MCV/DEVELOP News, events, research and jobs from the games industry
At this point, it’s hardly a secret that YouTube is a force to be reckoned with. The platform is a huge part of the media with personalities like PewDiePie attracting audiences that dwarf the biggest shows on traditional television. It’s a huge part of promoting pretty much anything new, with …
Read More »Nesbox emulator claims to be going live on Xbox One shortly
Xbox One owners may soon be able to play emulated versions of SNES, Mega Drive, Game Boy, GBA and NES games. That’s if claims from the team behind the Nesbox emulator are correct. As spotted by Videogamer, Nesbox has said that its app has been certified in the Windows Store …
Read More »Six! developer Gram Games opens London studio
Mobile games developer Gram Games is opening a new studio in London. The firm’s new outfit will create ‘midcore’ titles, the sort of games that sit between hardcore products and more casual fare. Gram Games is best known for making casual puzzle games, such as Merged! and, most recently, Six!. …
Read More »AEG and ESL form long term partnership
AEG, the world’s leading sports and live entertainment company, and ESL have formed a long term partnership to broaden the reach of esports around the world. The partnership will allow ESL to use AEG’s venues, which includes the likes of the Barclays Center, The O2 Arena, and Oakland’s Oracle Arena. …
Read More »No Man’s Sky conquers August
PlayStation’s No Man’s Sky rescued August and was by far the best-selling game of the month in the UK. The GfK data, which only counts physical boxed sales, shows that No Man’s Sky beat its nearest rival by more than 100,000 units. The No.2 game of the month was F1 …
Read More »World of Warcraft: Legion sales prove the classic MMO still has it
Having been on the go for over a decade, Blizzard’s pioneering MMO World of Warcraft is still capable of delivering the goods. The developer has revealed that the game’s latest expansion, Legion, had by its official launch on August 30th sold 3.3m units, matching the previous best expansion in the …
Read More »Sega Europe boss concerned by Brexit result
Brexit has ‘definitely caused issues’, says Sega’s European boss Jurgen Post. Sega is a major investor in Britain. It owns three UK studios and its European operations are based here. Post says the major concern is with its high number of European staff, and whether it will be able to …
Read More »Six and Merged dev Gram Games to open London studio
Mobile creator currently looking to hire experts in mid-core development
Read More »UK consumers: In-app purchases damage game enjoyment
British consumers believe that in-app purchases reduce the enjoyment of games. However, the latest data from Ipsos Connect’s GameTrack survey also shows that gamers believe that the free-to-play model is a ‘good’ thing, because it allows people to sample a wide variety of products. 48 per cent of British consumers …
Read More »Xbox One outsells PS4 for second successive month in the US
Has Xbox One finally turned the tide against PS4 in the North American market? It’s far too early to say, and there are all sorts of factors at play, but NPD numbers have shown that Microsoft’s console outsold its rival for the second successive month in August. Previous to these …
Read More »