MCV/DEVELOP News, events, research and jobs from the games industry
UK games execs named in 2016 New Year’s Honours list
Read More »GTX 970 is minimum graphics card needed for VR, Nvidia reveals
‘VR Ready’ badge introduced in effort to make nascent technology more accessible
Read More »Scalebound delayed until 2017
Platinum Games’ Xbox One exclusive Scalebound will miss its 2016 release date. Development on the game is going well and we’re really happy with how it’s coming together,” the studio said. Scalebound is one of the biggest games PlatinumGames has ever created: an epic adventure filled with exploration and fantasy …
Read More »Ark: Survival Evolved has more players on Xbox One than PC
Prehistoric survival romp Ark: Survival Evolved has become a massive hit on Xbox One. Studio Wildcard co-founder and co-creative director Jesse Rapczak revealed that the game has a bigger player count on Microsoft’s console than it does PC. Rapczak reckons this is most likely because while the survival genre is …
Read More »MCV launches eSports Pro Awards for 2016
MCV will launch the eSports Pro Awards in November 2016 – a brand new event recognising the players, companies, games, and more behind the fast growing UK eSports scene. The eSports market was worth an estimated $612 million in 2015, with an audience of around 134 million. The phenomenon is …
Read More »Uncharted 4 delayed for second time, set for April release
Sony has pushed back Uncharted 4 from its March 2016 release date. The PS4-exclusive action platformer will now be hitting shelves in the UK on April 29th, according to a post on the PlayStation Blog. Prior to that, it was set for a March 16th launch. Uncharted 4: A Thief’s …
Read More »Happy with your salary? Take our survey right here
Ever wondered how much you’re worth? Participate in our latest study into the games jobs market and help shed light on the average salary across all forms of development. Last month, MCV and its sister publication Develop once again launched our annual salary survey, forming a detailed look at the …
Read More »Xenoblade voice actress doesn’t think cuts constitute censorship
The voice actress of Xenoblade Chronicles X character Lin has spoken out in favour of the alterations made to the game for its Western release. The US and European versions of the Wii U RPG omit some of the raunchier costumes and character mechanics found in the Japanese release – …
Read More »Oculus Touch controller won’t be ready for Rift launch
Facebook’s much-touted virtual reality headset Oculus Rift won’t ship alongside its controller at launch. Oculus says that more time is needed to improve upon its controller tech, meaning that while the headset itself is due to ship in Q1 of this year, the Touch controller won’t arrive until some stage …
Read More »Steam suffered a major Christmas day security hiccup
Valve’s powerhouse PC gaming platform Steam suffered a significant security breach on Christmas day. The company has confirmed that between 19:50 and 21:20 (UK time) on December 25th some users were able to see the personal details of other users’ accounts. During the period, those who browsed pages containing personal …
Read More »