MCV/DEVELOP News, events, research and jobs from the games industry
Developer Jagex adds to the already large Guinness World Record haul for its MMO
Read More »RuneScape earns three more Guinness World Records
BT Sport to partner with Gfinity to broadcast the Elite Series
BT Sport will air the Elite Series tournament games in the UK, following the announcement of a partnership with Gfinity. Starting today, BT Sport’s platforms will broadcast Gfinity’s popular tournament, held at the Gfinity Esports Arena in London, with weekly games until the weekend of finals from September 1st to …
Read More »PUBG is now Steam’s most-played non-Valve title
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegroundshas now reached 481,291 users at its peak on Steam, creator Brendan ‘PlayerUnknown’ Greene announced on Twitter (see below). This makes PUBG the most played game on Steam apart from Valve’s own titles, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and Dota 2. The latter is still far ahead though with 1,291,328 peak …
Read More »Soedesco announces third original IP Real Farm Sim
Soedesco has announced its third original IP, Real Farm Sim, which will be released physically and digitally on PS4, Xbox One and PC in Q4 later this year. The game will also receive support for the PS4 Pro and Xbox One X, with a Switch version to come shortly afterwards. …
Read More »Hinterland’s The Long Dark to receive live-action film adaptation
To celebrate the launch of wintry survival game The Long Dark, which leaves Steam’s Early Access today, developer Hinterland has announced it will be bringing the title to the big screen in the form of live-action film adaptation. The game, which is due to launch on PS4, Xbox One and …
Read More »Social VR platform AltspaceVR closes following lack of investment
Recent venture funding collapse spells the end for the VR company founded in 2013
Read More »BT Sport partners with Gfinity to broadcast Elite Series tournament
BT Sport will air the Elite Series tournament games in the UK, following the announcement of a partnership with Gfinity. Starting today, BT Sport’s platforms will broadcast Gfinity’s popular tournament, held at the Gfinity Esports Arena in London, with weekly games until the weekend of finals from September 1st to …
Read More »PlayStation sales rose 5.4% in Q1, but operating income dropped by 59.7%
Sony released its Q1 fiscal year 2017 results this morning and sales from its game and network services division rose 5.4 per cent year-on-year to 348.1bn. This was due to an increase in PS4 software sales and PS VR sales, but its growth was offset by the impact of the …
Read More »GameSeek launches new online marketplace
Games retailer GameSeek has launched its new online marketplace. The news comes justtwo months after the retailer confirmed plans to relaunch its entire website from the ground up, and two weeks after plans to launch the UK’s first specialist marketplace for toys. The online marketplace, which is powered by Mirakl, …
Read More »New mobile games awards for Women in Games at European Women in Games conference
Endorsed by IMGA, the two awards will be awarded at the conference on September 6th. Entries are open until August 20th
Read More »