It has been available for a little over a week but already one hacker claims to have snuck behind the Nintendo Switch’s security protection. Gizmodo reports that an old technique used by iOS jailbreakers has provided the breakthrough. Jailbreaking is the name of the process through which iPhones and iPads …
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[Event news] Games Industry Specialist Stevie Ward Announced as Host for the Women in Games Awards
The MCV/Develop Women in Games Awards is thrilled to announce that games industry specialist and voi…
[Industry news] Acclaim Inc. and Antstream Partner
Acclaim Inc. and Antstream today announced that Ground Zero Hero, Acclaim Inc.'s brand-new modern re…
[Industry news] Mooncolony Brings in 10th Anniversary with Brand New Online Festival: MoonFest
Premium game art production studio Mooncolony turns ten years old on the 1st of September, and to ce…
[Event News] VIVA! Games Marketing Returns This November with a Day of Unfiltered Industry Insight
VIVA! Games Marketing is back this November, bringing together some of the games industry's leading …
[Industry News] 80% of Western game developers plan to launch title in China
New independent research commissioned by Rokky, the PC game distribution platform delivering publish…
Nintendo Switch sells 1.5m units in first week, according to Superdata
9 out of 10 bought a copy of Zelda, too
Read More »HTC VP: I disagree with Oculus’s strategy a lot
The VP of global VR for HTC has slammed VR rival Oculus for its walled garden approach to VR content. Joel Breton told GameSpot that HTC has an internal policy to encourage its development partners to release their titles on as many platforms as possible. Oculus, in contrast, has come …
Read More »PS4 games being added to PlayStation Now streaming
PC owners will soon get the chance to play PS4 exclusives without purchasing a console. Sony’s PlayStation Now service allows gamers to access they titles they don’t own via Sony’s streaming platform. Until now it has predominantly been used as a way for PS4 to offer backwards compatibility with PS3. …
Read More »Tencent takes number 1 spot on 2016 top-earning mobile publishers list
List provided by mobile analytic experts App Annie
Read More »GDC confirms a 2018 return, with 2017 seeing 26,000 attendees
"Every GDC gives us a deeper appreciation of the hard work that goes into every aspect of game production, and every role requires attention and deserves respect"
Read More »Total Recall Technologies lawsuit against Oculus dismissed by court
TRT allege Palmer Luckey broke confidentiality agreement
Read More »Develop March: The Human issue
Print and digital editions out now, new issue focuses on human issues
Read More »Scalebound lead producer departs Platinum Games
JP Kellams leaves Platinum Games after just a few months shy of a decade at the company
Read More »Halo Wars 2: Controlling the Battle
Sean Cleaver spoke to Creative Assembly’s Alistair Hope about Halo Wars 2’s new game modes and the reasoning behind keeping the original game’s control scheme
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[Industry news] ZBD Launches Complete Payments Stack Built for Games
ZBD, the money layer for games, today introduces a full platform of embedded financial infrastructure that powers the money lifecycle in games: money in, money through, and money out. The pioneering technology enables money to flow into games, move through them as users earn and transact, and be paid out to players and creators in exchange for the value they create, equipping ZBD to cater fully to PC and console titles following its extensive success in mobile games.
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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] The MCV/DEVELOP Women in Games Awards return this September – and nominations are open NOW!
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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] Fenris Creations announced as sponsor of Rising Star category at Women in Games Awards 2026
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