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[From the industry] SOEDESCO acquires Superlumen development studio

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SOEDESCO announces the acquisition of 100% of the shares of Spanish development studio Superlumen

Frontier Developments’ board restructures as David Braben steps down as CEO

David Braben has stepped down as CEO of Frontier Developments, prompting a restructuring of the board as CCO Jonny Watts is promoted to CEO

VaultN aims to bring digital distribution “into the 21st Century”

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A new supply chain management platform called VaultN intends to change things up in the digital product distribution space

The August issue of MCV/DEVELOP is online now! Inside: nDreams’ Patrick O’Luanaigh shares his thoughts on virtual reality, Grant Kirkhope looks back on GoldenEye, Tim Wilson shows us how far Atomhawk has flown … and more!

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mcv develop 981 header The August issue of MCV/DEVELOP is online now! Inside: nDreams’ Patrick O’Luanaigh shares his thoughts on virtual reality, Grant Kirkhope looks back on GoldenEye, Tim Wilson shows us how far Atomhawk has flown … and more!

There’s a new issue of MCV/DEVELOP out now – and you can read it here for free

Wish 200 Week sees gaming community raise £400,000 for Make-A-Wish UK

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The gaming community has raised around £400,000 in charity donations for Make-A-Wish UK

There are only three days left to submit nominations for the TIGA Awards 2022

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The TIGA Awards will return for their 2022 event later this year, and if you’d like to nominate game developers, service providers or educators for awards consideration, there are only three days left to do so

AppLovin offers to buy Unity for $17.5 billion

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The AppLovin software company has made an offer to buy Unity Software Inc. for $17.54 billion in company stock

[From the industry] Global Top Round 2022 Conference Heads to Sweden

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Video game accelerator program Global Top Round (GTR), has today announced its GTR 2022 Conference will be held in Luleå Sweden

Horizon: Forbidden West climbs a robot dinosaur back to #1 in UK Boxed Charts

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The GfK UK Boxed Top Ten between July 30, 2022 and August 6, 2022

Indielab’s South Yorkshire games accelerator programme opens for applications

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Indielab Games has announced that the Indielab South Yorkshire Games Accelerators application process is open as of today

[Industry news] XDS 2026 Insights Report is now live

The 2026 XDS Insights Report examines how external development partnerships are evolving as they become a core part of modern production pipelines. Based on input from 250+ industry professionals, the report shows an ecosystem moving beyond delivery risk and into a new phase shaped by coordination, governance, and long-term collaboration.