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21 games-related businesses and studios have been named in the Creative England 50, showcasing some of the UK’s top companies in the creative industries. Each firm was selected by a panel of creative industry judges and recognised for leading the charge for the creative industries, showcasing the best of what …
Read More »SAVE THE DATE: New MCV event reveals how much consumers spent on games overall last year
Our widely-read annual market valuation returns next month, and will be launched at a special breakfast briefing in central London. For the last three years, MCV has drawn together a variety of data sources to present a comprehensive overview of where consumer spending on games in the UK goes – …
Read More »VR firm nDreams secures £1.75m investment
nDreams has secured 1.75m in investment to continue expanding its plans for virtual reality game development. The company aims to use the funding from investment business Mercia Technologies to explore publishing and acquisition deals for other VR titles. nDreams currently has five of its own VR projects in development, including …
Read More »We R Interactive acquired by Inspired Gaming
Virtual Sports and online games provider Inspired Gaming has acquired London studio We R Interactive. The deal sees the firm purchase the main assets and employees of the developer, as well as its IP such as I Am PlayR and We R Football. Football sim I Am PlayR is said …
Read More »New Year, New Job: Five common job interview mistakes
Lis Naylor, MD of recruitment firm Lis Welsh, tells us what the biggest interview pitfalls job hunters face and how they can be avoided. 1. A lack of interview preparation – know your target. a. Always know who the key decision makers are in the company and in particular for …
Read More »Accessories Update: Mad Catz FREQ 9 headset and Stealth SX112 Game Grips
MCV takes a look at the best accessories heading to UK retail. This week, we FREQ out over a new Mad Catz headset and get to grips with a fresh set of Stealth controller skins Mad Catz FREQ 9 Wireless Surround Headset Mad Catz has bolstered its headset range with …
Read More »MCV’s Top 100 Women in Games revealed
The high-flyers on our MCV Brit List: Women in Games Top 100 are now revealed. 100 women working in the UK games industry from almost 100 different studios, divisions or companies have made it to the list – chosen by a judging panel of over 50 UK games industry executives. …
Read More »New Year, New Job: Ubisoft’s Stefano Petrullo on moving from journalism to PR
You might know him as a senior PR manager for publisher Ubisoft, but StefanoPetrullo led a long career before this, starting off as a journalist in Italy. Here he tells MCV about his career, and his move from the games media into PR. Asking someone what a job in PR …
Read More »ANALYSIS: How did the UK games market perform in 2014?
The overall games market (software, hardware and accessories) declined six per cent in units and climbed 12 per cent in revenue during 2014. Revenue growth came from console hardware (up 46 per cent), which needs little explanation in the first full calendar year for PS4 and Xbox One. Those two …
Read More »MCV Awards 2015 entries – deadline is 5pm TODAY!
This is it, your final chance; less than nine hours remain to getyour lobbying infor the 2015 MCV Awards. Lobbying for the 2015 MCV Awards ends today,Friday, January 16th at 5pm. That’s right: if you want to put forward your suggestions for this year’s accolades – including Games Retailer, New …
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