MCV/DEVELOP News, events, research and jobs from the games industry
Steam users are now able to watch their friends play games thanks to the latest Steam Client update. To use a feature simply head over to your friends list and bring up the drop-down menu next to anyone in-game. A ‘Watch Game’ option will then appear. The user in question …
Read More »Chorus is localising The Room for Asian markets
Publisher Chorus is bringing localised version of a number of titles to the Asian mobile market, including smartphone hit The Room. It’s all part of a deal that has secured to the rights to not only Fireproof’s puzzle hit but also five other titles – Dragon Finga, Kitty Powers’ Matchmaker, …
Read More »VR firm nDreams secures £1.75m investment
nDreams has secured 1.75m in investment to continue expanding its plans for virtual reality game development. The company aims to use the funding from investment business Mercia Technologies to explore publishing and acquisition deals for other VR titles. nDreams currently has five of its own VR projects in development, including …
Read More »Counter-Strike hit by another match fixing scandal
Valve’s Counter-Strike has been rocked again with yet more evidence of tournament match fixing. The Daily Dot claims to have evidence that a match between iBUYPOWER and NetcodeGuides.com played last August as part of the CEVO Professional Season 5 was fixed. It saw the favourites iBUYPOWER crash to a 16-4 …
Read More »nDreams nabs £1.75m investment for VR game development
UK studio exploring acquisition and publishing deals for external titles
Read More »We R Interactive acquired by Inspired Gaming
Virtual Sports and online games provider Inspired Gaming has acquired London studio We R Interactive. The deal sees the firm purchase the main assets and employees of the developer, as well as its IP such as I Am PlayR and We R Football. Football sim I Am PlayR is said …
Read More »Club Nintendo is closing
Wii U and 3DS platform holder Nintendo is scrapping its Club Nintendo loyalty program. Up to this point all Nintendo hardware and software came with a registration code that could be redeemed to gain virtual Stars. These could then be used to claim a selection of rewards from PC wallpapers …
Read More »Sony to close Canadian shops
Sony has detailed plans to close all of its Canadian retail stores within the next two months. The announcement comes via a press release issued on The Canadian Press and reported on by CBC News, which states the firm will shut down all 14 of its current Canada-based locations. Five …
Read More »Hatred issued Adults Only rating
Destructive Creation’s controversial upcoming title Hatred has been issued an AO for Adults Only rating by the Entertainment Software Rating Board. Speaking with Games Industry, an unidentified ESRB representative confirmed the rating – adding that content descriptors for intense language, violence, blood and gore would be required for sale of …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: January 11-17
H1Z1 has finished on top of Steam’s weekly best sellers chart, outpacing pre-orders for Grand Theft Auto V. The Early Access launch of Sony Online Entertainment’s zombie survival affair helped push the game to victory, but the PC version of GTA V grabbing the runner-up spot during its first few …
Read More »