Walking out of Madison Square Garden onto the chilly New York streets Saturday morning, the only way I could express the spectacle of the League of Legends World Championships semifinal between defending champion SK Telecom T1 and reigning South Korean champion ROX Tigers was with a simple smile. Read more …
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MCV/DEVELOP Awards – Player’s Choice voting now open
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[Event News] Games Growth Summit Welcomes New Speakers for June Lineup
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Live by the dagger: a euology for support Phantom Assassin
It is with great sadness that I share with you today the end of the strange and wonderful life of support Phantom Assassin. The Dota 2 professional scene is no stranger to odd shifts in meta. From the rotating position of Naga Siren, to the the Rat” Furion of TI3 …
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He's being replaced by Reginaldo Valadares
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Voice actors guild will man the pickets from Monday
Read More »ESL is powering PlayStation’s new tournaments feature
ESL will integrate its competitive gaming systems into PlayStation’s tournaments section on the PS4. ESL will allow players to sign up and compete in many tournaments across multiple games on the PS4 with just a few button presses. Players can also check into tournaments and check their progress through the …
Read More »Wooga shutters strategy development team Black Anvil Games
Company refocusing on casual games
Read More »YellOwStaR is the manager of PSG’s new eSports division
Bora "YellOwStaR" Kim has retired from professional League of Legends in order to become the manager of Paris Saint Germain’s eSports division. YellOwStaR has been a regular in the EU LCS since it’s inception, spending most of his time on Fnatic. After 336 professional games, and tons of European championships …
Read More »Nintendo puts a large focus on eSports in Switch reveal
Yesterday Nintendo showed off the Switch for the first time, and had a large portion of the reveal video focus on eSports. The three minute video was split into sub sections showing the different uses of the console, with the final section being focused on eSports. The clip sees two …
Read More »PSVR sells 50,000 units in Japan in first week
Seems to have outsold all big competitors, making development for the platform more attractive
Read More »King on its multiplayer-focused card game Shuffle Cats
When MCV was invited to a King press event, we figured the Candy Crush giant was about to unveil yet another match-three game. Afterall, this genre was the one that made King the mobile behemoth it is today, with colourful and massively popular releases like Candy Crush Saga. And it’s …
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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 industry veteran Matt Broughton announced as new Editor of MCV/DEVELOP
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