Calling all marketeers —there’s a new opportunity to catch up with the latest trends and ideas at a new event to take place on November 22nd. The Games Marketing Forum will take place all day at The Cumberland Hotel (inset) in London and has been designed to give everyone in …
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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…
New Games Marketing Forum unveiled
Calling all marketeers —there’s a new opportunity to catch up with the latest trends and ideas at a new event to take place on November 22nd. The Games Marketing Forum will take place all day at The Cumberland Hotel (inset) in London and has been designed to give everyone in …
Read More »Banned Euro Manhunt 2 same as US version
The second version of Manhunt 2 rejected by The British Board Of Film Classification this week was identical to that granted a Mature rating by US ratings board the ESRB in August, MCV can reveal. The edited title is set for release over the Atlantic in October, but was shunned by …
Read More »Banned Euro Manhunt 2 same as US version
The second version of Manhunt 2 rejected by The British Board Of Film Classification this week was identical to that granted a Mature rating by US ratings board the ESRB in August, MCV can reveal. The edited title is set for release over the Atlantic in October, but was shunned by …
Read More »Publisher buyout next for expanding Empire?
UK publisher Empire has its eye on developer and even publisher acquisitions as it looks to close the gap on the industry’s big boys. Empire CEO Ian Higgins told MCV: We are delivering good results after the acquisition – our share price doubled after our financial results. For the future …
Read More »Publisher buyout next for expanding Empire?
UK publisher Empire has its eye on developer and even publisher acquisitions as it looks to close the gap on the industry’s big boys. Empire CEO Ian Higgins told MCV: We are delivering good results after the acquisition – our share price doubled after our financial results. For the future …
Read More »Its Prime time for Brown to listen to you
So it’s not without irony that, in the week the Government finally reaches out to the industry, this pejorative description perfectly encapsulates the rhetoric on games we’ve come to expect from Parliamentary figures. You know the chumps I’m talking about. Boris Johnson spitting out ill-informed nonsense about how PlayStation is …
Read More »Its Prime time for Brown to listen to you
So it’s not without irony that, in the week the Government finally reaches out to the industry, this pejorative description perfectly encapsulates the rhetoric on games we’ve come to expect from Parliamentary figures. You know the chumps I’m talking about. Boris Johnson spitting out ill-informed nonsense about how PlayStation is …
Read More »Maguire: New PS3 can change attitudes
SCE UK boss Ray Maguire has told MCV that the introduction of the new entry level 40GB PS3 will silence the doubters and take the platform to ‘the next level’. In the week that SCE UK introduced the new SKU at 299 and revealed that the 60GB console is to …
Read More »Maguire: New PS3 can change attitudes
SCE UK boss Ray Maguire has told MCV that the introduction of the new entry level 40GB PS3 will silence the doubters and take the platform to ‘the next level’. In the week that SCE UK introduced the new SKU at 299 and revealed that the 60GB console is to …
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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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