Tag Archives: MCV Newsletter

[From the industry] Amazon Games signs publishing deal with Maverick Games for new narrative-led open-world driving game

Amazon Games announced today that it has reached an agreement with Maverick Games to publish a new AAA multi-platform title. The unannounced game will be a narrative-led open-world driving game for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S. Maverick Games was founded in 2022, by several of the core team …

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Blaze Entertainment’s new Chairman reunites with Lara Croft ahead of Evercade summer release

Blaze Entertainment has announced that games industry veteran Dominic Wheatley has been appointed as its new Chairman. The announcement comes as the retro-focused Evercade platform reaches a milestone of selling over 1 million cartridges and prepares to launch a new Tomb Raider bundle pack over the summer. Dominic Wheatley brings …

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[From the industry] NG24 Spring: “A plethora of great content and a glorious 20th anniversary”

The 20th anniversary edition of Nordic Game Conference from May 21 till May 24 was a big success, with many brilliant speakers and attendees from all over the world. More than 2500 attendees visited the live event, either physically in Malmö, or online via the Nordic Game Discord. 30k unique viewers …

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Raptor PR sponsoring MCV/DEVELOP Indie Publisher of the Year award

Raptor PR is proud to announce that it is sponsoring the Indie Publisher of the Year award, to be presented, along with 24 other splendid trophies, at the 2024 MCV/DEVELOP Awards next month. Raptor’s Founder and Managing Director Rana Rahman – who will be presenting the much coveted award on …

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[From the industry] Colm Larkin appointed as CEO of IMIRT, the Irish Game Makers Association

IMIRT, the Irish Game Makers Association, is thrilled to announce the appointment of Colm Larkin as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). With an illustrious career in the gaming industry and a deep commitment to fostering the growth of Ireland’s game development community, Colm brings a wealth of experience and …

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ICYMI: Nominations for the MCV/DEVELOP Women in Games Awards 2023 are now open!

The MCV/DEVELOP Women in Games Awards are returning this September and aim to once again recognise and celebrate the exceptional female talent across all sectors of the UK games industry, from development and business to education, journalism, and marketing. But of course, we need your help in the form of …

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[From the industry] Indielab Games reveals cohort for 2024 UK Games Accelerator Programme

This year’s Indielab Games UK-wide Accelerator programme kicked-off to a flying start with a cohort of ten games studios from across the country. The studios taking part for 2024 are: Dragon Scale Studios, Rat Magic Games, Space Colony Studios, Evil Owl Studios, DragonfiAR Limited, Deadhead Games, Neon Wave Studios, Konglomorate Games, …

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Tickets still available for Pioneers in XR event in Salford next week

There are a few seats left for the Pioneers in XR event being held next week, Thursday 6 June, at Salford’s Media City UK. Introduced by Dr. Maria Stukoff of the University of Salford, the free event will look the intersection of XR technology, personal performance and sports, and interactive …

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[From the Industry] Keywords Studios and Reactional Music bring together global development services and world’s first generative music engine for games, creator worlds and emerging technologies.

Keywords Studios and Reactional Music form a collaboration to explore faster development of music and sound in games

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PressEngine is among the sponsors of the 2024 MCV/DEVELOP Awards!

We are very pleased to announce that PressEngine is helping us deliver this year’s MCV/DEVELOP Awards. The winner of 2022’s Newcomer of the Year award is naturally supporting the photo booth, because, of course, supporting media is what PressEngine is all about, thanks to it being an all-in-one platform (PressEngine …

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