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Ben Gunstone is the new CEO of Stainless Games

1 week ago | mcvuk.com | Vince Pavey

Ben Gunstone is the new CEO of indie developer Stainless Games, taking over from company founder Patrick Buckland as he steps into the strategic guidance and mentorship role of Executive Chairman. Stainless Games was founded back in 1994, and is an established independent developer that has worked on a variety of both original and co-developed titles for PC, consoles and mobile devices.
Liquid Crimson will sponsor Ongoing Innovation of the Year at the MCV/DEVLEOP Awards 2025

1 week ago | mcvuk.com | Vince Pavey

Tags liquid crimson MCV Newsletter MachineGames’ Jens Andersson and Pete Ward will do a keynote at Develop:Brighton 2025 Tandem Events has announced that MachineGames’ design director Jens Andersson and audio director Pete Ward will be speaking at this year’s Develop:Brighton conference...
Electric Square & Lively Group will sponsor the Accessibility Innovation of the Year category at the 2025 MCV/DEVLEOP Awards

2 weeks ago | mcvuk.com | Vince Pavey

Tags electric square lively studio MCV Newsletter [From the industry] Testronic opens world-class QA testing facility in Manila Testronic has officially opened a new state-of-the-art testing facility in Manila...
MachineGames’ Jens Andersson and Pete Ward will do a keynote at Develop:Brighton 2025

2 weeks ago | mcvuk.com | Vince Pavey

Tandem Events has announced that MachineGames’ design director Jens Andersson and audio director Pete Ward will be speaking at this year’s Develop:Brighton conference. The talk, named ‘The Spirit of Adventure – Bringing Indiana Jones Back to Gaming’, will explore both the successes and challenges involved in adapting the Indiana Jones film franchise into a modern video game.
Microsoft was the #1 publisher on the PlayStation Store in pre-orders for the first quarter of 2025

2 weeks ago | mcvuk.com | Vince Pavey

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella stated that his company had the most pre-orders and pre-installs on both the PlayStation Store and the Xbox Store during Q3 FY25 [January to March 2025] as part of an earnings call held last Wednesday, no doubt further cementing its strategy shift towards becoming a multi-platform publisher on top of its own hardware offerings.
GameMaker has announced support for Nintendo Switch 2

3 weeks ago | mcvuk.com | Vince Pavey

GameMaker has announced that it has collaborated closely with Nintendo to make sure that games created in its engine can be exported directly to the upcoming Nintendo Switch 2, and can be made available on the system from “the moment it launches”. There were several GameMaker titles from indie developers that were hugely popular on the original Nintendo Switch, including cult classics like Undertale and Pizza Tower.
Disobey will be the wristband sponsor for the 2025 MCV/DEVELOP Awards

3 weeks ago | mcvuk.com | Vince Pavey

Disobey are sponsoring the wristbands at this year’s MCV/DEVELOP Awards, which will take place at the Royal Lancaster Hotel on June 19, 2025. Disobey is a marketing agency with a fully-remote team that focuses on creating diverse, authentic campaigns and social media content. They’re a trusted name by many brands in video games, and have worked with some of the biggest around; including Amazon Game Studios, Remedy, PLAION, SEGA and more.
This is the shortlist for the 2025 MCV/DEVELOP Awards!

1 month ago | mcvuk.com | Vince Pavey

Tags finalists MCV Newsletter Lead MCV/DEVELOP Awards shortlist Remedy’s Sam Lake will be a keynote speaker at Develop:Brighton 2025 Sam Lake will host a fireside chat and receive the Star Award at Develop:Brighton 2025...
Remedy’s Sam Lake will be a keynote speaker at Develop:Brighton 2025

1 month ago | mcvuk.com | Vince Pavey

Remedy Entertainment’s Sam Lake will be a keynote speaker at the upcoming Develop:Brighton conference, which is set to return to the Hilton Brighton Metropole between July 8 – July 10, 2025. His fireside chat will explore a long and interesting career in video games, from starting out as a writer on Death Rally in 1996 to becoming an award-winning storyteller at Remedy Entertainment.
Jagex, Remedy, FuturLab and more will appear at the first Galaxies game showcase

1 month ago | mcvuk.com | Vince Pavey

Galaxies has revealed the full line-up for its very first games showcase, which will go live later this month on Twitch. Hosted by Jane Douglas, the showcase is set to take place on April 17, 2025 at 8PM GMT / 9PM CEST / 12PM PST / 3PM EST.