MCV/DEVELOP News, events, research and jobs from the games industry
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Read More »GDC’s 2020 State of the Game Industry: PC remains the dominant platform but focus is switching to next-gen consoles
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Kixeye lays off 20 staff
"We have trimmed the organisation somewhat as a natural step after the split" …
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Pokémon Home has been installed 1.3 million times in just 7 days
"If the service continues to demonstrate financial viability, it may encourage publishers to conside…
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Blazing Griffin’s Naysun Alae-Carew: “At Blazing Griffin we’re storytellers first in the widest possible sense. Platform comes second”
Every month an industry leader wraps up MCV/DEVELOP with their unique insight. This month, we talk t…
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“Your store page is your game’s best marketing tool” – Failbetter Games’ Hannah Flynn on how to manage your store page
Hannah Flynn is a multi-award-winning marketing and community professional who has worked with Failb…
Disney is reportedly closing down Fogbank Entertainment
The studio was not acquired by Scopley in FoxNet sale
Read More »YouTube confirms streaming exclusivity deal with Activision
"The company turned to Google Cloud because of its highly reliable global footprint, advanced data analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities"
Read More »Playful Studios ‘significantly’ reduces full-time headcount
"We are truly heartbroken"
Read More »‘We were crunching pretty hard most of last year,’ states Doom Eternal dev id Software
"We have very dedicated people that just choose to work a lot"
Read More »My.Games rises to become Europe’s third most successful mobile app publisher by revenue
Mobile games have "contributed significantly to this rise"
Read More »Google outlines what’s next for its streaming platform, Stadia
"We have a lot more planned and will continue to work hard toward delighting gamers with our vision for Stadia"
Read More »Consumer spending on digital games hits an all-time high in December 2019
Rockstar, Activision, and Supercell see big sales
Read More »Paradox responds to DLC criticism with new subscription service trials
"We thought we'd run a test to see how popular such a service would be"
Read More »Nintendo’s pre-order cancellation policy is lawful, says German courts
Consumer advocates say they will challenge the judgment
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“The most meaningful moment as a player of our game should never be reading about it on Twitter” – Bungie’s David ‘DeeJ’ Dague on the Destiny 2 community
"What we're really trying to inspire is this sense of belonging"
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“We’re making a fun game, something that people will enjoy for many, many years to come” – Wargaming UK on their live service ambitions
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“Nobody shoots like that. Everyone was out of their comfort zone” – Sam Barlow on the process behind making Telling Lies
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“The nice thing about Snap Games is that it was monetisable, right from the very beginning” – Why Snap Games might be a huge opportunity for your IP
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“This focus on output, not hours, has enabled us to eliminate crunch” – Roll7 on moving the benefits of remote working
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Blazing Griffin’s Naysun Alae-Carew: “At Blazing Griffin we’re storytellers first in the widest possible sense. Platform comes second”
Every month an industry leader wraps up MCV/DEVELOP with their unique insight. This month, we talk to Blazin Griffin managing director, Naysun Alae-Carew
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“Your store page is your game’s best marketing tool” – Failbetter Games’ Hannah Flynn on how to manage your store page
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“A kiss and a good song: both are perfect, but the combination can bring tears into your eyes” – Remedy’s go-to composer Petri Alanko on composing for games
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“We’re doing something different, something new with a very well known medium” – Light Brick Studios on the development of Lego Builder’s Journey
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Ins and Outs – February 2020’s industry hires roundup
