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gamescom’s Tim Endres and Stefan Heikhaus: “We simply want everyone to enjoy themselves and to leave with one thought: ‘I’m excited for gamescom 2025!’”

On the eve of this year’s event, Tim Endres and Stefan Heikhaus – respectively the directors of gamescom at Kolenmesse (the venue) and game (Germany’s industry trade body) – took the time to answer our questions, on everything from organising gamescom 2024 to what it’s legacy might be. What are …

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Announcing the 2024 MCV/DEVELOP Women in Games Award finalists

Following the receipt of hundreds of entries and after an extensive selection process, the shortlist for the MCV/DEVELOP Women in Games Awards 2024 is ready for your viewing pleasure! As always, it’s a joy and an honour to read of the incredible contributions women make to video game development in …

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Check out issue 998 of MCV/DEVELOP

In case you missed it, the August-September 2024 issue of MCV/DEVELOP is available to download or read online. Subscribers to the print edition should hopefully have received their copies, while those without will find the latest issue of the magazine on display on the Ukie stand nest week at gamescom. …

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Andrew Byatt and Dominic Wheatley on Evercade’s success and their retail plans for Blaze’s expanding line of retro consoles

The Evercade platform, augmented by the Game Boy-inspired Super Pocket last year, is about to enjoy a refresh to its console and handheld hardware ahead of an arcade-style system, the Evercade Alpha, joining the line-up at the end of the year. The revised systems, the EXP-R and VS-R, will be …

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EA Playdemic sponsoring Women In Games Outstanding Contribution Award

Playdemic, the EA-owned studio behind mobile hit Golf Clash, is proudly sponsoring the final award at September’s MCV/DEVELOP Women In Games Awards. The Outstanding Contribution award, which reflects upon the life of someone who has had a long and and inspiring career in the games industry, has in previous years …

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The digital edition of MCV/DEVELOP issue 997 is available now

As we await delivery of the print edition (hundreds of copies of which will be available for you to swipe from Develop:Brighton should you be so inclined) the digital version of MCV/DEVELOP #997 is ready for you to flick through right now! The focus for this issue is virtual reality, …

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