Game industry business news

Insomnia is returning after more than two years of inactivity. Richie Shoemaker talks to its creator and Player1 Events CEO Craig Fletcher about why it’s better to wake rather than shake up the venerable gaming festival

After years of negotiating the fraught planning process, PitStop Productions announced last month that construction will soon begin on its multi-million pound Sound Design Creation Centre. Richie Shoemaker talks to a relieved John Sanderson about what the facility will mean for game audio services in the UK

We are very pleased to announce that Diva is supporting this year’s MCV/DEVELOP Awards, which take place on April 28th at The Brewery in London.

The Develop:Brighton Indie Showcase competition, which aims to find the industry’s hottest unsigned indie games, is now open to submissions. 

BAFTA has appointed a familiar face as their new head of games. We catch up with Luke Hebblethwaite to find out what his new role means for the future of BAFTA.

No-code social platform opens in Early Alpha making content creation as easy as drag and drop [Sponsored]

New social entertainment platform opens to indie developers, content creators, and more

After taking a break from game development, Roll7 is back and better than ever with OlliOlli World. Chris Wallace catches up with Simon Bennett and Thomas Hegarty to find out about their new and healthier approach to game development, and the hard lessons learned along the way.

Born in the midst of a pandemic, Sumo Group’s indie publishing arm is celebrating its first birthday just as the world appears to be leaping from proverbial frying pan into literal fire. However, despite the troubles well beyond its control, it has been a successful twelve months for the fledgling …

Here are the highlights from the recent industry hires and moves, as published in MCV/DEVELOP's April issue.