MCV/DEVELOP News, events, research and jobs from the games industry
2012 games and consoles TV activity up to February 12th has remained fairly static year-on-year, with a three per cent decline in individual TVRs. This week we look at two of the key contributing factors to this change. The number of campaigns that have been on air can be a …
Read More »Win the chance to tackle the Chelsea Old Boys
Want to show off your prowess on the pitch against former professional footballers? Koch Media has just the thing. The distributor is organising a football match between the games industry and some of Chelsea FC’s past icons to raise money for GamesAid. GamesAid vs Chelsea Old Boys will take place …
Read More »UK CHARTS: No.1 debut for SSX
EA’s SSX series has made a triumphant return after five years in the wilderness to claim No.1 in the UKIE GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40. It’s the sixth game in the series date yet the first to debut at the top spot. It enjoyed around twice the sales of …
Read More »Dust 514 WILL be free to download
Developer CCP has had a change of heart and confirmed that Dust 514 will be completely free to play. The studio had previously claimed that a cover charge” would be required to download the game, with the expense refunded in the form of in-game credits. However, speaking to Eurogamer executive …
Read More »Apple App Store passes 25bn downloads
At some point in the early hours of Sunday morning the 25 billionth app was downloaded from the Apple App Store. The milestone is passed as the App Store reaches the ripe old age of three years and seven months, having launched alongside the iPhone 3G back in 2008. Since …
Read More »New Forza and Fable titles leaked ahead of official reveal
The power of the embargo has seemingly failed Microsoft over the weekend, with news of two new Xbox 360 games leaking online following an international press event for the firm in the US last week. First up is Forza Horizon, a new entry in the popular racing series. Sister site …
Read More »Valve product designer ‘leaks Steam console photo’
As separate report claims to have early specs for the so-called 'SteamBox'
Read More »Journey starts early for PS Plus subs
Can’t wait for Thatgamecompany’s upcoming open adventure title Journey? If you’re a PS Plus member, there’s good news. Sony will be launching Journey one week early for subscribers, IGN reports. The game is currently slated to arrive on the Playstation Network as a digital download on March 13th in North …
Read More »Sumioni: Demon Arts flows to Vita this month
XSEED has announced that its ink wash painting meets action platformer title Sumioni: Demon Arts will be available in North America on March 20th. Set in ancient Japan and presented in a ‘sumi-e’ art style, Sumioni puts players in control of an ‘ink demon’ who has been summoned from a …
Read More »Rumor: Valve developing ‘Steam Box’ console
A potential bombshell could be coming from the direction of Valve HQ, followingreports last monththat the company would consider its own hardware. The PC developer and digital distribution giant is actually well beyond that point The Vergewagers. According to their sources, the company has been working on a hardware spec …
Read More »