The saga of the Spectrum ZX Vega+ continues this week with news of a fresh delay to the hardware and another personal attack from the company behind it. Last week it was reported that Retro Computers threatened the BBC with legal action if it reported on its ongoing failure to …
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LightSpeed Studios announced as sponsor of the Player’s Choice Award – NOW OPEN TO VOTE!
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MCV/DEVELOP #1007 is HERE!
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[Event news] Develop:Brighton – ustwo announced as first keynote
Develop:Brighton is delighted to reveal the first keynote for this year’s event: ustwo’s Maria Sayan…
MCV/DEVELOP Awards – Player’s Choice voting now open
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[Event News] Games Growth Summit Welcomes New Speakers for June Lineup
Emma Smith and Jason Avent join an expanding lineup of industry leaders bringing real-world insight …
Steam unveils further tweaks to its review system
Changes made to "fine-tune the relevance and accuracy of the overall review score for each product."
Read More »Nintendo: ‘There are no widespread technical problems’ with Switch
Joy Con syncing and screen scratching problems reported online are not symptomatic of problems with the Switch hardware, Nintendo has claimed. Speaking to Time, the platform holder has for the first time responded to the growing reports of manufacturing or design problems with the machine. At Nintendo, we take great …
Read More »Announcing the Develop quiz 2017
Event at Komedia Brighton on July 11th
Read More »Australian Greens pledge 4 million Australian dollars for video games industry
"The average Australian gamer is now indistinguishable from the average Australian."
Read More »Riot Games: Taking Play Seriously
For live games the design process never ends. Jem Alexander talks to Riot Games’ Design Director, Greg Street, about balancing and adding features to a game played by millions of players daily
Read More »Hello Games reveals Hello Labs initative to help those developing experimental games
Say Hello to more experimental games
Read More »John Carmack sues Zenimax for $22.5m
Alleges this is owed from Zenimax's acquisition of id Software
Read More »MCV Awards 2017: In pictures
Pictures from last night’s 2017 MCV Awards arenow available to view online. Whether you were unable to attend or simply want a reminder of how last night went, a full album of images are now online. We’ve included a few pictures below, and there is a full album onFacebook which …
Read More »Naughty Dog co-president Balestra leaving company after 15 years
"it’s time to step away from a career to pursue fulfilling personal ambitions and projects"
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[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.
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Games Growth Summit Announces First Speakers for 6th Annual Event – 4th June
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