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After being in your eyes for 25 years, MCV is now in your ears (again)!
Read More »Check out the first episode of the MCV/DEVELOP Podcast, featuring Curve Games chairman and MCV founder Stuart Dinsey
The 25th anniversary issue of MCV/DEVELOP is available to read online now
The full story of how MCV came about and how it's managed to survive in print for 25 years. And some other stuff.
Read More »20 years of MCV: Making history (and her story)
20 years of MCV is a huge testament to each and every person who has worked on the brand over those two decades. MCV founder Stuart Dinsey looks back at its creation
Read More »Curve Digital on growing up, day-and-date Xbox Game Pass releases and bringing multiplayer to Human Fall Flat
We talk to Stuart Dinsey, Simon Byron and Rosemary Buahin about Curve Digital’s transformation, its partnerships with Sumo Digital on Human Fall Flat and with Microsoft on Game Pass, and how its prepping for its future as a grown-up publisher
Read More »Happy birthday Sonic: UK games industry execs share their best memories
As the speedy hedgehog reaches quarter of a century old, UK games retailers, publishers, media and developers reminisce about their favourite Sonic games and moments. Simon Bennett, Roll7:My earliest memory was one of my most favourite gaming memories, sat on my mate Stu’s sofa, on the Game Gear, playing one-life-one-pass …
Read More »Could Curve become Britain’s next Eidos?
Dominic Wheatley has a point to prove. The co-founder of Eidos – the Brit firm behind hits such as Championship Manager, Hitman and Tomb Raider – departed the company after it had floated. Years of uncertainty followed, as it passed through different owners before finally being acquired by Japanese giant …
Read More »Curve Digital and Kuju merge to form ‘major new British publisher’
Kuju owner The Catalis Group has acquired UK indie publisher and developer Curve Digital. Kuju and Curve will now merge to form a new group – Curve Digital Entertainment – which the firm says has the potential to become ‘a major new British games publisher.’ The new business will be …
Read More ȣ438,000: GamesAid smashes industry charity record
At London’s Earls Court today, GamesAid revealed that it had raised 438,000 for seven charities over the last 12 months. It’s a huge increase over the previous year’s 260,000, which in itself was a record for the now six-year old games industry charity. In total, GamesAid has raised over 1.2m …
Read More »GamesAid announces Imran Yusuf as its first patron
Comedian Imran Yusuf has been named as GamesAid’s first patron. Yusuf’s first outing as patron for the charity will be its Stand Up for GamesAid event at London’s Comedy Store on Monday April 14th. He also hosted last year’s Stand Up for GamesAid event. The comedian has a history in …
Read More »Aussie industry farewells Stuart Dinsey
Last week, MCV founder Stuart Dinsey said goodbye to the company he’d headed for more than 15 years. While our UK colleagues farewelled Stu, we asked those in the local industry who knew Stu to also pass on their farewells. Here’s what they said. Annabel Wallace Brand Manager,All Interactive Entertainment …
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