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Read More »Nintendo announces 20 SNES games are coming to the Nintendo Switch Online retro library
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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... …
Niantic settles trespassing class-action and promises to implement new reporting system
The 12 plaintiffs themselves receive just $1000 each
Read More »Nintendo unveils new sports and fitness peripheral for Nintendo Switch
More details are expected on September 12th
Read More »Ikumi Nakamura leaves Tango Gameworks before Ghostwire: Tokyo’s completion
"Contact me if anyone wants to work with me!”
Read More »Why more studios and partners than ever are supporting next week’s Women in Games Conference
Women in Games has brought in a raft of new partners for this year’s conference and beyond
Read More »New Steam Library changes and dev tools want to ‘help connect you with your audience’
"We've been listening to a lot of feedback from game developers about better tools and channels"
Read More »Sledgehammer opens new studio in Melbourne, Australia
"You’re looking at the first official hire at Sledgehammer Games Melbourne!"
Read More »Game Revolution and PlayStation LifeStyle parent company Mandatory ‘fires’ freelancers for chasing late pay
"They said in order to stay employed with them I had to write 80 articles a month"
Read More »Ukie hopes its new diversity census will be the ‘most detailed analysis on the diversity of the industry’s workforce ever conducted’
"The anonymised data will then be aggregated and used to form a high level analysis of the make-up of the UK games industry"
Read More »PEGI defends decision to rate NBA 2K20 as PEGI 3 despite a teaser trailer depicting slot machines
"We are very aware that it may get too close for comfort for some people"
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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’
