Worldwide digital spending on digital games reached $11.6B in January, an increase of 15 per cent year-over-year.
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The lead designer on Hogwarts Legacy has left Avalanche following YouTube channel controversy
Leavitt has become a controversial figure recently, as it was discovered he had run a YouTube channe…

Codemasters and Bidstack put mental health awareness messaging into DIRT 5, DiRT RALLY 2.0 and GRID.
"For those in need of support it has the potential to make a huge difference.” …

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How will a new Switch device affect the industry – And how much stock will there be?
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MY.GAMES full year results up by 30 per cent to $500m
Total worldwide audience was pegged at 770m, up by 165m over the year …
Sony is creating a VR headset for the Playstation 5, with dev kits being sent out soon
“Given this was our first foray into virtual reality, it gives us a chance to apply lessons learned. One of the very vivid illustrations of that is that we will be moving to a very easy single-cord setup.”
Read More »UK courts will not rule on Epic vs Apple until after US courts have had their say
Epic will reconsider case against Apple in the UK after the resolution of the US case
Read More »Inkle’s open source interactive narrative tool Ink reaches version 1.0
“Word for interactive fiction" is used is numerous games and received an Epic Megagrant
Read More »[From the industry] UK games industry announces campaign to donate computer equipment to schools for years to come
Provide students and families across the UK with much needed devices over the next few years as part of a long-term effort to close the digital divide
Read More »CD Projekt Red uses DMCA notices to stop spread of stolen Gwent source code
CD Projekt Red is issuing DMCA takedown notices to Twitter users sharing links to the company's stolen data.
Read More »Dualsense sticks have a lifespan of 417 hours, claims PS5 drift investigation
“After this research, it’s bizarre to us that console makers don’t consider joysticks to be consumable parts and design them to be easily replaced."
Read More »Bungie to open Amsterdam office amid expansion plans
Destiny creator Bungie has announced a series of expansion plans for the company, including opening its first international office in Amsterdam.
Read More »GDC goes all-digital for 2021, dropping its in-person plans
GDC has cancelled its original plans to host a hybrid event in 2021, choosing instead to host an all-digital event this year.
Read More »EA completes its $1.2 billion acquisition of Codemasters
“This is the beginning of an exciting new era for racing games and content as we bring together the talented teams at Electronic Arts and Codemasters."
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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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Ins and Outs – March 2021’s industry hires roundup
Here are the highlights from the recent industry hires and moves, as published in MCV/DEVELOP’s March issue.
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Read the March issue of MCV/DEVELOP online now! Featuring TinyBuild Games, game patents explained, MTG’s Maria Redin and more!
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Facebook Gaming: Prepare for 2021 with new gaming audience insights
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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