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 Cover of the September 2023 (#992), 25th anniversary edition issue | |
| Editor | Richie Shoemaker |
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| Categories | Video game industrytrade magazine |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Format | Print, digital |
| Total circulation (2009) | 10,065[1] |
| First issue | September 1998; 27 years ago (1998-09) |
| Company | Biz Media |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Website | mcvuk.com |
| ISSN | 1469-4832 |
| OCLC | 499701071 |
MCV/Develop (formerlyMCV andMarket for Computer & Video Games) is a UKtrade magazine that focuses on the business aspects of thevideo game industry. It is published monthly by Biz Media, a subsidiary of Datateam Media Group and is available in print and digitally.[2] Originally namedMCV, it absorbed the assets of sister magazines (includingDevelop) in 2018, and changed its name toMCV/Develop in 2019.
MCV was started in September 1998 by formerComputer Trade Weekly (CTW) employees Stuart Dinsey, editor, Lisa Carter (then Foster), deputy editor, Alex Moreham (then Jarvis), sales manager and Dave Roberts.[3]CTW was published weekly from September 1984 and by 1998 was the official newspaper forELSPA (The European Leisure Software Publishers Association) and the creator and sponsor ofECTS (European Computer Trade Show).[4] Stuart Dinsey leftMCV in 2013 after selling it a year earlier. Stuart is currently chairman ofCurve Digital and a board director ofUkie.[5]
In November 2017,NewBay Media, the owner ofMCV at the time, announced that the websites, magazines and events of sister magazinesDevelop andEsports Pro would be absorbed intoMCV by early 2018, with the combined magazine moving to a monthly frequency.[6][7] NewBay Media was acquired byFuture Publishing in April 2018.[8][9] In December 2018, Future opted to sell several of itsbusiness-to-business brands, includingMCV, to Datateam Media Group.[10] The deal was completed in January 2019, with Datateam forming a new subsidiary, named Biz Media, as parent for Future's former brands.[11] In October that year,MCV was rebrandedMCV/Develop to resurrect theDevelop brand following its closure in 2018.[12]
Seth Barton was editor ofMCV/Develop from 2016 to 2021, when he left to joinPlayStation; he was replaced by Richie Shoemaker on 1 November 2021.[13]
The MCV/Develop Awards are an annualaward show, held since 2002, that is open to publishers, retail and distribution, with entries peer-voted and judged by an independent panel of specialists.[14]
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