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Develop '09: Yorkshire digital-only studio shares some hard-earned lessons
Read More »FIFA 10 dated for October
FIFA 10 will be released in the UK on October 2nd, MCV can reveal. EA today told MCV that the title would be supported by a multi-million pound campaign". Insiders have told MCV that this is widely expected to be EA Sports’ biggest marketing campaign to date in the UK. …
Read More »The Go Team
EXCLUSIVE: Sony's new PSP dev plans in-depth
Read More »Four Play
Meet the studios reshaping PSP game creation
Read More »UK weekly game sales dip below £20 million
The UK video games market weekly value has dropped seven per cent, dipping below 20 million for the first time in two months. According to MCV calculations, based on this week’s Gfk-ChartTrack/ELSPA report, games retail took 18.7 million for the weekend ending July 10th. Unit sales dipped one per cent …
Read More »Unbelievable Modern Warfare SKU revealed
Forget postcards, leather cases and flimsy plastic figures – Infinity Ward has showed everyone else how Collector’s Editions should be done with the revelation that the Prestige Edition of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 will include a set of real night vision goggles. Described as ‘fully-functioning’, the goggles are …
Read More »Fallout 3 DLC delayed on PS3
Having already missed its initial June release window, publisher Bethesda has confirmed that its DLC for popular post-nuclear RPG Fallout 3 has been delayed until later in the year. Last month PS3 owners were supposed to get the Operation: Anchorage add-on pack, but now Bethesda says that it – as …
Read More »Skillset accused of ‘pushing out’ IGDA
Develop '09: Dr Mike Reddy questions current role of educational body
Read More »Sony unveils academic PS3 dev kit
Develop '09: SCEE R&D's new 'mini-dev' package in closed beta
Read More »Streaming music coming to Xbox?
Microsoft has revealed it will be launching a music streaming service this month that could appear on Xbox 360. The company claims the service should be ready by the end of July and will be akin to Spotify, allowing users to stream music for free or purchase downloadable tracks. Speaking …
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