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Read More »Microsoft recruiting for mysterious ‘top secret’ project
Senior software engineer needed to "push the envelope of today's and tomorrow's technology'
Read More »$1,000 pledged to Kickstarter projects per minute in 2014
What's the secret to crowdfunding success? Make sure you're appeal is live by Wednesday lunchtime
Read More »New Year, New Job: Kick start your career in the games industry
MCV is kicking off 2015 with a month of coverage on how to get a new job in the games industry, or climb further up the ladder. This January is MCV’s New Year, New Job month and we will be featuring regular interviews and job tips, both online and in …
Read More »PS4 was the UK’s best-selling console in 2014
Sony has added to its global PS4 sales info by confirming the console’s UK success in 2014. The platform holder says GfK Chart-Track data shows that PS4 was the UK’s best-selling console in 2014 and also the best-selling machine on both Black Friday and Cyber Monday in November. It was …
Read More »Kickstarter reveals 2014 totals, nearly 2,000 games funded
Kickstarter has released its annual report for 2014, showing that nearly 2,000 games were successfully funded during the period. According to the report, 2014 Kickstarter projects raised a total of $529m – beating out the $480m pledged in 2013 by considerable length. Music – Kickstarter’s most successfully funded category – …
Read More »Devs handed even more Xbox One processing power, report claims
A further chunk of the Xbox One’s internal processing power has been handed over to developers, leaked information claims. Eurogamer reports that details obtained by a hacker group say that the console’s latest development SDK allow for game creators to access another of the console’s CPU cores. Previously only six …
Read More »Devolver Digital wants to make a new Seaman
Sega curio Seaman could be in line for a resurrection from indie publisher Devolver Digital. Devolver CEO Fork Parker took to Twitter to tell Sega that it wanted to make a new game in the series before directly approaching its creator Yoot Saito. Saito replied to ask about formats, suggesting …
Read More »Updated: Square Enix MMO trio fail to muster 1m subscribers
Square Enix’s latest financial report reveals the publisher has yet to reach a total of 1m paying subscribers across Final Fantasy XI, Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn and Dragon Quest X. The company indicates in its report (via Polygon) that the size of the respective MMO communities aren’t a …
Read More »Develop Studio Sales Charts: Ubisoft Montreal takes top spot in December
The most bankable game studios in the world today, measured by retail sales data
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