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Read More »Analyst predicts that Grand Theft Auto 6 will release in 2023, though marketing boost could be a sign of future sports titles
League of Legends to introduce in-game ads during esports broadcasts
"Our aspiration is to create an environment that exudes the energy found in traditional sports, and we’ll continue to work towards that goal."
Read More »BlizzCon 2020 is cancelled
"Ultimately, after considering our options, we’ve come to the very difficult decision to not have BlizzCon this year"
Read More »“If we released this game now, everyone would assume it was about the quarantine” – Why Kind Words is the perfect lockdown game
We take a look behind the scenes of Popcannibal’s BAFTA-winner, its surprisingly political beginnings and why it’s the perfect game for the current crisis with over 1.6 million messages sent to date
Read More »Italian government match funds €4m of game prototypes as part of post-COVID measures
First Playable Fund supported by Italian Interactive Digital Entertainment Association (IIDEA)
Read More »Tencent buys 20 per cent of Japan’s Marvelous Inc – while Platinum Games spells out its Tencent arrangement
Marvelous has a solid lineup of titles which are very much aimed at its local market.
Read More »US games sales hit record high in April with 73 per cent year on year lift
“I've been working with video game sales data for over 15 years now and April is, by far, the wildest month I think I've ever seen.”
Read More »Women in Games Awards will return in November – and bigger than ever with thanks to headline sponsor Rare
We’ll be celebrating the achievements of women in the industry a little later this year
Read More »Next week’s MCV/DEVELOP Awards will be hosted by ex-industry standup comedian: Imran Yusuf!
"MCV was the trade paper that helped me land my break in the games industry"
Read More »Sumo Digital’s Gary Dunn – “The industry continues to grow, providing more livelihoods for people to bring some joy to people’s lives”
Every month an industry leader wraps up MCV/Develop with their unique insight. In October, our Final Boss was Gary Dunn, managing director at Sumo Digital.
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