MCV/DEVELOP News, events, research and jobs from the games industry
"We are truly heartbroken"
Read More »Playful Studios ‘significantly’ reduces full-time headcount
16 mins ago
Nintendo’s mobile games top $1bn lifetime revenue, 61% of which was generated by Fire Emblem Heroes
"The financial success of Fire Emblem Heroes suggests that Nintendo has hit upon a winning formula w…
41 mins ago
500 new jobs expected to come to Leamington Spa over the next two years
"It’s rare to hear of such a flurry of new job opportunities in one place" …
3 hours ago
Aardvark Swift Studio Spotlight: Codemasters
Codemasters is among Leamington Spa’s biggest and brightest lights, but that’s just one of the many …
1 day ago
“The passion for game music is like none other. The industry is still relatively new and rapidly evolving” – Sarah Schachner on the recognition of game soundtracks
Every month, we discuss the unique process of making music for video games. This month, web dive int…
3 weeks ago
Here’s the shortlist for the new MCV/DEVELOP awards – Vote online now!
Head to www.mcvdevelopawards.com/vote/ to make your selections. …
‘We were crunching pretty hard most of last year,’ states Doom Eternal dev id Software
"We have very dedicated people that just choose to work a lot"
Read More »My.Games rises to become Europe’s third most successful mobile app publisher by revenue
Mobile games have "contributed significantly to this rise"
Read More »Google outlines what’s next for its streaming platform, Stadia
"We have a lot more planned and will continue to work hard toward delighting gamers with our vision for Stadia"
Read More »Consumer spending on digital games hits an all-time high in December 2019
Rockstar, Activision, and Supercell see big sales
Read More »Paradox responds to DLC criticism with new subscription service trials
"We thought we'd run a test to see how popular such a service would be"
Read More »Nintendo’s pre-order cancellation policy is lawful, says German courts
Consumer advocates say they will challenge the judgment
Read More »Scopely acquires FoxNext Games
"We can’t wait to see what more we can do together"
Read More »505 Games parent company moves to acquire Starbreeze assets
"Digital Bros considers the increase of its interest in Starbreeze AB as a step enabling the Group to exert greater control"
Read More »Tencent seeks ‘full ownership’ of Funcom
"We have had a great relationship with Tencent as our largest shareholder so far and we are excited about this opportunity," says Funcom CEO
Read More »-
“We weren’t happy, and we want to be passionate about what we do.” – Arise: A Simple Story developer Piccolo Studio on moving from advertising to game development
“[We] basically Googled ‘who are the best professionals in video games in Spain?”
Read More » -
Building a British Ubisoft – CEO Dominic Wheatley on the Catalis Group’s ambitious plans for growth
-
Leamington Spa: At the heart of the UK games industry
-
“All of our games… will play up and down that family of devices” – Xbox’s Matt Booty ends the next-gen exclusive as we know it
-
Virtuos Games on Liberating Assassin’s Creed from the PS Vita
-
Creative Assembly’s Patrick Bonsu: “Seeing art I had created be front and centre was incredible. I might still be riding the high of that day.”
Every month, we pick the brain of an up-and-coming talent. This month’s Rising Star is Patrick Bonsu, associate VFX artist at Creative Assembly
Read More » -
Iterating for Better: “At GIG we are here to talk to. You can speak to us anonymously, we will help you and we will support you.”
-
Levelling Up: Fourth Floor Creative’s Bex Ashford
-
Flying the rainbow flag over gaming – Robin Gray on celebrating the LGBTQ community in gaming
-
Season passes, big IP, Asian influence: Sensor Tower’s Craig Chapple on the mobile trends for 2020
