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Read More »The Room Where it Happened – Why the Xbox Game Pass and EA Play deal is the biggest in gaming
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Kwalee pivots to console with its first-ever Nintendo Switch release
Hyper-casual mobile publisher Kwalee is set to release its first ever console title, with TENS! hitt…
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Ukie reveals the results of its recent election, with the most diverse board in its history
Ukie has announced the results of its recent election, with eight new members joining the Ukie board…
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Ins and Outs – September 2020’s industry hires roundup
Here are the highlights from the recent industry hires and moves, as published in MCV/DEVELOP's Sept…
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Read the September issue of MCV/DEVELOP online now! Featuring Frontier’s David Braben, Guildford regional spotlight, Silver Rain, Animal Farm and much more
Also Jagex partners with Flying Wild Hog, Descriptive Video Works, Modern Wolf and more …
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Analyst: PS5 to consistently outsell Xbox Series across next five years globally
"The PlayStation brand still resonates more strongly than Xbox outside of the US and UK markets." …
Grads in Games Awards 2020 – Winners announcement on September 15-18th
Grads in Games bridges the gap between academia and employment
Read More »EA Play to join Xbox Game Pass Ultimate at no extra cost
"We are teaming up with Electronic Arts to provide Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC members with an EA Play membership at no additional cost starting this holiday."
Read More »Simon Carless leaves Informa after 16 years
After 16 years at Informa, Simon Carless is stepping down from the Game Developers Conference organiser
Read More »Gameye closes second investment round and announces second Industry Insights Digital online event
Additionally, Gameye has announced that it will host their second digital Industry Insights Conference, with speakers from Microsoft, Paladin Studios and Photon Engine.
Read More »1 in 5 parents agree that video games have helped with their child’s education and schooling in lockdown, says report
30 per cent of players say video games have helped them feel happier, less anxious and less isolated during lockdown
Read More »Sumo Digital launches training scheme for graduate talent
Sumo Digital has launched a new training scheme, Sumo Digital Academy, which is designed to create alternative pathways into the games industry for graduate talent.
Read More »Xbox Series S is official – Microsoft reimagined the next-gen with a tweet, but how will it play out?
This reinforces just how different in philosophy Sony and Microsoft’s approaches are to games consoles
Read More »Cyberpunk 2077 – CD Projekt Red clarifies DLC and microtransactions strategy
"We're never aggressive towards our fans… We treat them fairly and we're friendly"
Read More ȣ249 Xbox Series S launch trailer leaks Рcoming with 512GB SSD on November 10th
Xbox Game Pass gets starring role in reveal
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“Our eighth birthday is in two months. And in that span, only one person has ever left the studio” – KO_OP’s Saleem Dabbous on running a co-operative studio
What if employees had more power in the workplace? What if they had equal ownership of the company, able to help guide its future direction and profit from its success?
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“It democratises the ability to talk to press” – Is Press Engine the answer to discoverability?
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Mediatonic launches 300-strong Tonic Games Group – what the Fall Guys developer is planning next
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Live ops expertise meets all-action extravagance – Jagex partners with Flying Wild Hog for debut third-party title – heading to PC and console
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“Antstream Arcade is a friendly place to play the most iconic games ever created” – Streaming the past into the present with Antstream
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Ins and Outs – September 2020’s industry hires roundup
Here are the highlights from the recent industry hires and moves, as published in MCV/DEVELOP's September issue.
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[ICYMI] “You get to see how it affects people and their relationships. That’s a benefit of the industry that we’re in” – Foam Sword on Knights and Bikes
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It’s the fifth anniversary of Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime – we look back at how it was made
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“If we released this game now, everyone would assume it was about the quarantine” – Why Kind Words is the perfect lockdown game
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“Hypnospace Outlaw is the game you tell people not to make” – The unusual creative process behind Hypnospace Outlaw
