MCV/DEVELOP News, events, research and jobs from the games industry
Survey shows some cause for celebration, but with significant room for improvement
Read More »UK Games Industry Census report: high representation of LGBTQ+ workers, low representation of women and BAME
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Epic launches iOS app to provide live facial animation for Unreal
Capture facial animation at your desk straight into Unreal 4.25 with this new app …
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Microsoft introduces lockdown-friendly version of Project xCloud for developers
Microsoft has made changes to Project xCloud to accommodate developers who are still unable to retur…
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Ins and Outs – July 2020’s industry hires roundup
Here are the highlights from the recent industry hires and moves, as published in MCV/DEVELOP's July…
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BAFTA Games Awards Entries are now open – and include BFI Diversity Standards for the first time
BAFTA has announced that the BFI Diversity Standards will be piloted across the British Game categor…
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“Companies who are highly creative and authentic can catch the winds of trends in the attention economy and really succeed” – Roberta Lucca, Bossa Studios
Every month an industry leader wraps up MCV/DEVELOP with their unique insight. This month we talk to…
Nintendo introduces a premium subscription for Fire Emblem Heroes
Paid subscription goes live later this week
Read More »Ubisoft acquires Idle Miner Tycoon mobile studio Kolibri Games
"We are delighted that this great talented team, recognized for the longevity of their flagship title, is joining Ubisoft"
Read More »Former EA art director Jhony Ljungstedt joins Metroid Prime 4 developer Retro Studios
"It's taken the studio eight months to fill the air director vacancy"
Read More »Steam hits 18,801,944 concurrent users – the highest ever recorded
But there was "about 1 million less players actually in-game"
Read More »ArenaNet encourages players to ‘Seize the Awkward’ and talk about mental health in Guild Wars 2
Participants could see their GW2 character forever immortalised in the game as a NPC
Read More »Sony’s Fate/Grand Order was Japan’s top-grossing mobile game in 2019
"Sony’s hit looks set to continue to be a heavyweight in mobile gaming for the foreseeable future"
Read More »Sega pledges ‘fully recyclable packaging’ for all its physical PC games
"This initiative underlines Sega Europe’s commitment to reducing its plastic waste and its ongoing efforts to implement environmentally friendly business practices"
Read More »Toadman Studios forms Enad Global 7
This unveiling clarifies the "transformation from a developer into a group that covers the entire gaming value chain"
Read More »Frontier Developments is your photo booth sponsor for the MCV/DEVELOP awards!
"Frontier is thrilled to return as a sponsor and nominee at this year’s 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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Ins and Outs – July 2020’s industry hires roundup
Here are the highlights from the recent industry hires and moves, as published in MCV/DEVELOP's July issue.
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“Companies who are highly creative and authentic can catch the winds of trends in the attention economy and really succeed” – Roberta Lucca, Bossa Studios
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“Substance is a place to thrive and display your individuality” – Elisha Brown, Substance Global
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“I like the problem-solving aspect of my role; trying to figure out why we see certain patterns in the data” – MAG Interactive’s Lucy Hill
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Sensor Tower: How the mobile games market is faring amid the global pandemic
