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"We considered that the ad [...] implied that only men could excel in [tech] roles"
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EA’s Samantha Ebelthite – “It’s amazing to work in the company that made the games I loved when I was younger.”
Every month an industry leader wraps up MCV/DEVELOP with their unique insight. This month we talk to…
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Big in Japan: Nintendo Switch Lite sells over one million units in just three months
Famitsu’s report on the Japanese games market in 2019 shows Nintendo’s diminutive device has been hu…
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2019 ‘was a record-breaking year’ for Jagex and RuneScape
"We’re delighted and deeply appreciate the dedication of our staff and fans" …
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“Artists are super hard to find as an indie developer” – Katana Zero’s Justin Stander on his game’s protracted development
“Finding high quality pixel artists and getting them to stick with your project is extremely difficu…
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Here’s the shortlist for the new MCV/DEVELOP awards – Vote online now!
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GAME launches The New Year Sock Swap and offers store credit for unwanted Christmas socks
The retailer will pass on the socks to "people who actually want them and kickstart 2020 positively"
Read More »Fantasy Flight Interactive to shutter next month
"It's a been an amazing journey with even more amazing people"
Read More »Tencent’s stake will have ‘no effect on the independence of our company’, says PlatinumGames’ CEO
"We hope to use this capital to strengthen our foundation as a business and expand from game development into exploring self-publishing"
Read More »An animated Ni No Kuni movie is coming to Netflix
Features music from Studio Ghibli collaborator and composer Joe Hisaishi
Read More »Royal Mail celebrates UK games industry with 12 new game-inspired stamps
Stamp of approval
Read More »PlayStation 4 sales top 106m as PSN subscriptions hit 103m
PlayStation VR has also reached its 5 million unit sales milestone
Read More »These are Steam’s highest-earning games in 2019
Destiny 2, Dota 2, Warframe, GTA 5, PUBG and more make the top ten
Read More »UK video game sales dip for the first time in 7 years
"We need those two new consoles from PlayStation and Xbox – and soon"
Read More »Publisher Ragnarok receives Rune 2 source code
"Late last week, we received a hard drive containing the Rune 2 assets and source code"
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“We weren’t happy, and we want to be passionate about what we do.” – Arise: A Simple Story developer Piccolo Studio on moving from advertising to game development
“[We] basically Googled ‘who are the best professionals in video games in Spain?”
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Building a British Ubisoft – CEO Dominic Wheatley on the Catalis Group’s ambitious plans for growth
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Leamington Spa: At the heart of the UK games industry
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“All of our games… will play up and down that family of devices” – Xbox’s Matt Booty ends the next-gen exclusive as we know it
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Virtuos Games on Liberating Assassin’s Creed from the PS Vita
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EA’s Samantha Ebelthite – “It’s amazing to work in the company that made the games I loved when I was younger.”
Every month an industry leader wraps up MCV/DEVELOP with their unique insight. This month we talk to Samantha Ebelthite, country manager UK&I at EA.
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“Artists are super hard to find as an indie developer” – Katana Zero’s Justin Stander on his game’s protracted development
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Ins and Outs – December 2019’s industry hires roundup
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Wildlife Studios’ Tom Shibley: ‘Take a risk! Life is too short to meander through your career’
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“It’s easy to be put off by exorbitant prices for the top-tier talent” – The true value of influencer marketing
