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Read More »Original Prey developer Human Head Studios respawns as new Bethesda outfit, Roundhouse Studios
Aardvark Swift studio spotlight: Firesprite
Richard Wood, senior development manager, sat down with Aardvark Swift to talk about what makes Firesprite such a great studio to work for.
Read More »Iterating for Better: Just 40% of working mums feel enthusiastic returning to work
This month, MCV looks into how attitudes to maternity leave can have an enormous effect on the return to work success, and how your company can get it right when it welcomes staff back from their time away from work
Read More »Playtonic Games’ Anthea van Leeuwen: “Don’t take anything for granted. Keep working on your skills as you go.”
Every month, we pick the brain of an up-and-coming talent. This month’s Rising Star is Anthea van Leeuwen, environment artist at Playtonic Games.
Read More »China implements law to control microtransaction spend and bans young people from playing games after 10pm
Young people under 18 will be limited to just 90 minutes of gameplay Monday-Friday
Read More »Modern Wolf wants to make game publishing more ethical: ‘A lot of these publishing deals are pretty predatory’
Crunch culture has become a hot topic over the last 12 months, so we speak to Fernando Rizo, CEO of new publishing outfit Modern Wolf, about its plan to treat devs better
Read More »Bope’s Ben Lawrence on finding the story in PR
“You can throw a turd. You can pick it up, and you can throw it. And yes, it leaves stains.”
Read More »The Sounds Of… Martin Stig Andersen
Every month, we discuss the unique process of making music for video games
Read More »When We Made… Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime
We take a look behind the scenes of Asteroid Base’s co-op shooter. Discussing its debt to both Star Wars and Star Trek, its modest launch, why it wanted to be a tough roguelike, but how it eventually found success as a family favourite
Read More »Futurlab’s Kirsty Rigden: ‘We can all unite and answer with one powerful voice when challenged.’
Every month a different industry leader answers our questions about their lives, their careers and your industry
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