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The Green Game Jam takes place across the UK in November
Read More »Ukie, Space Ape Games and Playmob announce environmentally conscious student game jam
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Epic opens up in-game purchases on Epic Games Store for developers and publishers
"Developers who use their choice of purchase and payment services in-game do not have to share any r…
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Interactive Futures returns in January 2020
"Last year’s event provided an excellent opportunity to showcase the world-class talent we have in t…
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Gameloft closes UK office
Gameloft said it was forced to "adapt [its] resources capacities" …
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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…
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Her Story and Telling Lies director Sam Barlow is hiring for a new project
The as-yet unnamed title is returning to Barlow’s horror roots …
Hyper-casual mobile game developer, MadBox, raises $16.5m in funding
The firm has big plans to expand into new genres soon
Read More »Former CMO of Zynga, Doug Scott, joins Twitch
The CMO has extensive experience in gaming as well as the music industry
Read More »Children’s commissioner calls for a clamp down on loot boxes
Tighter legislation has been called for in a bid to cut down on addiction element
Read More »Gameloft’s Asphalt 9: Legends hits one million installs in first seven days on Nintendo eShop
Could this be the start of more casual mobile games heading to the Switch?
Read More »The Develop brand returns in print and online with the launch of MCV/Develop
Both the magazine and website will now bear the MCV/Develop name from today
Read More »Artificial Intelligence is a priority for game design investment for coming year states recent survey
AI-produced art content could also become more important for many
Read More »Gfinity announces revenue increase of more than 80% in the past financial year
The firm has enjoyed a second consecutive year of more than 80% growth
Read More »Win win: Islamic Relief game turns microtransactions into charitable donations while tackling negative preconceptions
The game is raising money for charity, while highlighting the positive efforts of Muslims around the world.
Read More »G Into Gaming announces diversity and inclusion workshops in conjunction with Testronic
The workshops and seminars help to evaluate what can be done to correct the gender imbalance within the games industry
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Pennies from Heaven: Thatgamecompany’s Jenova Chen on monetisation in Sky: Children of the Light
Having created titles such as Flow, Flower and Journey, thatgamecompany is a bona fide indie superstar. But for Sky: Children of the Light it switched from premium console titles to mobile and free-to-play.
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GameMaker at 20 – “Sometimes, something small and nameless is way more impressive than one of the big game titles”
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Keywords Studio’s Andrew Day – “I love the industry and I don’t see it slowing down anytime soon.”
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Landing the best possible hire for your games industry role – studios and agencies provide expert advice
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Ubisoft wants to help teach kids to program with Rabbids Coding
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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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“The subs war arrives on mobile – but not how you think”: Sensor Tower’s Craig Chapple on subscription services
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Marmalade Game Studio’s Cristina Mereuta on why talent trumps genre experience
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Ins and Outs – November 2019’s industry hires roundup
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Aardvark Swift studio spotlight: Firesprite
