MCV/DEVELOP News, events, research and jobs from the games industry
Yu Suzuki has hinted at a possible move to acquire the rights to the Shenmue franchise from Sega. And of course, the only reason he would make such a move would be to finally get to work on the long demanded Shenmue III. "Shenmue’slicense is an IP that belongs to …
Read More »Microsoft Flight is a free-to-play title
The re-birth of the Flight Simulator series, Microsoft Flight, will be free to download and play, Microsoft has confirmed. The game will feature a replica of Hawaii’s main island and offer a daily challenge and free updates. Furthermore, gamers who sign in with a Live account will receive additional free …
Read More »Yahoo poaches PayPal president Scott Thompson
Scott Thompson, the former president of online payment specialist PayPal, has left the company to become the new CEO of Yahoo. Yahoo’s previous CEO Carol Bertz was controversially sacked last September. Interim CEO Tim Morse will now return to his role of Yahoo’s CFO. Thompson has been the president of …
Read More »Big-name US journos form new site
After a spate of resignations across some of America’s biggest games websites, the former managing editor of Joystiq Justin McElroy has finally revealed the new venture that has lured them away. The new site will be the first games portal for Vox Media. It currently runs two websites – tech …
Read More »New Los Angeles social studio raises $2m
Free-to-play group Seismic Games months away from first product launch
Read More »Sony cuts Tablet S prices
Electronics giant Sony has shaved $100 from the price of its iPad-rivalling Tablet S in the US. The 32GB model has been cut from $600 to $500 while the entry-level 16GB SKU has seen its price slashed from $500 to $400. The Android powered device hoped to compete with higher-profile …
Read More »Spain approves SOPA-style piracy law
Websites hosting illegal downloads could close within days
Read More »FEATURE: Six top tips for marketing your app
[Sponsored by Intel]
Read More »Angry Birds scores 6.5m Xmas downloads
Rovio’s world-conquering casual games phenomenon Angry Birds was downloaded an amazing 6.5m times on Christmas day alone. Estimates suggest that this number is very close to the total number of smartphone activations over Christmas. The number represents downloads of all three Angry Birds titles (Angry Birds, Seasons and Rio). We’re …
Read More »Atari justifies iOS legal action
Longstanding publisher Atari has effectively confirmed that it has taken action to block iOS games that apparently infringe on copyright. Yesterday it was accused of getting Apple to remove games from the App Store that are similar in appearance to some Atari titles. Atari said in a statement that its …
Read More »