MCV/DEVELOP News, events, research and jobs from the games industry
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Read More »Riot Games class-action sex discrimination suit appoints new counsel
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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 …
Kixeye lays off 20 staff
"We have trimmed the organisation somewhat as a natural step after the split"
Read More »Pokémon Home has been installed 1.3 million times in just 7 days
"If the service continues to demonstrate financial viability, it may encourage publishers to consider implementing their own paid inventory services"
Read More »Eli Roth confirmed to direct the Borderlands movie
"I'm so excited to dive into the world of Borderlands"
Read More »Honest Public Relations is the Table Gift Partner for the MCV/DEVELOP Awards!
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Read More »Italian game industry trade body AESVI rebrands as IIDEA
"It’s essential that the trade body representing the sector in Italy also evolves"
Read More »Ultimatum Games is shutting down
"There will be no media obituary, just this sad, solitary tweet: We are shutting down Ultimatum UK"
Read More »Sony withdraws from PAX East due to coronavirus fears
"The health and safety of our global workforce is our highest concern"
Read More »Trade body TIGA welcomes UK Government’s plans to expand skilled-based migration and attract international game devs
"This will be good for graduates, universities, employers and the UK economy"
Read More »Bidstack is our Headline Partner for the MCV/DEVELOP Awards!
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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+
