Media & PR

Welcome to the new MCV website. The new website launched today and brings the brand right up-to-date. It’s fully responsive, so you’ll be able to read the latest games industry news on the move as easily as at your desktop.  The site is the final piece in a year-long strategy …

Bethesda has opened up about its recent marketing campaign for its upcoming shooter Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus. Launched on Twitter over the weekend, the short video showed an in-game Nazi being punched in the face with the slogan, ‘If you are a Nazi, GTFO’ in huge letters either side …

A brand-new series of esports events are coming to the UK, courtesy of a partnership between newcomer organisation Ultimo Hombre and nightclub chain Deltic, the companies have announced. Founded by leading figures in both the gaming and urban events industries, Ultimo Hombre aims to make esports accessible for everyone, from …

TT Games, Frontier Developments, Criterion Games, Ninja Theory, Wargaming and Naughty Dog will headline this year’s Yorkshire Games Festival, event organisers have announced. Returning to Bradford’s National Science and Media Museum for its second year this November, the five-day event will celebrate games culture and introduce a new generation to …

Speakers who have worked with TT Games, Frontier Developments, Ninja Theory and Criterion are just some who will be at the event

The Mobile Games Forum is rebranding to Gamesforum, event organiser Osney Media has announced, and will return to central London next year with its first cross-platform b2b event on January 24th-25th. Hosted at County Hall, Westminster, the conference will bring together 600 attendees from across the PC, console and mobile …

Konami has announced it has become an official partner of Arsenal Football Club. The new agreement will extend Konami’s previous access to the club, where it appeared as a licensed club in PES 2017 complete with its official insignia, and allow the company to perfectly recreate the team in this …

The government’s plan for a new Industrial Strategy came with a promise to deliver early “sector deals” to supercharge a modern, inclusive digital economy. The creative industries (and games) were identified as key in the Industrial Strategy Green Paper. Since January, we’ve been gestating. The Ukie team has been working …

Sony has announced a major reshuffle of its executive management team that will see Sony Interactive Entertainment’s Andrew House step down from his role as president and global CEO and deputy president John Kodera take his place as president and CEO with immediate effect. House, who joined Sony in 1990 …

In this week’s roundup: PlayStation UK appoints new product managers, PC Gamer has a new deputy editor, Will Freeman becomes editor atAskAboutGames and Venatus Media hires publisher relationship manager and business development manager. PlayStation UK PlayStation UK is pleased to welcome Gameloft’s Toby Dawson (pictured above, left) as product manager on the software …