MCV/DEVELOP News, events, research and jobs from the games industry

One of the most remarkable development stories is at last in the hands of gamers following today’s UK release of No Man’s Sky. The game hit the US yesterday (August 9th) and will arrive on Steam on Friday (August 12th). Hello Games boss Sean Murray has via Twitter this morning …

Hamburg-based mobile studio hires former Bigpoint, Goodgame and Gameloft devs

World of Tanks has been added to FACEIT, which allows players to compete in ranked matches, daily tournaments and ladders. FACEIT’s online system makes playing in tournaments and competitive matches easy for any World of Tanks player, all they have to do is sign up on FACEIT and then sign …

Stevens & Bolton's Tom Collins talks devs through the options when it comes to protecting their IP

PC gaming’s brief flirtation with watertight security may already be over. TorrentFreak reports that Denuvo, which had proved so successful that one of China’s biggest hacking groups called it quits altogether, now seems to have been properly cracked wide open. Until now, and despite a few rumours, FIFA 16 stood …

Hello Games CEO describes working with Sony as ‘super cool’, outlines developer’s ambition to be ‘the Johnny Depp of studios’

Just days before the competition is due to start, the games that will be played at the eGames pop up event in Rio de Janeiro have been announced. First up will be SMITE, with the best Brazilian players competing in a show match on August 15th. Hi-Rez Studios and Level …

Rise of the Tomb Raider becomes first game using anti-tamper tech to be fully pirated

Organisers keen to raise awareness of local industry with November event

Ceremony takes place on November 1st during Unite LA