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And despite Coronavirus’s impact the PS5 is “on track for launch”
Read More »Analysis: Sony’s full year results see dip for end of PS4 era but reassure with a strong digital performance
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Avalanche Studios Group to open new location in Liverpool
A core team of five developers will be starting work in June, and the studio will immediately begin …
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Green Man Gaming launches new community platform
Green Man Gaming has today announced a new community platform, redesigning the website in order to i…
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DONTNOD Entertainment opens new studio in Montréal, Canada
"With this new international team, we will be able to envision even more ambitious titles and keep w…
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“We’re the studio that the best of the best talk to when they have a problem.” – Coconut Lizard’s Robert Troughton
Every month an industry leader wraps up MCV/DEVELOP with their unique insight. This month, we talk t…
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Biggest April for five years as pandemic boosts UK game and hardware sales
The much-awaited Final Fantasy 7 Remake was the best-selling title of the month. …
Sony unveils PlayStation Studios brand – which will also cover work-for-hire titles
"If our studios are managing the production of these games and working with an external developer, it will still come out under the PlayStation Studios brand"
Read More »Emotion Engine: Video game music to motivate or relax you during lockdown
In these difficult times, music can be a great help, Thomas Quillfeldt from Laced Records picks out some great pieces from our own medium to inspire you
Read More »Ubisoft looks Forward to the 12th of July
Ubisoft has announced its early summer conference event, called Ubisoft Forward. Which will take place on the 12th of July. Ubsifot describes the event as “E3-style showcase with exclusive game news, exciting reveals and plenty more.” Saying it will be the company’s first “fully digital conference.” As with any E3-style …
Read More »Sega is on a big (remote) recruitment drive – Sports Interactive and Creative Assembly on hiring during a pandemic
"Behind the scenes though, a lot of work has been put in on the business continuity and recruitment side to safeguard our future."
Read More »Contact Sales and Blade sign exclusive deal to bring branded accessories to UK market – Dragon Ball, WWE, Monster Hunter and Rick & Morty
Contact sales have today announced an exclusive deal with accessories manufacturer Blade to bring a broad range of branded products to the UK market. Products will include big popular franchises such as Dragon Ball, WWE, Monster Hunter and Rick & Morty. Initial products include cables, cases, controller skins and will …
Read More »Animal Crossing: New Horizons surpasses lifetime sales predictions within two months
"The initial sales of Animal Crossing: New Horizons have greatly exceeded our expectations"
Read More »Microsoft says it “set some wrong expectations” for Inside Xbox stream
"Clearly we set some wrong expectations & that’s on us."
Read More »Tokyo Game Show 2020 has been cancelled
"We ask for your kind understanding and cooperation."
Read More »Switch has its peak year – for hardware and software – but Nintendo continues to dominate its own platform
55.7m Switch units sold to date – but only nine non-Nintendo titles have broken 1m sales
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The SSD revolution – developers on why fast storage is the real game changer for PS5 and Xbox Series X
Th next gen will also bring the first SSD-equipped consoles, capable of loading data one hundred times faster than ever before. Developers tell us about the impact on engineering and design, as well as some exciting possibilities for the future
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“Working on Get Packed from home during COVID-19 has been business as usual, thanks to Stadia” – Coatsink and Moonshine studios on developing for Stadia
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How are you managing? Remote management advice from across the industry
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Crucible – can Amazon’s new team shooter fuse the power of Twitch and AWS?
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“It has increased their skillset in a way that is highly applicable to the rest of their lives.” – Hilmar Veigar Pétursson on the EVE Effect
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“We’re the studio that the best of the best talk to when they have a problem.” – Coconut Lizard’s Robert Troughton
Every month an industry leader wraps up MCV/DEVELOP with their unique insight. This month, we talk to Robert Troughton, managing director of Coconut Lizard.
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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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“It’s the quality, professionalism, and enthusiasm of the team that’s got us through ten years.” – Celebrating a decade of Green Man Gaming
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Ins and Outs – May 2020’s industry hires roundup
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“We will never fully go back to the old ways” – Hendrik Lesser on the European Games BizDev Gathering and the future of trade events
