Electric Square has been announced as the sponsor of the Outstanding Achievement Award category at the Women in Games Awards 2026. Charlotte Pook, Talent Acquisition Manager at Electric Square, said: “Electric Square is proud to sponsor the MCV Women in Games Awards in celebration of the incredible women who have …
Read More »[Industry news] The New Guys Launches to Help Game Publishers Identify Audience-Reception Risk Before Launch
The New Guys, a new audience-risk and narrative-reception consultancy for the video game industry, has announced its launch at TheNewGuys.gg.
Read More »[Industry news] Human Fall Flat Celebrates 10 Year Anniversary Alongside 60 Million Players
Developer No Brakes Games and publisher Curve Games are today celebrating the 10 year anniversary of beloved physics platformer Human Fall Flat with the launch of a special celebratory anniversary level available for free on PC today. Packed with nostalgia and hidden secrets, the new level invites players to relive iconic moments and classic environments from the game.
Read More »[Event news] Develop:Brighton 2026 marks 20-year anniversary with huge audience
Develop:Brighton marked its 20 year anniversary last week, drawing 5,804 game developers, publishers, and industry professionals from around the world, to sunny Brighton. This figure represents around 5% increase from 2025 and set yet another new attendance record for the conference. In addition, around 3,000 meetings were scheduled through the event’s professional matchmaking platform, Meet@Develop, highlighting the unique networking …
Read More »[Industry news] Saudia Joins Esports World Cup 2026 as Official Airline, Unveils Branded EWC Aircraft
The Esports Foundation (EF) and Saudia, the national air carrier of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, today announced an expanded partnership naming the airline the Official Airline of the Esports World Cup 2026 (EWC).
Read More »[Industry news] Magic: The Gathering Creator Richard Garfield’s Vanguard Exiles Sets 1.0 Launch Date
Independent Australian developer The Tea Division is proud to announce that Vanguard Exiles, the strategic auto-battler designed in collaboration with Richard Garfield, creator of Magic: The Gathering, will officially launch into 1.0 on Steam on February 4, 2027.
Read More »[Industry news] HoYoverse Announces Gamescom 2026 Lineup
This is a press release posted in addition to our usual editorial content. HGlobal interactive entertainment brand HoYoverse officially announced its complete lineup for gamescom 2026 today. From August 26 to 30, players and fans are invited to visit Hall 6.1, Booth B030 at Koelnmesse in Cologne, Germany, where approximately …
Read More »[Industry news] League of Legends Classic – Full Details Revealed
Riot Games has revealed the full details for League of Legends Classic, the biggest update for the game in over a decade, ahead of its launch on Wednesday, July 29.
Read More »[Industry news] Krafton’s MIMESIS surpasses 2m copies sold
KRAFTON, Inc. has announced that MIMESIS, a four-player co-op horror title from KRAFTON's creative studio ReLU Games, has surpassed two million cumulative copies sold worldwide. Last month's major update added further content to the game's Early Access run, helping drive the new sales record.
Read More »[Event news] Screen Burn to sponsor the Development Impact Award at the MCV/DEVELOP Women in Games Awards
Screen Burn Interactive has been announced as the sponsor of the Development Impact Award at the forthcoming Women in Games Awards.
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