MCV/DEVELOP News, events, research and jobs from the games industry
"A completely new genre of digital media that can be applied to both entertainment and information"
Read More »Oliver Twins announce new studio to work on mysterious Panivox project
Creative Assembly expands with new studio and dedicated motion capture facility
UK-based developer now has 800 employees
Read More »Quantic Dream overturns unfair dismissal decision at appeal
Quantic Dream claims that decision supports its stance that there was no toxic culture at developer
Read More »CCP reloads its shooter ambitions – aims for London-developed title to be ‘genre defining’
It’s fair to say that there’s nothing new in CCP trying to make a successful shooter based in its immense, enduring and engaging Eve Online universe. First there was the PS3-era Dust 514 (which released to a mixed reception), then came Project Legion, and most recently Project Nova, which itself …
Read More »Epic committed $444m to exclusives in 2020 – Apple claims store won’t be profitable until 2027
With Epic Games Store (EGS), the Fortnite-creator is undoubtedly targeting Steam’s market dominance on PC. But the store has now been drawn into the legal fight between Epic and Apple as well. In court papers for an upcoming hearing, spotted by PC Gamer, Apple uses EGS as an example of …
Read More »Update: Kwalee postpones hypercasual event in Bangalore due to COVID
Hypercasual specialist looks to engage local development community
Read More »“We do things our own way, rightly or wrongly…” – Wired on last night’s Wired Direct, it’s new Black Label editions and 2021 slate
Wired Productions MD Leo Zullo talks on what makes the indie publisher different from the rest
Read More »Opinion: How digital distribution has changed the investment landscape for video games
"We’ve seen spikes of interest in gaming before, but the accelerated adoption of digital distribution models means that this demand for content is now being met sustainably"
Read More »A more robust critique of award winners would benefit the industry
By engaging with the awards in a more combative manner we are actually supporting it and legitimising it
Read More »BAFTA winners dominated by Hades and Sony exclusive titles
Who won and who might feel a little hard done by
Read More »