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Some hardware production has been moved to Asia to avoid high U.S. tariffs on China-made electronics
Read More »Report suggests there are two new Nintendo Switch models in production
Opinion: How to achieve global gaming success with localisation
"What is acceptable, appropriate and enjoyable can vastly vary depending on players’ cultural identity."
Read More »Ubisoft doubles down on Tom Clancy brand and games-as-a-service at E3 2019
Ubisoft chose to rely on its perennial franchises this year and showed strong support for its Tom Clancy titles during its E3 conference
Read More »Xbox Game Studios acquires Double Fine Productions
"We’re always looking for people who share our vision for the future of gaming"
Read More »Women in Games Awards’ judges speak out: ‘When you’re accustomed to privilege, equality feels like oppression’
We talk to the MCV Women in Games Awards 2019 judges about the issues facing women in the games industry, from imposter syndrome to the lack of promotions, gender pay gap and more, and ask them what games firms can do better. Spoiler alert: they can do a lot
Read More »Women in Games Awards’ judges headline June’s MCV, out now
Also featuring Develop:Brighton's women-led sessions, Natalya Tatarchuk on Unity's HDRP, Supermassive talking The Dark Pictures, Sea of Thieves' post-mortem, and much more...
Read More »Starbreeze to lay off a quarter of its staff in bid to further ‘reduce costs’
60 people will lose their jobs by November 2019
Read More »Here’s the shortlist for the MCV Women in Games Awards 2019
The awards, returning for the fifth year running, were inundated with hundreds and hundreds of fantastic entries
Read More »Frontier Developments CEO David Braben joins list of keynote speakers for Develop:Brighton
"David is a towering figure in the games industry"
Read More »Microsoft announces Xbox Game Pass for PC and pledges to make its PC games ‘available in multiple stores’
"It’s a new experience that we are building together with the PC community"
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