MCV/DEVELOP News, events, research and jobs from the games industry
Nordic Game launches this year’s second major online event, NG20+ on 25-27 November.
Read More »[From the industry] NG20+ lifts off this week
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Sony to discontinue selling non-gaming content in PlayStation Store
Games will no longer have to compete with films and TV series …
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Terraria is once again coming to Stadia, after developer’s Google account is unbanned
"Due to the hard work the Stadia team has put in - as well as our partners at 505 Games - we have de…
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HP Inc to acquire HyperX
HP Inc has reached an agreement to acquire HyperX for $425 million. …
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E3 2021’s physical event is reportedly cancelled
In a report published by the Board of Los Angeles Convention and Tourism Development Commission, E3 …
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Hiro Capital leads $15 million of Games VC investment into Snowprint Studios, Double Loop Games and Happy Volcano Games
Venture Capital fund Hiro Capital has made investments in three international game studios. …
Unity’s next-gen: “This is the first generation where you’re seeing Unity creators right out the gate. This is a milestone for us”
With support across all the new consoles, Unity’s ‘creators first’ philosophy has been building up to the next generation launch for many years. Unity CPO Brett Bibby tells Seth Barton about that journey
Read More »The Gambling Health Alliance calls for a Christmas boycott on games featuring loot boxes
The campaign is, and I'm afraid this is unfortunately real, using the hashtag #LidOnLoots and is inviting young gamers to "take back controllers."
Read More »[From the industry] How To Watch The Golden Joystick Awards 2020
The 38th Golden Joystick Awards will live stream on Twitch, YouTube, Facebook and GamesRadar on November 24th at 12.30 PST, 15.30 EST and 20.30 GMT
Read More »Women in Games Awards 2020 will be hosted by Charleyy Hodson and Elle Osili-Wood
And you can watch the whole thing at www.womeningamesawards.com at 4pm on Weds 25th
Read More »Exclusive: Further layoffs expected at Activision Blizzard
The layoffs at Activision Blizzard seem set to continue, with over 100 employees at the company now facing redundancy.
Read More »PS5 launch – retailers struggle with huge demand under pandemic restrictions
With physical queues not an option, retailer sites struggled under demand
Read More »App Store revenue cut to be cut to 15% for small developers
Apple has today announced the App Store Small Business Program, which will lower the App Store revenue cut for small developers to 15 per cent
Read More »Read the November/December issue of MCV/DEVELOP online now! Featuring PS5 & Xbox Series X, women in games, Paradise Killer and more
Also Sharkmob, Outcasters, Koch + Vertigo and even more
Read More »[From the Industry] Google and MY.GAMES Venture Capital Launch EMEA Accelerator Programme for Video Game Developers
Google and international gaming brand MY.GAMES today announced a joint accelerator programme, titled Game Drive, for promising mobile game studios and projects.
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How to Make a Monster Trailer… and empower it with Social Weirdness with Liquid Crimson
We caught up with Lauran Carter, head of comms at Liquid Crimson, to discuss its work during the pandemic, the new demands of next-gen titles, and bringing the Guildford Games Festival to the masses
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“73 per cent of Reddit users find out about new games on Reddit” – How to market your game on Reddit
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“A huge learning curve was understanding and being OK with not being able to be as effective as I was pre-COVID” – Joining the games industry post-COVID
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Press Alert: Games journalists speak on the past, present and future of games journalism
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“Carlyle really makes sense for us, that independent spirit. We only need to think about ourselves,” – Behind the acquisition of Runescape creator Jagex
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Facebook Gaming: Prepare for 2021 with new gaming audience insights
This research forms the basis for a new report, Games Marketing Insights for 2021, which is available to download for free today.
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“Current data suggests that over two thirds of job seekers consider a diverse workforce to be important when comparing companies and job offers” – Debugging D&I
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“We have plans to continue growing our teams across all of our locations, especially our Manchester studio” – Team17 in the Recruiter Hotseat
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The value of blended in-game advertising in a privacy-first world – Anzu.io’s Ben Fenster
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“We have amazing creative industries, and games are a key part. We should acknowledge that.” – Ukie’s Grace Shin
