The Market for Computer & Video Games

The Market for Computer & Video Games
Cover of issue 550 of MCV, from 14 August 2009
Editor Seth Barton
Former editors Christopher Dring
Categories Video game industry
Frequency Monthly
Paid circulation 431
Unpaid circulation 9,634
Total circulation
(2009)		 10,065[1]
First issue November 1998 (1998-11)
Company Future Publishing
Country United Kingdom
Language English
Website mcvuk.com
ISSN 1469-4832

The Market for Computer & Video Games (short MCV, formerly The Market for Home Computing & Video Games) is a United Kingdom-based media brand which focuses on business aspects of the video game industry, including development, publishing, marketing and retail. It is published monthly and is available online or via print subscription.[2]

MCV and Japanese video game magazine Famitsu have an exclusive partnership which sees news and content from each magazine appear in the other.[3]

In November 2017, owner NewBay Media announced that in early 2018, the website and magazine of Develop would be absorbed into MCV, with the combined title moving to a monthly frequency.[4][5] In 2018, Future acquired NewBay Media.[6]

Awards

The MCV Awards first started in 2002, and each year the awards are open to games publishers, retail and distribution, with entries peer-voted and judged by an independent panel of specialists. 2017 marks their 15th anniversary, and each year the awards are sponsored by various companies in the video games industry. In 2017, Dingit.tv was announced as Headline Sponsor, while Aardvark Swift, Gamescom, OPM Recruitment and Playwire Media all backed the event as Event Sponsors.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Intent Media (10 February 2010). "Standard Certificate of Curculation – MCV: The Market for Home Computing & Video Games" (PDF). ABC. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  2. ↑ "Subscribe to the Print Edition". MCV. Future plc. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  3. ↑ Dinsey, Stuart (26 February 2007). "MCV launches daily service". MCV. Future plc. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  4. ↑ http://www.develop-online.net/news/newbay-unites-video-games-group-under-mcv/0237618
  5. ↑ https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/310054/Develop_to_be_absorbed_by_MCV_in_2018.php
  6. ↑ "PennWell Corp. and NewBay Media Acquired By UK Firms". Folio:. 2018-04-04. Retrieved 2018-09-01.
  7. ↑ "MCV Awards 2017 sponsors announced". MCV UK. Retrieved 2017-03-08.


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