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Total War developer Creative Assembly has been handed the Warhammer licence by owner Sega. A new multi-title licensing agreement with IP owner Games Workshop has led to the formation of a new development team within the studio, with the first game scheduled to launch from beyond 2013”. Other video game …
Read More »Microsoft invites indies to training classes
Windows 8 primers to take place in shared office space
Read More »Training Spotlight: Bournemouth University
Develop brings you industry courses on the British coast with an impressive record
Read More »Splinter Cell movie produced by New Regency
Ubisoft has partnered with New Regency to produce the upcoming Splinter Cell movie, the same Hollywood firm behind the Assassin’s Creed flick. Word first emerged of Sam Fisher’s big screen debut when Tom Hardy, Batman’s Bane, was signed to play the main character. Ubisoft announced backed in October it had …
Read More »Xbox Live adds new entertainment apps
Xbox Live is launching a handful of various entertainment apps in select countries this week. Major Nelson has announced US subscribers can now sign-up and download Rhapsody’s streaming music app as well as Blip.TV, a service that broadcasts popular web series. Users in the UK and Germany gain access to …
Read More »Kabam acquires Balanced Worlds
Free-to-play company gets social games team for Beijing studio
Read More »Zynga seeks gambling license in Nevada
Social games bets on US legalizing online gambling
Read More »Do you earn enough money?
It’s only when we are faced with Christmas shopping that we realise how limiting our paypackets can be. Is yours particularly generous or restricting? Let us know. MCV is once again conducting our annual salary survey, giving the UK games industry the chance to share both the pain and pleasure …
Read More »Black Ops II beats Modern Warfare 3 to $1bn sales milestone
The jury may still be out on Black Ops II’s overall market performance, but the shooter has claimed yet another very impressive record today. Activision has announced that the game has hit the $1bn sales milestone in 15 days – that’s a day quicker than its predecessor Modern Warfare 3 …
Read More »The eSports Phenomenon: How to build an eSports title with Valve and Ubisoft
The biggest eSports games on the market today are StarCraft II, Dota 2 and League of Legends. But these games haven’t made it as eSports titles by accident. The likes of Blizzard, Valve, Riot Games and Ubisoft have created content, features and modes designed specifically for the competitive gaming market. …
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