MCV/DEVELOP News, events, research and jobs from the games industry
Trion Worlds MMO Defiance has made the inevitable free-to-play move on PC. The studio has made the move ahead of the premire of the associated TV series’ second series on SyFy in July. Trion says that it intends for the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of the game to go …
Read More »Exec overhaul complete as more bosses leave Zynga
Zynga’s senior VP of mobile Travis Boatman, head of acquisitions Terence Fung and studio president Steve Chiang have all left the company. As reported byVenturebeat, the departures mark a complete shake-up of the management team since theappointment of Don Mattrick as CEOnearly a year ago. Fung has now joined mobile …
Read More »DS game Brain Training arrives on Wii U
Nintendo has released a DS game on the Wii U Virtual Console for the first time. Eurogamer reports that Brain Training is now available to Japanese Wii U owners who have updated their console to the latest firmware. It’s free, too, until June 30th. The two screens of the DS …
Read More »Wii U sales double in Japan as Mario Kart 8 sells 350k
Mario Kart 8 has topped the weekly Japanese charts and boosted sales of the hardware in Nintendo’s home country. It may not have sent Wii U sales rocketing 666 per cent as it did in the UK, but the game’s arrival did double weekly Wii U sales to over 19k …
Read More »eSports viewing almost doubled in 2013
New numbers suggest the boom in eSports is showing no sign of abating. Gamasutra reports that IHS Technology data suggests 2.4bn hours of eSports were viewed throughout 2013. That’s nearly double the 1.3bn watched in 2012. Furthermore, it estimates that this will have climbed to 6.6bn hours by 2018, by …
Read More »VIDEO: PlayStation Vita Pets arrives today
Nine years on from Nintendogs, Sony has today finally entered the handheld virtual space. PlayStation Vita Pets, from Liverpool studio Spiral House, will later today be available to download now on PSN for €29.99 (UK price TBC). It will arrive at retail on Friday. Players can take control of one …
Read More »It’s now easier to start a Kickstarter
Crowdfunding website Kickstarter has simplified its rules for project submissions down to three basic principles in an effort to make the platform easier to use. The rules now state that projects must create something to share with others, projects must be honest and clearly presented, and that projects cannot fundraise …
Read More »Universally Speaking authorised to support Xbox platforms
UK QA firm Universally Speaking has been approved to join Microsoft’s Authorised Xbox Test Program. The scheme allows companies to test games on all the firm’s platforms – Xbox One, Xbox 360 and Windows Phone. "This is a very exciting opportunity that reflects our position as one of the most …
Read More »Mobile game developer Octro bags $15m investment
Sequoia Capital backs studio with share of new $530m fund for India and Southeast Asia start-ups
Read More »E3 2014 Schedule – keep track of the big conferences
Yes, it’s that time of year again – E3 2014 kicks off on Monday June 9th. MCV will be both on the ground in LA and glued to the feeds in the UK to keep you up to date with all the news as it happens. Nintendo may not be …
Read More »