MCV/DEVELOP News, events, research and jobs from the games industry
We need your entries for the MCV Awards 2016 to be submitted to us by December 16th – that’s just four weeks away. Two additional categories have been added for 2016 (which make a return from previous years): Mainstream Retailer and Events Team. For a full list of categories and …
Read More »GAME plans biggest ever Black Friday weekend
High Street retailer GAME says that this coming Black Friday period will be its biggest yet. Black Friday this year falls on November 27th, with GAME’s deal continuing through to the following Monday, November 30th. As a part of this, GAME is sending Black Friday Daily deals straight to consumer’s …
Read More »Chinese eSports organisation Team DK shuts down
One of the largest multi-discipline eSports organisations in China closed its doors yesterday as Team DK chose to disband all its squads. The Chinese organisation, which had premier teams in Dota 2, League of Legends and Heroes of the Storm made the announcement via social media site Weibo. In the …
Read More »Zombi is coming to physical retail
Ubisoft’s survival horror title Zombi is set for a boxed release. The publisher has announced that it will bringing the roguelike horror game to PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC in a physical release on January 21st, 2016. The game was initially a Wii U exclusive, entitled Zombi U, and …
Read More »Pachter: Nintendo NX is ‘doomed’ without third-party backing
Games industry analyst Michael Pachter has said that third-party support is vital to the success of Nintendo’s next home console. Writing in a column published by SIFTD (and then reported by Nintendo Insider), the Wedbush analyst said that the NX would be ‘doomed’ from the off if it fails to …
Read More »How video games can save the world
Most people think ‘video games’ and picture big, fun blockbuster popcorn thrills like Call of Duty. But there are some developers out there who feel that games can talk about difficult issues. One such man is Blindflug Studios’ Moritz Zumbhul, whose games so far have covered the migrant crisis in …
Read More »Meet the new Atari
Though Atari was one of the founding fathers of the games industry, for many it will always be synonymous with the video games crash of 1983. The firm’s fast and loose approach to publishing, and its lack of quality control, was so severe that it killed faith in the sector …
Read More »Accessories Update: Star Wars Turtle Beach headsets and Roccat Kiro mouse
This week, Turtle Beach heads to a galaxy far, far away with Star Wars headsets and Roccat launches a modular mouse Turtle Beach Star Wars Headsets Turtle Beach is allowing Star Wars Battlefront players to side with either the Rebel Alliance or the Empire thanks to two new branded headsets. …
Read More »Former Sega president invests in new London studio
Mobile-centric start-up has also received funding from Ian Livingstone and Starbound creator Finn Brice
Read More »Valkyria Chronicles IV and remaster headed to PS4
Sega’s cult hit RPG Valkyria Chronicles is getting a brand new instalment on PS4 – as well as a remake of the first game in the series. Valkyria Chronicles IV: Valkyria of the Blue Revolution will be the first new instalment in the popular tactical role-playing series since 2011’s Valkyria …
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