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MOVE Summit, Scotland’s animation and VFX gathering, returns this year to the historic Pleasance Courtyard and other Edinburgh venues from 18th - 21st February 2026, now taking place over four days rather than the usual three.
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Bastion, the award-winning communications and marketing agency dedicated to the video games industry, has launched Bastion America, bringing exceptional service, strategic clout and proven international reach to games companies across North America.
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After a hugely successful Pocket Gamer Connects London 2026, which saw 3,000 games industry professionals gathering in London for the industry’s most significant UK knowledge-sharing and networking event, the Steel Media Ltd management team has levelled up.
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The Game Music Foundation has released a special video message from composer Hitoshi Sakimoto inviting you to join him in London on 13th June for his 40th Anniversary Celebration Concert featuring the music of Final Fantasy Tactics, Final Fantasy XII, 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim and more.
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Vladislav Tsopljak and Iain Garner, the exited founders of publisher Neon Doctrine, are reuniting and welcoming you to join them on their next adventure at “Goldpact Goblins”.
Read More »![fractional [Industry news] fractional/ establishes flexible consulting model to help games studios put their best foot forward](https://mcvuk.com/wp-content/uploads/fractional-310x165.jpg)
As game creators contend with increasing competition and dwindling resources, a new consulting collective is launching with a focus on how studios access senior expertise outside of development. fractional/ introduces a model designed to support studios with high-level strategy and execution across “everything but making the game.”
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Matt Broughton has been announced as the new Editor of MCV/DEVELOP. Matt started in the games industry in 1992 as a writer for EMAP Images, working on magazines such as The One for Amiga, C&VG, PC Review, as well as various other gaming titles. He then moved into PR, working …
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The 2025 TIGA Games Industry Awards have once again showcased the extraordinary creativity, innovation, and talent within the sector
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Last week in London we announced the winners of the MCV/DEVELOP Women in Games Awards 2025
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Richie Shoemaker has taken shore leave from steering the good ship Debug++ to talk with Catt Small, executive director of Game Devs Of Color
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