MCV/DEVELOP News, events, research and jobs from the games industry
Over five years ago, three industry professionals turned up to MCV’s offices with a laptop and a pre-prepared speech. These men – including current CEO Paul Sulyok and founding director David Clark – pitched to us their new online business: a PC digital retailer called Green Man Gaming. We were …
Read More »Nintendo reverses three years of losses to get back in the black
A fourth year of losses has been avoided at Nintendo, despite the Wii U and 3DS failing to meet sales expectations. Net income for the year ended March 2015 reached 41,843m, up from last year’s 23,222m loss. Operating income reached 24,770m, up on last year’s 46,425m operating loss. Net sales …
Read More »Games Centre – The king in the North
Scottish retailer Games Centre is a force to be reckoned with in the indie space, and now has four MCV Awards under its belt to prove it. We catch up with MD Robert Lindsay. Congratulations on winning your fourth MCV Award. Thanks. It’s not something we’d take for granted. This …
Read More »Vice ‘massively’ growing games team
Media brand Vice is significantly scaling up its games editorial team, the firm says. Earlier this year, the firm launched its Vice Gaming section.The UK arm of the popular website has one dedicated games editor, Mike Diver, and a host of freelance support. But the business is in the process …
Read More »GameStop UK plots retro stock move
GameStop’s American pilot scheme to start selling retro hardware, games and accessories could come to the UK. The firm announced last month that it would be reintroducing retro stock into its stores. Consumers will be able to trade-in old consoles, including the SNES and Mega Drive. They will then be …
Read More »CD Projekt and Green Man Gaming clash over The Witcher 3 keys
The developer of The Witcher 3 and online retailer Green Man Gaming have had a public falling out over the upcoming RPG. CD Projekt Red’s business development manager Rafa? Jaki yesterday took to the studio’s forums to question the validity of GMG’s PC keys for the game, which are currently …
Read More »eSports now a $612m business thanks to emerging western markets – Superdata
New data from Superdata shows that the eSports market currently boasts an audience of 134m, with the business generating $612m. Games Industry points to a new report from the research firm, which points to the accelerated growth of Western markets as a major factor for the market’s continued emergence. North …
Read More »TV DVR support heading to Xbox One this year – report
Xbox One users will be able to DVR television shows later this year, according to a new report. Tech blogger Paul Thurrott originally reported that his sources confirmed Microsoft would offer a replacement for Windows Media Center on Windows 10 that would include a new playback feature. Windows Media Center …
Read More »Bungie files trademark for ‘The Taken King’
Bungie has applied for a trademark relating to something called The Taken King,” according to a US Patent and Trademark Office filing unearthed today. Polygon reports on the discovery, pointing to evidence that the downloadable video games” trademark could be related to Destiny. The logo attached to the filing is …
Read More »EA estimates 22m PS4 and Xbox One sales in 2015
EA anticipates 22m Xbox One and PS4 consoles will be sold during 2015. To date, thePS4 has sold 22.3m unitsworldwide, with2m of those sales in the UK. As of November 2014, Microsoft announced it had shipped 10m Xbox One consoles globally. According to EA, 27 million new-gen consoles had been …
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