MCV/DEVELOP News, events, research and jobs from the games industry
Future Publishing has named Clair Porteous as head of its Entertainment group. She replaces Simon Maxwell, who left to join Eurogamer in August. Porteous has been holding down the role on a interim basis since his departure. She will now take control of Future’s entire games and film portfolio. Prior …
Read More »Going cross-platform
InnoGames CMO Volker Dressel offers advice on successfully adapting to numerous platforms
Read More »Borderlands Legends headed to iPhone and iPad this month
The Borderlands franchise is headed to handhelds this month in the form of Borderlands Legends for iPhone and iPad. The announcement appeared as an ad in the Borderlands 2 digital strategy guide and was spotted by a member at the Gearbox forums. There is still no formal announcement of BorderlandsLegends …
Read More »EA’s free-to-play boss joins LGC speaker roster
Another major name has signed up to speak at next month’s London Games Conference. Electronic Arts’ Sean Decker has joined Google, Twitter and many other leading digital discovery and distribution firms to talk at the November 21st event. Decker runs EA’s Play4Free division, focused on free-to-play games, and his talk …
Read More »Disney UTV Digital MD Samir Bangara resigns
Managing director of Disney’s recently formed Disney UTV Digital division Samir Bangara has resigned from the company. News of Bangara’s departure was first reported by Medianama and has since been confirmed to MCV by multiple reliable industry sources. Disney UTV Digital was recently formed following Disney’s acquisition of UTV to …
Read More »Far Cry 3 unfazed by Call of Duty threat
Ubisoft is feeling confident about its upcoming open-world shooter Far Cry 3 – even though it launches just after Activision’s powerhouse franchise, Call of Duty. Far Cry 3 was originally set for launch in September but was pushed back for to give Ubisoft’s Montreal studio more time to create a …
Read More »Koch Media offers indie support for Wii U launch
Nindie.com has promised independent retailers they will get their ‘fair share’ of Wii U stock as the console’s launch approaches. Koch Media’s Nintendo supply portal says that Wii U can be delivered direct to consumers on behalf of the retailers. The cost to stores will be the normal trade price …
Read More »Cave’s DoDonPachi Maximum coming to iOS this week
Former Windows Phone exclusive DoDonPachi Maximum is to be released on iOS this week. Cave’s shooter will also be the first title from the studio to feature iPhone 5 optimisation, making full use of the increased screen real-estate offered on Apple’s latest handset. That’s not the only way in which …
Read More »Gamestation.co.uk closing down next week
The website for Gamestation will be closed next week. The move comes ahead of the planned abolition of the Gamestation brand, with all current stores set to adopt the GAME brand in the coming weeks. All current Gamestation.co.uk accounts – including existing pre-orders – will be transferred to GAME.co.uk. Gamestation …
Read More »The end has come for Life with PlayStation, Folding@home
Sony is calling time on its Life with PlayStation application. The app will be removed from the XMB via the next PS3 software update (version 4.30) that will begin distribution tomorrow (Tues October 23rd). The app’s services will be terminated in November. The decision also means an end to Stanford …
Read More »