MCV/DEVELOP News, events, research and jobs from the games industry
In this week’s MCV we sit down with Curve’s new CEO, Dominic Wheatley and Chairman Stuart Dinsey to find out about the publisher’s merger with Kuju. Is this merger an act of noble ambition or is it a desperate move in an increasingly challenging indie games market? We also talk …
Read More »Punch Club crosses $1m in sales following ‘Twitch Plays’ success
TinyBuild Games just announced that Punch Club has grossed over $1m (0.6m) in just 10 days, with more than 100,000 sales across all platforms. It follows the game’s unusual marketing push via the ‘Twitch Plays’ system. Punch Club was launched on Steam on January 8thand on iOS on January 14th. …
Read More »New Year, New Job: How to secure a job in PR
Premier’s director of games Gareth Williams shares what he looks for in candidates looking to kick off a career in PR What skills do you look for in candidates? There are so many important skills needed in PR, but the key skills are personality, drive and creativity. We all have …
Read More »‘Twitch Plays’ gets its own slot on streaming video service
Remember ‘Twitch plays Pokemon’? Now finding similar experiences is getting a whole lot easier with the addition of a new directory to the site. The Twitch plays Pokemon phenomenon caused site-wide problems for Twitch last year as tens of thousands of viewers took part in a collaborative effort to complete …
Read More »Find out how the UK games market performed last year in MCV’s first issue of 2016
As we start 2016, MCV looks back at the last twelve months to see just how the UK games market performed. In our first issue of the year, with the help of GfK Entertainment figures, we round up how much money the sector generated across hardware, software and accessories. We …
Read More »Not a Hero launching on PS4 in February, Vita version cancelled
Roll7’s indie shooter Not a Hero has finally been given a firm release date on PlayStation 4. The developer has announced via the PlayStation Blog that the title will be coming out on February 2nd and will set consumers back 9.99. "It’s been a challenge and we’ve had a number …
Read More »GamesRadar+ hit 11.3m users in December
Future’s GamesRadar+ has smashed its monthly user records in December 2015 with 11.3m people visiting the website. This is the second record-breaking month in a row after the site hit 9.8m unique users during November 2015. Furthermore, this growth in December represents a 29 per cent year-on-year growth over the …
Read More »Inaugural Vision VR/AR Awards announce finalists
Radial Games, Owlchemy Labs, and Kai and Tony Davidson tipped for Best VR Experience prize
Read More »Night School partners with Skybound for Oxenfree film
Studio signs co-branding agreement with Walking Dead firm, reveals plans for documentary series, merchandise and more
Read More »MCV AWARDS 2016: THE FINALISTS
With just eight weeks to go until the big night, the finalists of this year’s MCV Awards are revealed. Is your name on the list…? Over 80 different companies are shortlisted for this year’s event, which takes place on Thursday, March 3rd at the Hilton Bankside, London. The biggest number …
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