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Read More »Read the November/December issue of MCV/DEVELOP online now! Featuring PS5 & Xbox Series X, women in games, Paradise Killer and more
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GAME introduces measures to prevent PS5 scalpers
"We have strong measures in place to help ensure that our ‘1 per customer’ statement is maintained" …
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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 …
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Miniclip acquires Online Soccer Manager developer, Gamebasics
"We believe that Miniclip will give Gamebasics a push in executing our ambitions" …
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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
With support across all the new consoles, Unity’s ‘creators first’ philosophy has been building up t…
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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…
[From the Industry] Google and MY.GAMES Venture Capital Launch EMEA Accelerator Programme for Video Game Developers
Google and international gaming brand MY.GAMES today announced a joint accelerator programme, titled Game Drive, for promising mobile game studios and projects.
Read More »Playstation takes over Oxford Circus station to celebrate PS5 launch
Additionally, four other London tube stations have been taken over by some of Playstation's biggest games.
Read More »Embracer Group goes on an acquisition spree, picking up 12 game studios and a PR firm
Standouts include Phoenix Point developer Snapshot Games and Newcastle-based studio Silent Games.
Read More »Koch Media acquires Flying Wild Hog
Koch Media has reached an agreement with Flying Wild Hog to acquire 100 per cent of the Shadow Warrior developer.
Read More »Kalypso Media announces headcount grew by 50 per cent during 2020
Next-gen development and boosts in German federal funding had both played into the decision to expand
Read More »Wiggin acquires digital entertainment practice Purewal & Partners
Two of the top names in games law have joined forces today
Read More »Xbox CFO Tim Stuart on console supply, exclusives, acquisitions and how Microsoft plans to reach 100m in Game Pass
“We need the Activisions, the Ubisofts, the EAs, the Take-Twos, the Epics, all the way down to indie creators to be successful on the platform."
Read More »BAFTA announces UK and US Breakthrough talents for 2020
Eight recipients for games across the UK and US
Read More »XIII remake developer and publisher apologise following the game’s poor reception, blaming pandemic’s affect on development
"The pandemic has impacted the game’s production on many levels."
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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
With support across all the new consoles, Unity’s ‘creators first’ philosophy has been building up to the next generation launch for many years.
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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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“The goal is survival, not elimination” – Behind the scenes of Midwinter Entertainment’s debut title, Scavengers
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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
