Evo has revealed eight of the nine games that will make up its massive 2017 fighting games tournament. Street Fighter V, Smash Melee, Smash Wii U, Guilty Gear Xrd Rev. 2, Injustice 2, BlazBlue: Central Fiction, Tekken 7: Fated Retribution and King of Fighters XIV are the titles that have …
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MCV/DEVELOP Awards Finalists announced
MCV/DEVELOP has announced the category finalists for the MCV/DEVELOP Awards 2026. The MCV/DEVELOP Aw…
The Story Mob announced as sponsor of the Indie Studio of the Year award at MCV/DEVELOP Awards 2026
MCV/DEVELOP has announced The Story Mob as sponsors of the Indie Studio of the Year award at the MCV…
[Event news] Leading Games Industry Entrepreneur Chris van der Kuyl CBE Joins the Games Growth Summit
Chris van der Kuyl CBE has been announced as the latest speaker to join the Games Growth Summit, bri…
Code Wizards announced as key sponsor of MCV/DEVELOP Awards 2026
MCV/DEVELOP has announced Code Wizards as a key sponsor at the MCV/DEVELOP Awards 2026. …
[Event news] Games Aid Charity Poker Tournament at Develop: Brighton 2026
Come and join 70 of your industry peers for some good old-fashioned Texas Hold 'Em fun. Bask in the …
Groups for the Gfinity London Call of Duty World League event have been announced
With the Gfinity London Call of Duty World League tournament kicking off in just over 24 hours the groups have finally been revealed. Group A will feature Splyce, Aware Gaming, Fab Games, and Bando. Group B will consist of Elevate, Supremacy, Imperial and Prismatic. Group C will house Orbit, Team …
Read More »Wellcome Trust and Epic Games team up for $500,000 development competition
Year long contest on the theme of "transformation"
Read More »ELEAGUE’s 2017 sponsorship rates to stay “about the same” as 2016
In 2016 ELEAGUE revealed that their sponsorship packages mostly sit around the $2 million mark, and have now revealed that will stay the same for 2017. When speaking to SportsBusiness Daily, which was spotted by Dot eSports, Seth Ladetsky, senior vice president of sales at ELEAGUE, said that sponsorship prices …
Read More »IEM Katowice to hold $30,000 female CS:GO tournament
At the Intel Extreme Masters Katowice event eight of the best female CS:GO teams will compete for a share of $30,000. The group stage of the competition will take place on March 2nd with the playoffs happening on March 3rd. All the action will take place on the floor of …
Read More »Genesis 4 organisers offer Smash players compensation after settings mix up
This past weekend Genesis 4 took place, and featured a large Super Smash Bros. Wii U tournament. However at least one game, if not more, were played with the wrong settings bringing into question the results of the matches. During the top eight portion of the event the knockback setting …
Read More »Anonymous source: Goodgame Studios to lay off 200 employees tomorrow afternoon
Latest in a string of layoffs for the company
Read More »Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood pre-orders now open
Square Enix has announced that pre-orders for Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood are now open. The second expansion to Square Enix’s MMORPG is set to launch on June 20th on PS4, PC and Mac in the UK, and a Collector’s Edition of the game will be available alongside the regular boxed …
Read More »Riot finally allows its on air talent to monetise their Twitch streams
Riot is finally allowing its casters and analysts to monetise their personal streams and YouTube channels. Traditionally Riot has banned on air talent from doing this, meaning some of the biggest names in the scene couldn’t make any extra cash based on their streaming. However over the weekend Mitch “Krepo” …
Read More »Audi’s Astralis sponsorship only lasts until DreamHack Masters
Audi has revealed that its sponsorship of Astralis is currently only a short term deal, with the possibility of extending it. The deal will only last until the end of February, which means it will only have been good for the ELEAGUE Major and DreamHack Masters Vegas. This is a …
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[Industry news] Games Industry Shows Signs of Rebalancing as Workforce and Studios Adapt to Changing Market Conditions, Skillsearch Report Finds
The global games and immersive technology industry is moving into a new phase of adjustment, as professionals and studios respond to the lasting impact of recent market changes while adapting to new technologies and evolving expectations.
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[Event News] Games Growth Summit adds to speaker line-up with two more veterans
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[Guest post] Chris Rowe: Co-Dev Without the Culture Clash
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[Industry news] XDS 2026 Insights Report is now live
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Games Growth Summit Announces First Speakers for 6th Annual Event – 4th June
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Games industry veteran Matt Broughton announced as new Editor of MCV/DEVELOP
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