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The cease and desist wants to prevent "unauthorised derivative versions" of its games
Read More »Niantic moves to shut down creators of Pokemon Go cheat app
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[UPDATED] ISFE says ruling contradicts established EU law – after French court insists Steam users should be permitted to resell digital games
“The decision will have no effect on Steam while the case is on appeal," Valve reports …
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Unit 2 Games announces £100k indie game fund to support launch of new game-making platform, Crayta
"We want to make sure that when we first launch we have a strong line-up of games for players and cr…
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Ins and Outs – August 2019’s industry hires roundup
Here are the highlights from the recent industry hires and moves, as published in MCV’s September is…
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Falling video game prices slow inflation in the UK
"The largest effect came from games, toys and hobbies (particularly computer games including downloa…
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Read the September issue of MCV online now! Featuring Bandai Namco, Ubisoft, Xbox, Wargaming, Gearbox and much more
Plus Koch Media, Denki's Autonauts, Ape Out, all the latest recruitment news and even more... …
FIFA 19 takes yet another No.1 in the charts
Various retail promotions helped the market increase its units sales ten per cent week-on-week while revenue went up four per cent
Read More »PUBG Mobile tops 400m downloads
Mobile battle royale generated $146m in revenue last month
Read More »Dontnod partners with Epic Game Store for year-long PC exclusivity deal for Twin Mirror
The French developer also announced it acquired the rights to Twin Mirror from publisher Bandai Namco
Read More »Fewer people attended E3 in 2019 than 2018
"Congratulations to our creative and innovative exhibitors, members, and partners"
Read More »Here is the Game Dev Heroes awards nomination shortlist
Free award ceremony to take place on July 9th
Read More »Rare is our headline sponsor at the Women in Games Awards 2019
Rare will also be supporting and presenting our Creative Impact award on the day
Read More »Facebook is hosting the MCV Women in Games Awards for 2019
"Women have an important role to play in this community and we hope this event continues to inspire more young talent to join this exciting and fast paced industry.”
Read More »US Courts asked to compel Riot to assist in gender discrimination investigation
Developer refutes claims it "refused" to provide data for the investigation
Read More »Report suggests there are two new Nintendo Switch models in production
Some hardware production has been moved to Asia to avoid high U.S. tariffs on China-made electronics
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Opening Pandora’s box – How Gearbox evolved the Borderlands franchise
We talk to Borderlands 3’s creative director Paul Sage about how Gearbox managed to make the most of its iconic IP by presenting a new and improved title without losing that familiar feel which fans know and love
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Football Manager drops plastic boxes as Sports Interactive’s Miles Jacobson challenges industry to cut usage
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Regional spotlight – From free-to-play to the ‘epicenter of gaming’: How Hamburg ships games around the world
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Ico Partners: Is crowdfunding your game in 2019 a good idea?
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Franchise potential, long-term vision and community-driven: Is your game what Sega Searchlight is looking for?
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Read the September issue of MCV online now! Featuring Bandai Namco, Ubisoft, Xbox, Wargaming, Gearbox and much more
Plus Koch Media, Denki's Autonauts, Ape Out, all the latest recruitment news and even more...
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Iterating for Better: How to make the most of networking
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Creative Assembly: Animating 266 skeletons and why motion capture isn’t actually boring
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When We Made… Baba is You
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Sega Hardlight’s Billie McMillan: ‘Don’t let never having worked in games before put you off applying’
