Here are your MCV Awards finalists for 2019
Congratulations to all our finalists and thanks to everyone who entered this year
Backlash to forced romance in Assassin's Creed Odyssey DLC 'has been a learning experience', says Ubisoft
"We have read your responses and taken them to heart"
IO Interactive's new Swedish studio will bring 'exciting endeavours, new universes, new franchises'
"The IOI expansion in Malmö was a natural choice"
Ex-Infinity Ward devs form new RPG studio, Winterborn Games
"We came together because of our passion for role-playing games and what they encompass"
New AR mobile game Reality Clash integrates geo-location as players defend 'their own real-world town'
"Our pioneering new game is literally a Reality"
Online retailer Fanatical reports fourth quarter revenue boost of 74% YoY
"2019 is shaping up to be our most successful year ever"
GAME Digital reports 'solid sales' in 'challenging trading climate'
"The Group successfully delivered growth which [...] helped to offset the decline of preowned"
Take-Two fights legal action over references to Pinkerton agents in Red Dead Redemption 2
"Creative works about the American West are permitted as a matter of law", insists Take-Two
AER Memories of Old studio Forgotten Key shuts down after seven years
"Without a dramatic turn of events we will very soon close the doors to our studio"
Unity changes terms to allow Improbable use but ‘does not consider them a partner’
Spatial OS developers using Unity can breathe a big sigh of relief
TIGA on protecting players in video games
Richard Wilson looks into issues around safeguarding players – particularly children – in video games and how the industry can tackle the problem
When We Made... Moonlighter
We take a look behind the scenes at the development of Moonlighter: the challenges of having a main character who is both a shopkeeper and an adventurer, the importance of prototyping and why aspiring devs shouldn’t forget that creating games is also a business
Laura de Castro: 'The hardest point was to realise that Spain wasn’t good for me and that I needed to leave'
December's Rising Star is Laura de Castro, junior programmer at Hutch Games
Pixel Toys: Bringing Warhammer to life and adapting to the mobile ecosystem
Marketing director David Solari and CEO Andrew Wafer tell us about Pixel Toys’ work on the Warhammer license, adapting to the mobile ecosystem when you come from console development and the challenges of bringing miniatures to life
The £1m question: How does confidentiality work in UK law?
Whatever your business, the law protects your secrets but only if you make use of it. We talk to solicitors from Sheridans and Harbottle & Lewis about how confidentiality is a key tool for everyone in the games industry
How Tripwire’s Maneater plans to bite off a bigger chunk of the profits with Epic’s Game Store
"Probably the first distribution platform in over a decade capable of changing the competitive landscape for digital games."
MCV Awards 2019
The MCV Awards return to the Brewery on March 7th to celebrate the best in class of the games industry
GDC 2019
GDC 2019 is coming back stronger than ever from March 18th to 22nd 2019
London Games Festival 2019
The 2019 edition of the London Games Festival will be bigger than ever and run from April 2nd to April 14th across the capital.
