Publishing

Psyonix: “We’ve survived changing tides as partners, so combining forces makes sense in many ways”

Heaven’s Vault is out today, having recently won the Ukie UK Game of the Show at GDC. Seth Barton catches up with developer Inkle’s co-founders to talk about their passion for language, in all its many forms

“Our game has helped players battle social anxiety, helped them through depression."

"According to Steam, 53 per cent of users don’t have PCs with the local processing power to run many of the latest games.”

Pre-owned sales slump by a massive 30.8 per cent

New, narrative-driven, action adventure game is powered by Unreal Engine

Plus Subnautica had 4.5m free downloads in just two weeks

For good reason, Christmas continues to dominate the gaming year. But it’s not the only opportunity around. MCV talks to the experts at Sold Out about how they manage the lifecycle of a game throughout the year across both physical and digital channels

Hitman 2 is out next week, with publishing duties now firmly in the hands of Warner Bros. Seth Barton talks to Olivier Wolff, SVP of international games, about publishing the storied franchise

We talk to Bandai Namco's Hervé Hoerdt and Lee Kirton about the firm’s strategy and how it relies on its perennial franchises to try new things in uncharted territories