MCV/DEVELOP News, events, research and jobs from the games industry
Rumours have emerged that US retailer GameStop will receive a cut of digital revenues generated from every Xbox console it sells.
Read More »Microsoft to share digital revenues with GameStop on every Xbox it sells
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Games Careers Week launches March 26th to inspire diverse young people, parents and teachers to discover careers in games
26 March 2021 will see the launch of Games Careers Week, which will feature online events aimed at r…
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505 Games’ parent company, Digital Bros, acquires Infinity Plus Two as it expands its free to play business
Publisher 505 Games is expanding its its focus in the free-to-play market with the acquisition of Au…
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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 …
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Barclays and NSE Announce the Games Innovation Challenge
Barclays and NSE (National Student Esports), the official body for university esports in the UK, hav…
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The Nintendo Switch sees its highest annual sales in history in Japan, with almost 6m units sold
2020 proved to be a bumper year for the Switch in Japan, as it recorded its highest annual sales in …
Sony reveals PS5 UI including new, fully-integrated store
New UI is looking like good news for developers and publishers
Read More »[UPDATED] SEGA’s ‘Golden Axed’ Steam release comes under fire from original developer who worked “crunch conditions”
"This project was my personal nexus of nightmare hours, inept management, industry realisations and heroics achieved with a small team under unreasonable conditions"
Read More »Virtuos expands into North America with Counterpunch acquisition and new Montreal studio
The dual move will provide key services to US developers within their region, making close collaboration even easier.
Read More »Facebook Gaming: Discover why genre is a key trend for 2020 and beyond
Facebook Gaming’s Tim Lion explains how genre diversification is a key trend for 2020. This article was created in collaboration with Facebook Gaming.
Read More »PS5 will allow users to record voice chat for moderation purposes
Can the new console possibly police voice chat with the new feature?
Read More »Tencent’s Sharkmob opens AAA London development studio – announces veteran core team
"The London studio will fully embrace Sharkmob’s approach to studio culture and be encouraged to push boundaries in craft, expertise and creativity.”
Read More »Beamable, formerly known as Disruptor Beam, files for bankruptcy
Beamable, the developer behind Game of Thrones Ascent and Star Trek Timelines, filed for bankruptcy on October 1st.
Read More »JoyPac launches new accelerator programme for hypercasual mobile titles
Mobile games publisher JoyPac has launched Hyperfuel, a new accelerator programme aimed at hypercasual mobile game development.
Read More »MY.GAMES invests in Mamboo Games
MY.GAMES has made an investment mobile hyper-casual games developer and publisher Mamboo Games, buying a minority investment in the studio.
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“Odyssey will transform the multiplayer experience in Elite” – Taking the next step for Elite Dangerous
We speak to the team at Frontier Developments about taking players out of the cockpit for the first time
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“The goal is survival, not elimination” – Behind the scenes of Midwinter Entertainment’s debut title, Scavengers
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PR Panel 2021: Eight PR experts look back on a hard year, plus the new consoles, preparing for the year ahead and the return of events
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“We think it’s a big risk to just ride one horse into battle. That’s why we have a whole cavalry!” – THQ Nordic’s Klemens Kreuzer on the company’s constant growth
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What next for Brexit? Ukie explains the impact on the games industry
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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
