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Total development staff headcount hit 'record high' in 2018
Read More »TIGA: UK games development sector ‘growing more than five times the rate of the UK economy’
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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... …
God of War tops 10 million lifetime sales in its opening year
Sony also opens up about streaming plans and the PS4's lifespan
Read More »Tencent acquires Swedish game developer, Sharkmob
"Sharkmob has a proven track record of developing triple-A titles"
Read More »Unreal Fest Europe 2019 presentations are now freely available online
The event focused on the needs of "coders, artists, animators, designers, and producers".
Read More »World War Z sells almost 2 million copies in its opening month
"It’s a testament to the incredible co-op action experience that Saber and Focus have crafted"
Read More »Nintendo to pull Animal Crossing and Fire Emblem mobile games from sale in Belgium
"Future games with similar earnings models will no longer be released in Belgium"
Read More »Sony sets up its own production studio to adapt PlayStation games for TV and film
"You don’t try to retell the game in a movie"
Read More »Rage 2 dominates barren week at UK retail
Bethesda’s Rage 2 debuted at the top of the charts but launch sales were down 75 per cent compared to its predecessor
Read More »PlayStack and Maze Theory partner with the BBC for new Doctor Who VR adventure, The Edge of Time
"VR is the perfect home for a truly immersive Doctor Who adventure"
Read More »Update: Riot responds to claims it ‘will not change employee agreements’ following walkout
"We know not everyone agrees with this decision"
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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’
