MCV/DEVELOP News, events, research and jobs from the games industry
This week’s MCV– which isnow available to view online– looks at the impact of the latest jobs cuts on HMV’s games team. With the video games division cut from ten people to two, publishers are concerned the retailer’s games offering may suffer – download now to read the full story. …
Read More »Hasbro wants in on the Skylanders/Disney Infinity party
First there was Skylanders, thenDisney Infinity was announced- and now Hasbro has entered the new ‘toys to life’ category. The new B-Daman line from Hasbro, under licence from D-rights and with manufacturing assistance from TakaraTomy, has been unveiled at the 2013 American International Toy Fair in New York. Characters and …
Read More »Mario & Luigi RPG and Donkey Kong Country announced; Animal Crossing, Luigi’s Mansion and Fire Emblem release dates confirmed
Nintendo has announced three new titles for the 3DS – Mario & Luigi RPG, Donkey Kong Country 3D and Mario Golf. Revealed by Satoru Iwata himself – complete with a flattering green Luigi cap – Mario & Luigi RPG takes place in Luigi’s dreams. Mario Golf, meanwhile, is being developed …
Read More »NCSoft inks Unreal Engine 4 deal
South Korean giant to use Epic's dev platform build 'top tier games of a massive scale'
Read More »GameStop lobbying platform holders over pre-owned block rumours
Global games retailer GameStop has been lobbying platform holder Microsoft to try and persuade it to abandon its rumoured plans to block pre-owned software on the Next Xbox. "Sony has said publicly that they don’t intend to block used games on their next console. Microsoft has not commented on the …
Read More »Wargaming has acquired Gas Powered Games
MMO developer and publisher Wargaming has acquired Supreme Commander creator Gas Powered Games. Wargaming will as part of the deal assume full ownership of the studio, bringing key staff members such as founder Chris Taylor on board. "Gas Powered Games’ heritage and development pedigree shows us just how valuable an …
Read More »Dishonored, Arkham City, Darksiders 2 get price drops in PSN sale
Sony has kicked off a new sale on PSN featuring price drops on several AAA games; some temporary, others permanent. Headlining the sale is Dishonored, which has nearly halved in price for a limited time from Rs 2,499 to Rs 1,299, with a further 10% off for PlayStation Plus subscribers. …
Read More »Brutal Legend headed to PC this month
More than three years after it was released on Xbox 360 and PS3, Double Fine’s Jack Black-starring ode to metal is coming to PC. The game is currently available for preorder on Steam at a discounted $14.99 (regular price is $19.99). The PC version promises enhanced visuals and improved performance, …
Read More »Future’s consumer reach hits record high
The latest ABC numbers from Future Entertainment show that the publishing company now reaches a higher global audience than ever before. As a whole the company’s publications now reach 20.2m people, a 29 per cent year-on-year increase. The figure includes duplicates, however, gathering together ABCs, unique users, digital subscribers, social …
Read More »Take-Two acquires WWE game license
Take-Two has announced that it has acquired the video game license for WWE after previous publisher THQ went out of business. Future games are likely to be published by Take-Two’s 2K division. The 2K Sports publishing label is well renowned for its quality sports games such as the NBA 2K …
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