MCV/DEVELOP News, events, research and jobs from the games industry
This month, we are publishing the ultimate guide to careers in the video games industry – and it starts today. All of September we will be offering advice and insight from recruiters, agencies and the people with the hottest jobs in the trade. Wewill be publishing a series of articles …
Read More »Tiga calls for 30% tax relief rate
UK trade body publishes response to the Government's Consultation on Creative Sector Tax Reliefs
Read More »Early Resident Evil 6 sales in Poland sourced from stolen stock
It’s true – Resident Evil 6 WAS on sale this weekend. Reports emerged online claiming that some Polish consumers were able to get their hands on the game on a store in Polish city Poznan, though many doubted the authenticity seeing as it’s so far ahead of the game’s official …
Read More »Ambitious F2P Hawken’s launch strategy dissected at London Games Conference
One of the most hotly-tipped free-to-play games will be showcased at London Games Conference. A session on Hawken joins already-announced talks from Twitter, Google, EA Origin, Yogscast, Sega, Disney, IGN, ISFE and Gamesbrief. You can book your place now viawww.londongamesconference.com The high-end free-to-play shooter Hawken launches in December and will …
Read More »Gearbox goes into reverse, introduces female characters into Aliens: Colonial Marines
A victory for girl power, and indeed common sense. Developer Gearbox has acted on the criticism it received earlier this summer and confirmed that playable female characters are to be introduced to 2013 release Aliens: Colonial Marines. The exclusion of playable women was bizarre in itself, but the decision was …
Read More »Peter Moore on the gulf between the digital and retail worlds
INTERVIEW: MCV talks to EA COO Peter Moore about a market in transition, the future of discs and his costly Bejeweled habit… Thanks to gruelling media training, most senior games industry execs have been groomed to never say anything off message. Every comment, for most publishers, is on-brand with little …
Read More »Black Mesa Source gets September release date
A release date for the long-awaited Black Mesa Source has finally been confirmed. It will be made available to download on September 14th. The fan-made remake of 1998 classic Half-Life is a frame-by-frame reconditioning” that uses Valve’s more modern Source engine to give the game a visual lift. The release …
Read More »Guild Wars 2 debuts at No.1 in the UK charts
NCsoft has claimed a surprising victory in the UK charts with new MMO release Guild Wars 2 debuting at top spot. It’s the second largest launch ever in the UK for a non-World of Warcraft MMO, bettered only by EA’s Star Wars: The Old Republic. It’s also the first PC …
Read More »Final Fantasy XIII continues to grow with new title FFXIII: Lightning Returns
Square Enix has announced a third title in the Final Fantasy XIII continuum. FF XIII: Lightning Returns is due out in 2013 on Xbox 360 and PS3 and acts as a standalone title rather than a sequel to FF XIII sequel FF XIII-2. It will also be the closing chapter …
Read More »VIDEO: Metal Gear Solid – Ground Zeroes; Is multiplatform, current-gen
Konami has revealed the next instalment in its popular stealth series – Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes. And furthermore, despite the amazing debut video – which can be seen below – the publisher insists that the game is bound for current-gen consoles. It’s also a multiplatform release, meaning that for …
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