MCV/DEVELOP News, events, research and jobs from the games industry
2K Games has for the second time delayed the PlayStation Vita version of Civilization Revolution 2 Plus. The game was originally due out on December 3rd, with the delay announced only one day beforehand. The revised release date was tomorrow, January 26th. Sadly that’s not going to happen either, and …
Read More »With $700,000 price tag, FaZe becomes the most expensive CS:GO team in history
Faze Clan’srecent acquisition of theG2 EsportsCounter-Strikelineup has been followed by reports that ESL co-founder Jens Hilger allegedly tampered with the deal to secure a higher fee for the squad. As a result, FaZe Clan now hosts the most expensive team in the history ofCounter-Strike. The deal included $300,000 up front, …
Read More »Report claims Destiny 2 was due in September, has been delayed
It has been alleged that Activision and Bungie were planning to release Destiny 2 this September. It is also claimed that shooter has now been delayed. Kotaku reports that Bungie made the decision earlier this month. It adds that the studio’s plans for the game have been fluid from the …
Read More »Esports is growing up: IP law and broadcasting rights
Question: Can one entity own the entire esports ecosystem? The league, broadcast, teams, players, game and governance? Think along the lines of another major sport, like the NFL. It’s possible, and the main reason for this is the power of intellectual property (IP) law and its growing importance in the …
Read More »Ubisoft teams up with Elijah Wood’s SpectreVision to develop VR content
'Their expertise in the horror film genre is exciting for us as a developer of interactive entertainment,' says Ubisoft Montreal VP
Read More »Mighty No.9 delayed for a third time
Keiji Inafune has announced yet another delay for Kickstarted platformer Mighty No.9. Unfortunately, we have an announcement that will be very disappointing to all of you,” he said in the latest backer update. For this third delay of the game, we have no excuses for disappointing our fans and especially …
Read More »Games High Street decline faring better than wider physical entertainment market
Kantar’s latest Entertainment Barometer report paints a picture of decline for physical games retail – although it’s faring better than the wider entertainment market. The analyst says that sales of physical games fell 3.5 per cent year-on-year for the 12 weeks ending December 20th. However, that compares favourably with the …
Read More »Where is South Africa’s fighting scene?
One of the global eSports which never really gets much attention in South Africaoutside of a small, dedicated followingis fighting. Last year we had a taste with the Mortal Kombat X global Qualifiers hosted by NAV TV, but that was about it. Where are our fighters? And why hasn’t the …
Read More »Call of Duty holds onto No.1 as Resident Evil Origins Collection debuts in sixth place
Activision’s Call of Duty hangs on to the top spot in the UK All Formats charts for a seventh consecutive week. The shooter saw a mere four per cent dip in sales last week, and manages to outsell FIFA 16. That title hops from third place to second, with sales …
Read More »Writer Gaider leaves BioWare after 17 years
The scribe behind some of BioWare’s biggest RPG success stories has left the company after nearly two decades. David Gaider joined the studio in 1999, designing for PC title Baldur’s Gate 2: Shadows of Amn. He went on to work on the beloved Star Wars spin-off Knights of the Old …
Read More »