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“Even as a small company, we’ve always been fighting with the big guys” – Madfinger Games on monetisation, machine learning and Shadowgun War Games
The studio is perhaps best known for their work bringing first person shooters to mobile, in both th…
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“It doesn’t have to be a chore, you can create something truly innovative for the game, outside of the licence itself” – Vernon Vrolijk on Good Shepherd and John Wick Hex
Executing licensed games: John Wick style …
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Bethesda puts free-to-play card game The Elder Scrolls: Legend on indefinite hold
"We decided to put any new content development or releases on hold for the foreseeable future" …
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Gameloft UK’s closure followed redundancies in Brisbane and Manila offices
"The company said it was “working with all employees, on a case by case basis, to find the best way …
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2K’s Kelley Gilmore on Cloud Chamber, working on a new Bioshock title, and being the first female studio head in 2K history
"I’m really honoured to have the opportunity to build this new team and deliver the next offering in…
Ex-Crytek staff launch new gaming fund and accelerator for gaming startups
GameGroove Capital is a collaboration with Warface developer, Blackwood Games
Read More »Xbox UK business lead, Harvey Eagle, promoted to global marketing role
Harvey Eagle will now be responsible for overseeing growth for Xbox Live globally
Read More »Tencent gains majority control of Supercell
The giant increased its stake in the consortium which owns a majority stake in the Finnish giant
Read More »Ukie, Space Ape Games and Playmob announce environmentally conscious student game jam
The Green Game Jam takes place across the UK in November
Read More »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
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“Even as a small company, we’ve always been fighting with the big guys” – Madfinger Games on monetisation, machine learning and Shadowgun War Games
The studio is perhaps best known for their work bringing first person shooters to mobile, in both the Shadowgun games as well as their zombie shooter franchise Dead Trigger.
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“It doesn’t have to be a chore, you can create something truly innovative for the game, outside of the licence itself” – Vernon Vrolijk on Good Shepherd and John Wick Hex
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Welcome to the X Games: The rise of external development
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Pennies from Heaven: Thatgamecompany’s Jenova Chen on monetisation in Sky: Children of the Light
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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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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
