Every month an industry leader wraps up MCV/DEVELOP with their unique insight. This month, we speak to Susan Burns, Head of Studio at Skyhook Games. Skyhook is synonymous with Lawn Mowing Simulator. Tell us something we don’t know about the studio? For those that aren’t aware, Skyhook Games offer full …
Read More »PR Panel 2024: Mike Hendrixen, Vertigo 6
"While AI will help us, it's the personal touch that'll always be most important in PR and communications. It's about finding the right balance between technology and good old-fashioned human interaction."
Read More »[From the Industry] Skybound Entertainment continues executive hiring streak with Chief Financial Officer and Head of Consumer Strategy positions added
Gregg Sulak (Wondery) joins as CFO and Will Kassoy (Omaze) to lead Consumer Strategy
Read More »PR Panel 2024: Alex Verrey, Overload PR
"I think that Indie gaming has truly come of age. There are so many good games made by smaller studios, which (often for monetary reasons) rely on innovation and solid gameplay, rather than leaning on inflated budgets"
Read More »PR Panel 2004: Suzanne Panter, Lick PR
In the Feb/Mar issue of MCV/DEVELOP we featured our annual PR Panel, bringing together the good, the bad (in a good way) and the beautiful people of games PR to give us their take on what’s been going on in our beloved industry over recent months. The magazine feature was …
Read More »[From the industry] Nina Adams steps up to studio director at Auroch Digital
Auroch Digital is delighted to announce Nina Adams has stepped into the role of Studio Director at the Bristol based studio. Nina takes over the 130 strong studio from co-founder, Dr Tomas Rawlings, who has moved into a new role of a Vice President at Sumo Digital UK supporting Auroch …
Read More »London Connecting – 10 years of Pocket Gamer Connects
Steel Media COO Dave Bradley takes us through the beginnings of Pocket Gamer Connects, the gaming conference continues to break new ground around the world How did the idea for Pocket Gamer Connects come about? The team behind the PocketGamer.com and PocketGamer.biz websites love a good party! That’s how the …
Read More »Debugging D&I – Amiqus’ Liz Prince on supporting Women’s History month
March is Women’s History month, and of course includes International Women’s Day on the 8th of the month. Amiqus’ Business Manager Liz Prince takes a look at how studios can use the time to celebrate and support the brilliant women working in the industry – and maybe entice more to …
Read More »The European Speedrunner Assembly raised £67,189 for Make-A-Wish International
The European Speedrunner Assembly held an esports event in Malmö, Sweden last week, where players put their skills to the test to raise money for Make-A-Wish International
Read More »Q&A: Stefano Petrullo and Torsten Oppermann on Renaissance PR joining the 1SP family, and what creating a ‘superagency’ actually means
Renaissance PR was acquired by 1SP Agency last week. We checked in with both companies to ask some questions about the acquisition, and what it’ll mean for them going forward
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