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Read More »Fortnite Chapter 2 reveals the blueprint for the future of Epic’s collossus
Blizzard pulls out of Nintendo World live event amid Hong Kong controversy
Company had planned a meet and greet with some of the game’s voice actors for the first 150 fans to sign up for the event
Read More »Twitch sees massive growth in non-gaming content
Twitch’s “Just Chatting” category, intended for conversations between streamers and viewers with no requirement for video game content, has grown 36% based on views since its launch in September 2018 - outpacing Twitch’s growth rate as a whole
Read More »Please welcome Chris Wallace – MCV’s new staff writer
Chris comes as a graduate of Cardiff University, with a Master’s degree in Magazine Journalism. During his studies, Chris interned twice at MCV, providing news and features coverage.
Read More »Creative England launches £24 million fund for creative SMEs
"The launch of today’s fund ensures a shift in the ecosystem for lending across the creative industry”
Read More »Hiro Capital launches €100m capital fund to bridge current funding gap in industry
We feel strongly that there's been this capital gap in our set of industries"
Read More »Tax Watch UK calls out Rocksteady and Creative Assembly for ‘playing the system’ for video game tax relief
"It is implausible that the games produced by Rocksteady are loss making"
Read More »Ubisoft outlines plans to develop more of its franchises into TV shows
"Every show has a different target that it’s aiming at and a different format"
Read More »Jobs cut at PlayStation EU on PS5 announcement day as SIE America’s influence grows
"I hate that this is going to be drowned by the PS5 announcement"
Read More »Mike Ybarra is leaving Microsoft
"It’s been a great ride at Xbox and the future is bright"
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