This year’s festival will look different to previous editions with an online programme of activities to account for the latest COVID-19 guidelines
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‘Publishers in the west think they need a publisher in China’ – Arcus Key explains how to be big in China
Western publishers have long-held China as a land of opportunity. However, the options for reaching …
Opera acquires YoYo Games and GameMaker Studio for $10m
The engine is responsible for breakout indie hits such as Spelunky, Undertale, Hotline Miami, Hyper …
Steam geoblocking investigation ends with €7.8m of fines for Valve, Focus, Zenimax, Bandai Namco, Capcom and Koch Media
“The Commission has concluded that the illegal practices of Valve and the five publishers partitione…
“It’s the first console generation where you’re seeing Unity creators right out the gate.” – The next generation of Unity
With support across all the new consoles, Unity’s ‘creators first’ philosophy has been building up t…
More remote teams, working across multiple time zones, delivering titles for streaming platforms – how devs see the games of this new decade
New survey helps us to see where the biggest areas for change are likely to fall over the next ten y…
GAME introduces measures to prevent PS5 scalpers
"We have strong measures in place to help ensure that our ‘1 per customer’ statement is maintained"
Read More »Registrations are now open for the free digital event, GDC Showcase
Registrations are now open for GDC Showcase, a new free digital event that will take place March 15 through March 19.
Read More »Miniclip acquires Online Soccer Manager developer, Gamebasics
"We believe that Miniclip will give Gamebasics a push in executing our ambitions"
Read More »65% of North Americans now play mobile games – up 12% in a year
Average number of hours played and revenues also well up
Read More »Just what is Sony’s strategy for making PS5 updates to key PS4 exclusives?
Where are the PS5 updates for God of War, Horizon Zero Dawn, The Last of Us Part 2, Bloodborne...
Read More »Huuuge, Inc to undertake an initial public offering
Huuuge expects that gross proceeds from the issuance of new shares will amount to up to approximately $150 million.
Read More »US consumers spent $56.9 billion on gaming in 2020
The Nintendo Switch was the best-selling console of 2020, with annual dollar sales being the second highest for an individual platform in a single calendar year in U.S. history
Read More »Games Careers Week launches March 26th to inspire diverse young people, parents and teachers to discover careers in games
26 March 2021 will see the launch of Games Careers Week, which will feature online events aimed at reaching millions of parents, learners, teachers and job-seekers.
Read More »505 Games’ parent company, Digital Bros, acquires Infinity Plus Two as it expands its free to play business
Publisher 505 Games is expanding its its focus in the free-to-play market with the acquisition of Australian developer Plus Two, creators of the Puzzle Quest series and successful F2P puzzle RPG Gems of War.
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‘Publishers in the west think they need a publisher in China’ – Arcus Key explains how to be big in China
Western publishers have long-held China as a land of opportunity. However, the options for reaching that audience have been somewhat limited. Arcus Key, led by a dual UK-China team, thinks it has the solution
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“It’s the first console generation where you’re seeing Unity creators right out the gate.” – The next generation of Unity
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“A new, fast and playful way of creating games and experiences without coding” – A closer look at CREY’s social gaming network
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“No one’s has done this before. No one’s really tried to tell a story in this way.” – The ambitious story of Wallace and Gromit: The Big Fix Up’s transmedia approach
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“Odyssey will transform the multiplayer experience in Elite” – Taking the next step for Elite Dangerous
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“We are heading down a positive path – one where more people get to play great games.” – James Butcher, Xbox UK and Ireland
Every month an industry leader wraps up MCV/DEVELOP with their unique insight This month we talk to James Butcher, Xbox UK and Ireland Category Director
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Ins and Outs – January 2021’s industry hires roundup
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“The games industry is always evolving, providing players with more realistic, larger and more advanced games to play” – Creative Assembly’s Yasmin Curren
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Heading off-road and into the next-gen with DIRT 5 and Dolby Atmos
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“Previous clients come back to us again and again, which I think is the ultimate telling point” – Aardvark Swift Studio Spotlight: Tag Games

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