MCV/DEVELOP News, events, research and jobs from the games industry
Develop Conference: Supercell CEO predicts multi-platform convergence in browsers 'within a year'
Read More »Koch Media Italy announces key appointments
The former commercial and marketing director of Blockbuster Italia has been named as the country manager of Koch Media Italy as the company prepares for life from its new Milan office. Another new face, Antonio Marcella, will take charge of sales at the division. He joins from THQ where he …
Read More »EA: Boxed games just 55% of the market
The global games market is getting pretty close to a 50/50 split between digital and physical revenue, according to a senior EA Sports exec. EA Sports worldwide studio boss Andrew Wilson told attendees at the opening day of the Brighton Develop conference that the firm’s research says last year digital …
Read More »‘People are no longer going to GAME en masse,’ claims EA
Games retailers face serious challenges from the disruption created by on-demand content according to EA Sports boss Andrew Wilson. Speaking this morning in a keynote speech at the Develop conference, he said that despite market growth which meant more gamers than ever were out there, fewer and fewer are going …
Read More »‘Social isn’t about games, it’s about services’
Develop Conference: Papaya Mobile calls for reassessment of the entire social sector
Read More »Colin Campbell joins IGN
Long-serving games journalist Colin Campbell has been appointed as IGN’s new head of news and features. Campbell has a vast history in the games space, with former employers including both the UK and US arms of Future Publishing and MCV publisher Intent Media. Most recently, and having relocated to the …
Read More »EA Sports SVP: Devs must harness the power of player identity
Develop Conference: Andrew Wilson on why recognising consumer interest in avatar status grants success in the digital era
Read More »MS not forcing Kinect on devs or gamers
Microsoft has reasserted that developers are not being forced to incorporate Kinect functionality into their Xbox 360 games and that Kinect functionality will not be forced on core gamers. "I don’t think we’re trying to put any input paradigm, enforce that on anyone, unless it’s better,” Xbox CFO Dennis Durkin …
Read More »EA: Race for digital now or get left behind
Develop Conference: Industry graveyards 'are filled with companies resisting change'
Read More »Lulzsec returns with The Sun web hit
Just three weeks after its supposed withdrawal from the hacking scene, Lulzsec has returned to the world of online mischief with a high-profile hack of The Sun’s website last night. Anyone trying to visit the tabloid’s web portal was redirected to a fake story somewhat distastefully claiming that News Corp …
Read More »