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Final Boss: Susan Burns, Head of Studio at Skyhook Games

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Every month an industry leader wraps up MCV/DEVELOP with their unique insight. This month, we speak to Susan Burns, Head of Studio at Skyhook Games. Skyhook is synonymous with Lawn Mowing Simulator. Tell us something we don’t know about the studio? For those that aren’t aware, Skyhook Games offer full …

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[From the Industry] Agenda and speaker announcement goes live for the Games Growth Summit

GGS summer redux speaker 1080 copy [From the Industry] Agenda and speaker announcement goes live for the Games Growth Summit

The MCV/Develop award-nominated Games Growth Summit 2024, happening on June 7th, offers a crucial opportunity for gaming industry players to navigate challenges and capitalize on emerging opportunities. Featuring keynotes, panels, and networking, this event aims to equip attendees with actionable strategies for sustainable growth, leveraging technology, funding, resilience, and community collaboration. …

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[From the industry] Sony Interactive Entertainment’s Shuhei Yoshida and Greg Rice to Keynote Develop:Brighton 2024 as full programme announced

greg rice and shuhei yoshida [From the industry] Sony Interactive Entertainment’s Shuhei Yoshida and Greg Rice to Keynote Develop:Brighton 2024 as full programme announced

Develop:Brighton organisers Tandem Events have announced the conference’s latest keynote session will see Shuhei Yoshida from Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) and Greg Rice share insights from their extensive work with indie video game developers around the world.  Tandem has also announced this year’s full conference programme, with more than 100 …

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[From the Industry] TIGA sets agenda for the UK games industry with call for an Independent Games Tax Credit

richard wilson tiga [From the Industry] TIGA sets agenda for the UK games industry with call for an Independent Games Tax Credit

TIGA, the trade association representing the UK video games industry, has today presented an ambitious 10-point 2024 Manifesto that outlines proposals that will enable the sector to achieve its potential and support economic growth across the UK. Key elements include launching a new Independent Games Tax Credit, a new National Games Accelerator, …

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PR Panel 2004: Suzanne Panter, Lick PR

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In the Feb/Mar issue of MCV/DEVELOP we featured our annual PR Panel, bringing together the good, the bad (in a good way) and the beautiful people of games PR to give us their take on what’s been going on in our beloved industry over recent months. The magazine feature was …

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[From the industry] Nina Adams steps up to studio director at Auroch Digital

auroch digital announce 1920x1080 [From the industry] Nina Adams steps up to studio director at Auroch Digital

Auroch Digital is delighted to announce Nina Adams has stepped into the role of Studio Director at the Bristol based studio. Nina takes over the 130 strong studio from co-founder, Dr Tomas Rawlings, who has moved into a new role of a Vice President at Sumo Digital UK supporting Auroch …

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