MCV/DEVELOP News, events, research and jobs from the games industry
Every month an industry leader wraps up MCV/DEVELOP with their unique insight. This month, we speak to Snow Rui, President and CFO at Hooded Horse
Read More »Final Boss: Snow Rui, President and CFO at Hooded Horse
When We Made… Mortal Kombat 1
Ed Boon, Chief Creative Officer at NetherRealm Studios and co-creator of Mortal Kombat, tells Vince Pavey, defender of Earthrealm, how they created a brand-new universe after 30 years. Thankfully, there were no fatalities, although there are plenty in the video game
Read More »When We Made… Fae Farm
Isaac Epp, game director of Fae Farm at Phoenix Labs, tells Vince Pavey about the challenges of infusing the cosy life sim genre with a dash of fairy magic and adventure
Read More »Classyk Games on Liberation, and bringing the flavour of classic British sci-fi to indie space games
After celebrating Doctor Who last issue, how about a game that pays tribute to the full spectrum of bleak and cheerful 20th Century British sci-fi? Australian solo developer Luke Miller tells us all about his Liberation
Read More »Wish You Were Here? A Spotlight On The Canary Islands
The Canary Islands is one of Europe’s most popular year-round holiday destinations, but the autonomous region of Spain (that is closer to Africa than it is Europe) has in recent years attracted the curious eye of a gaming industry looking to explore new horizons. Richie Shoemaker talks to four studios that have successfully settled in the sun
Read More »Tandem Events is looking for coding speaker sessions for Develop:Brighton
Tandem Events is looking for more speakers for its coding track at Develop:Brighton
Read More »The December/January issue of MCV/DEVELOP is online now! Inside: The Canary Islands, Liberation, DEVELOP/JOBS, Fae Farm and more!
There’s a new issue of MCV/DEVELOP out now – and you can read it here for free
Read More »A Raftur Of Opportunity – Malize Evans on offering support to the games industry with new indie publisher Raftur Games
New indie publisher Raftur Games was set up late last year, partly in response to the layoffs that were blighting the industry. As well as funding, the proudly neurodivergent co-founders hope to offer unrivalled marketing and business support that will help get developers back on their feet. CMO Malize Evans told us more
Read More »Life After Cancer – Monomi Park’s Sakura Minamida Harris on returning to work after a life altering experience
Monomi Park's Sakura Minamida Harris on her breast cancer journey, and the changes after returning to work
Read More »Entrepreneurs Going Forth – Golf Clash’s Paul Gouge and Alex Rigby on ForthStar Games
After establishing the billion-dollar studio that teed-up Golf Clash for millions of mobile gamers, Playdemic’s co-founders have set a new course. Richie Shoemaker sets forth to find out more
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