MCV/DEVELOP News, events, research and jobs from the games industry
The second issue of the new publication hits shelves on Thursday June 12th and continues CVG Presents’ celebration of the most important events in gaming. CVG Presents: Metal Gear Solid will take an in-depth look at the last 21 years of Metal Gear on the same day as the latest …
Read More »The Getaway PS3 cancelled
Development of two big-budget first-party Sony titles, The Getaway and Eight Days – both of which were in production at the firm’s London Studio – have been suspended. The move comes after a budget re-evaluation. The resources dedicated to the two games will now be focused on projects which are …
Read More »Call of Duty hits 10m units
Activision’s wholly owned Infinity Ward studio has confirmed that Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, has sold over 10 million copies worldwide. Infinity Ward studio head Vince Zampella told CNet that he didn’t know exactly how many units the game had sold on each platform it is available on, but …
Read More »Sony introduces in-game ads to PS3
Sony has introduced of dynamic in-game advertising on PS3. Marketers interested in placing advertisements in games for PS3 or publishers with available in-game space for advertisements will now be able to engage through advertisement distribution partners. IGA Worldwide has been selected as PS3’s first partner. The PS3 platform is primed …
Read More »Virgin Play gets new cash boost
Capital risk management company Axn Capital has announced that it has invested in Spanish publisher Virgin Play. The investment joins other funds that have come from private investors including the Japanese company Amuse Capital Inc – headed up by former Sega head honcho Hayao Nakayma – and the capital risk …
Read More »Bruce Willis in for Kane & Lynch movie?
Bruce Willis is negotiating to star in the movie adaptation of Eidos’ Kane and Lynch, according to Variety . The Hollywood news source reports that Willis will play Adam "Kane" Marcus, a mercenary who makes an unlikely alliance with schizophrenic killer James Lynch. The game has sold 2 million copies …
Read More »E3 organiser in shocking spat with news site
It’s the cattiest ding-dong between two games companies for years – the sort of old-fashioned, furious set-to that would have messrs Riccitiello and Zelnick cowering in their board room. In the red corner, the Entertainment Software Association; US publisher body and organiser of E3. In the blue corner, games news …
Read More »EA buys social network site
Electronic Arts has officially acquired social network for gamers ThreeSF, as well as its Rupture service. San Francisco-based ThreeSF was founded by Shawn Fanning, best known as the creator of file-sharing service Napster. According to the LA Times, a person familiar with the deal said EA had paid approximately $30 …
Read More »CAPTIVATE 08: ‘This is our strongest ever line up’
Capcom believes its 2008 line up will let it to compete at the top end of the market and will surprise the industry. The firm celebrated its 25th anniversary at Captivate in Las Vegas last week, and showed off some of its big upcoming releases including Resident Evil 5, Dark …
Read More »Kwari is dead
Kwari, the ‘cash for kills’ online FPS which offered players the chance to win money by betting on their performance, has closed just a year after it launched. The company behind game, designed in the UK but managed by Australian web firm Micro Forte, has reportedly gone into receivership. For …
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