MCV/DEVELOP News, events, research and jobs from the games industry
An upcoming Hearthstone tournament being run by the IeSF will no longer omit female players, although two other competitions remain female only. There was tremendous uproar on both sides of the divide yesterday when it was revealed that women would not be allowed to participate in an IeSF World Championship …
Read More »Oculus Rift dev kit 2 starts shipping this month
The latest Oculus Rift development kit will start to ship to pre-order customers this month, Oculus VR has announced. In a post on the product’s official forums, Oculus VR’s Andres Hernandez confirmed that the first wave of Oculus Rift DK2 units are expected to arrive on July 14th. The company …
Read More »Redbox rentals driving games sales – report
Movie and video game rental kiosk company Redbox is bringing in notable revenue for the video games industry through converting rentals to purchases, a new report has uncovered. A piece on [A]ListDaily reveals a significant conversion rate of Redbox customers purchasing games they rent first. We’re engaging consumers beyond the …
Read More »Inventor event to seek out the next big toys and games
One-day conference and business networking event for toy and game inventors will take place in September
Read More »Channel 4 commissions video games show for mobile
Channel 4 is developing a number of TV programmes for tablet and smartphone users, and it includes a video games show. The short is called Two Player, which sees celebrity friends chat and play video games together. It’s being developed by former GameSpot and ITV games video expert Johnny Chiodini. …
Read More »Candy Crush Saga’s King signs up to UKIE
UKIE has snagged itself a high-profile new member in the form of Candy Crush Saga maker King. We’re delighted to be joining UKIE,” King’s chief legal officer Rob Miller said. The interactive entertainment and games development industry is growing rapidly. At King, we believe in helping to foster an active …
Read More »Oculus buys Xbox 360 controller designers Carbon
Oculus VR has swooped up Carbon Design Group in its latest talent grab, purchasing the Xbox 360 controller creators for an unknown amount and under undisclosed terms. Oculus announced in a post on the company’s official blog that the deal is expected to close this summer, adding that the VR …
Read More »Redbull planning ‘Top Gear for gamers’ TV show
‘Top Gear for gamers’ – that’s the pitch for a new video games based TV show in the planning stages at Redbull. The show, the press release for which is is already drawing criticism for its somewhat antiquated dudebro approach to gaming, currently goes under the name ‘Players’. It will …
Read More »Interview: The many faces of Bandai Namco
Bandai Namco is trying its hand at pretty much everything. It is launching titles for Codemasters, developing anime, kids and blockbuster next-gen games, experimenting with mobile, trialling free-to-play concepts… even building major licensing initiatives. We speak to European CEO Naoki Katashima on the many different faces of the business. You’re …
Read More »TIGA: Games tax relief will create and protect 10,000 UK jobs
After strong 2013 incentives are now expected to generate and safeguard £450m worth of investment expenditure by UK studios
Read More »