It took a while for all concerned to admit that Epic’s hugely successful Xbox 360 shooter Gears of War was indeed coming to PC – but following the confirmation at July’s E3 Microsoft has finally dated the game’s arrival. The game will be released in the UK on November 9th, …
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[Industry news] Sasha Volkohon appointed Head of Commercial at game events GmbH
game events GmbH, the organiser of gamescom dev, has appointed Sasha Volkohon as Head of Commercial,…
[Event News] VIVA! Games Marketing #4 brings the games industry’s marketing leaders together in London this November
The games marketing community will come together in London on Wednesday 18th November for VIVA! Game…
[Industry news] TIGA responds to the Autumn Budget statement
This is a press release posted alongside our usual editorial content. TIGA, the trade association re…
[Industry news] Rocky Horror Show Steps into Roblox
Pop culture meets code as Rocky Horror Show enters the world of Roblox. Digital culture platform Coo…
[Industry news] Russ Harding joins Rhino Rock Studios as Partner and Director
Rhino Rock Studios has announced that games and interactive entertainment veteran Russ Harding has j…
NCsoft unveils Carbine Studios
MMO specialist NCsoft has lifted the curtain on its new wholly-owned California-based development outfit Carbine Studios. Next-Gen reports that 17 former Blizzard employees now work for the studio, many of whom were formerly lead and senior developers” from the World of Warcraft team. This is a dev team made in …
Read More »NCsoft unveils Carbine Studios
MMO specialist NCsoft has lifted the curtain on its new wholly-owned California-based development outfit Carbine Studios. Next-Gen reports that 17 former Blizzard employees now work for the studio, many of whom were formerly lead and senior developers” from the World of Warcraft team. This is a dev team made in …
Read More »Imagines PSU3 merges with Play
Imagine Publishing has effectively closed its unofficial PS3 magazine PSU3 – merging it with multi-format PlayStation title Play. In a statement, Imagine said: ‘The move comes after careful deliberation into the state of both the PlayStation and the related magazine market which has not seen the significant growth shown by …
Read More »Imagines PSU3 merges with Play
Imagine Publishing has effectively closed its unofficial PS3 magazine PSU3 – merging it with multi-format PlayStation title Play. In a statement, Imagine said: ‘The move comes after careful deliberation into the state of both the PlayStation and the related magazine market which has not seen the significant growth shown by …
Read More »Activision: ‘Bizarre buy is just the beginning’
European boss reveals publisher is looking into other acquisition opportunitiues
Read More »Activision: ‘Bizarre buy is just the beginning’
European boss reveals publisher is looking into other acquisition opportunitiues
Read More »Latest issue of Develop available to download now
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Read More »NCsoft opens Carbine Studios
New studio headed by Warcraft and Fallout alumni
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[Guest post] Among Us on Windows: what the social deduction boom looks like from the desktop
Social deduction has always been a party-room genre first and a software genre second. Werewolf and Mafia needed a table, a moderator and a group willing to lie to each other for an hour. The digital versions that stuck tend to keep that structure intact and add the one thing tabletop versions can't: anonymity, plus a reason to move around.
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[Industry news] Studio Atelico Launches the First AI Engine Built to Run On-Device Inside Games
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[Industry news] TIGA responds to the Autumn Budget statement
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[Industry news] EFAN.gg Launches Public Beta
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[Industry news] Music+Sound Awards Reveal 2026’s Finalists
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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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