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Read More »Kwalee has allocated £1m in staff bonuses this year
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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…
Embracer Group acquires Saber Interactive
"With Embracer Group, we’ve at last found the perfect partner"
Read More »Google widens Stadia support to include 20 other Android phones
Includes phones from Samsung, ASUS, and Razer
Read More »OPM is the Major Publisher of the Year sponsor for this year’s MCV/DEVELOP awards!
Book your tickets now!
Read More »Here are the nominees for SXSW Gaming Awards 2020
Recognising "all the amazing humans who work so hard, for so long, to create and support the games we all love"
Read More »Coronavirus affects Japanese Animal Crossing: New Horizons Nintendo Switch production
Japanese preorders pushed back a month
Read More »Sonic the Hedgehog movie earns over $110m on debut weekend
Movie generates $70m domestically and another $43m across the rest of the world
Read More »Early confirmation of next-gen consoles has impacted current-gen hardware sales
New report says US hardware sales are declining "sharper than expected"
Read More »A ‘misunderstanding’ forces Nvidia to remove Activision games from its GeForce Now service
Nvidia hopes "we can work with them to re-enable these, and more, in the future"
Read More »Activision Blizzard’s livestreaming deal with YouTube is reportedly worth $160m
The deal is also thought to include "significant incentive clauses for ad sales and viewership targets"
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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
