4-3 in a best of 7 series to win the Mid-Season Brawl of the Heroes of the …
Read More »Dignitas and Fnatic on HOTS trash talk: “Fans sometimes don’t realise that it’s all a joke”
At a pre-finals conference for Heroes of the Storm’s HGC Mid-Season Brawl, players from Fnatic and Dignitas came together to talk about their upcoming match, when questions turned to the two teams playful trash talk towards each other. “I want to be clear that it’s never serious,” said Dob ‘Quackniix’ …
Read More »Valve announces six Dota 2 teams invited to The International 7
Valve has revealed the six invited teams for August’s The International 7 tournament, in addition to where Valve will be pulling the addition 12 teams that’ll be joining them from the regional qualifiers. The invites are safe choices. Epicenter winners Team Liquid are joined by four time Major champs OG …
Read More »Audio extra: Q&A with lead audio designer Dorian Pareis
Following on from our feature on getting work in audio, we've got a full interview with the lead audio designer at Ubisoft Reflections, Dorian Pareis. He tells us about his journey and what you need to get in to the audio side of the games industry
Read More »Audio Jobs: Finding the best tune
Audio is a very specialised area of the games industry. Some designers have been doing it for decades. So how did they get their jobs, and what do they look for when hiring new audio designers? Sean Cleaver asks UK studios and outsourcers for their advice and experiences
Read More »Unikrn launch own cryptocurrency for esports betting: Unikoingold
Esports betting outfit Unikrn has announced its own cryptocurrency: UnikoinGold. Unikrn has had ‘Unikoin’, a digital currency specific to the site that betters use, since 2015. UnikoinGold will be bigger, sitting on the Ethereum blockchain as a genuine cryptocurrency. The Ethereum blockchain is significant here because it’ll mean that the …
Read More »OPINION: Hype Management on why subscriber levels don’t always indicate a YouTuber’s success
At a launch event during my tenure on the Activision PR team, an eager young content creator walked up to me, grabbed my hand and introduced himself by his YouTube channel name and the number of subscribers he had. Amused at this rather unusual way of an introduction, I asked …
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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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