MCV/DEVELOP News, events, research and jobs from the games industry
"The new Playa Vista studio will focus on delivering exclusive games"
Read More »TIGA presses UK government again to introduce a video game investment fund
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2K announces prices and terms for next-gen and cross-gen versions of NBA 2K21 – but it could be simpler
£5 premium for next-gen versions plus cross-gen editions available at a premium …
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Paradox acquires Airlines Manager developer Playrion Game Studio
Playrion becomes eight internal studio at fast-growing strategy specialist …
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OFCOM reports that only 3 to 6% of all gamers have ever purchased loot boxes
And only five per cent are signed up to game library subscriptions, and 21 per cent have received up…
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Ubisoft’s Yves Guillemot sends open letter regarding sexual harrassment: “Change Starts Today”
“I want to be clear: you are heard, and you are helping drive necessary change within the company” …
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Lord Grade takes to BBC Breakfast to call for loot box regulation – could it happen and when?
House of Lords Gambling Committee calls for urgent action on loot boxes …
Google opens a new first-party Stadia studio in California
"The new Playa Vista studio will focus on delivering exclusive games"
Read More »Read the March issue of MCV/DEVELOP online now! Featuring the death of the console generation, Unity, Knights and Bikes and much more
also mental health and wellbeing at Splash Damage, King's Sabrina Carmona, Ukie's Diversity census, Brexit update and Sold Out
Read More »London Games Festival 2020 theme is ‘Games Are Good for You’
"The London Games Festival is a great showcase of our booming games industry"
Read More »Class-action lawsuit says Zynga displayed ‘deceptive and unconscionable conduct’ after 2019 data breach
"Millions of players are at “imminent risk of fraud," the court documents says
Read More »Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe secures award for best customer service department of the year
"It’s superb to see that the quality of service provided really makes a difference"
Read More »Germany’s new game fund has been notified by the European Commission
"With the EU notification the funding programme for games has taken a final hurdle"
Read More »Vote now in the 2020 Develop:Star Awards
The awards are split into 17 categories, along with the Develop Star Award which honours "an extraordinary industry figure for their outstanding achievements and contribution to the industry"
Read More »TIGA’s Acquisitions report provides ‘practical advice from companies with real experience of acquiring and being acquired’
"The most important factor behind a successful acquisition is whether you can work with the people involved"
Read More »Curve Digital partners with H2 Interactive to distribute its titles on PlayStation 4 and Switch in Asia
We’re delighted to be taking the games from our brilliant dev partners to new audiences"
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“I wanted to get bits of British culture in the game that aren’t seen” – Can games help us understand what it means to be British?
We talk to the creators of Pendragon, Landlord’s Super and Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture about their take on Britain and how they engage with our biggest issues
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The Yorkshire Games Community – “Yorkshire has a friendliness to it unlike anywhere else I’ve been to”
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Mediatonic launches 300-strong Tonic Games Group – “It means that we can all be much more resilient and stand the test of time”
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“It’s illegal to discriminate based on race. So why does it still happen in the games industry?” – POC in Play explains how to make real change.
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“As streaming platforms like Stadia reduce technical limitations, studios will be given new design possibilities” – ZeniMax Online talks The Elder Scrolls Online on Stadia
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Sensor Tower: How the mobile games market is faring amid the global pandemic
Q1 2020 was by far the best quarter ever for mobile game downloads, hitting more than 13 billion installs across the App Store and Google Play
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Emotion Engine: Video game music to motivate or relax you during lockdown – Thomas Quillfeldt, Laced Records
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Mobile games industry M&A heads into overdrive – Craig Chapple, Sensor Tower
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“Onboarding remotely is uncharted territory for most studios” – Amiqus’ Liz Prince gives tips on onboarding new staff in a pandemic
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Pride in gaming – Gayming Magazine’s Robin Gray on 12 transformative months for LGBTQ+
