MCV/DEVELOP News, events, research and jobs from the games industry
Last week MCV reported that pre-orders were in decline in the UK; this week we find whether this is an issue for the industry. We speak to the members of the industry, including 505 Games’ SVP of global brand and marketing Tim Woodley, to find out what can be done …
Read More »CCP boss says not to expect virtual reality boom in 2016
It will take longer than some people think for VR to hit the big time, the CEO of CCP has said. While excited by the technology, Venture Beat reports that Hilmar Veigar Ptursson told the SlushPlay conference in Reykjavik that disruptive technologies always take longer to bed in than most …
Read More »Britney Spears signs with Glu for new mobile game
Mobile games publisher Glu has signed on new celebrity partner Britney Spears to a five-year deal. Games Industry reports the deal revolves around a mobile game featuring the pop star, with the untitled game currently scheduled for release in 2016. "I am thrilled to add Grammy Award-winning legend Britney Spears …
Read More »Watch Dogs 2 in development – report
Development for Watch Dogs 2 is already underway at Ubisoft, according to multiple reports. VideoGamer was the first to spot a now removed listing on Ubisoft senior gameplay programmer Julien Risse’s LinkedIn profile, which mentions Watch Dogs 2” along with Watch Dogs and its Bad Blood DLC. Ubisoft has talked …
Read More »Dead Island 2 delayed until 2016
In news that will of little surprise, Deep Silver’s Dead Island 2 has been significantly delayed. The game was announced in June last year at E3 and had until now had a spring 2015 release date. Despite the fact it is now spring, however, radio silence has been more or …
Read More »Far Cry 4 devs announce Nepal Earthquake Fund
The team behind Far Cry 4 has started a fund to help the millions of people whose lives have been affected by the recent earthquake in Nepal. The developers will match donations up to the first $100,000. All funds will go to the Canadian Red Cross, which is mobilising a …
Read More »PS4 has shipped 22.3m units globally
14.8 million consoles sold during the fiscal year ending March 31st
Read More »Legal ruling could boost eSports validity, but that might not help ESPN ratings
The brain is a muscle, right? Whether or not a court agrees with this could decide whether eSports takes another big step towards a perceived legitimacy as a sport. The Daily Dot reports that the English Bridge Union is currently contesting a Sport England’s decision to exclude bridge as a …
Read More »Woolworths workers fail in compensation bid
The European Court of Justice has backed government calls to exclude workers at stores with fewer than 20 employees from the right to redundancy consultation. Employees who lost their jobs in the Woolworths collapse of 2008 have been arguing through the courts that they are due a payout thanks to …
Read More »PC gaming finally gets its own E3 press conference
PlayStation and Microsoft (and possibly Nintendo?) will this year be joined on the E3 stage by a conference dedicated solely to PC gaming. AMD has teamed up with PC Gamer to host the PC Gaming Show on June 16th, bringing with it speakers including Dean Hall and Cliff Bleszinski as …
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