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

New research funded by The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) suggests that the games industry itself must lead if it ever hopes for its audience to abandon misogyny and homophobia. That’s the finding of a new paper called ‘Love You Guys (No Homo): How gamers and fans play with …

Radiant Worlds has finally lifted the lid on its first title: the randomly generated sandbox title SkySaga: Infinite Worlds. James Batchelor visited the Leamington Spa studio to take a closer a look

A month after the final issue of Official Nintendo Magazine hit shelves, Nintendo has launched its own digital magazine. It’s called Nintendo Extra and issue one is available now. The content seems focused on a younger audience and focuses on each of the company’s key IPs. As well as written …

An iPhone 6 Plus specific version of the Netflix app is now available on the App Store. The chief feature is full 1080p video streaming, although the app will also mirror some others such as Apple’s own email app in making use of the smartphone’s extended screen real estate to …

This year’s London Games Conference on November 19th will have a number of high profile speakers from around the games industry sharing their knowledge. Today, Facebook’s Rick Kelley tells MCV about the social network’s importance to marketers, and the challenges of discoverability in gaming at the moment. For the unaware, …

The 3DS XL has slipped below the PS4 in the Japanese hardware charts, according to the latest data provided by Famitsu. Nintendo’s larger handheld long ruled the rankings in Japan, but has seen its sales dropdue to the continuing success of the New Nintendo 3DS and New 3DS XL, which …

NCsoft MMO WildStar is not under threat, developer Carbine Studios has insisted. Many had presumed the worst for the MMO following its muted arrival in June and subsequent cancellation of content, but product director Mike Donatelli has told Eurogamer that its long-term future is secure. "[NCsoft] specialise in MMOs, that’s …

First game from new Leamington studio is sandbox voxel game with procedurally generated worlds and quests

Radiant Worlds, the studio led by Blitz Games founders Andrew and Philip Oliver, has lifted the lid on its first title and brand new IP. Entitled SkySaga: Infinite Isles, the game is an online sandbox title in which players can construct their own homes and bases out of material their …

Just Cause 3 will not contain microtransactions, nor will it be a free-to-play game, says developer Avalance Studios. The new game, announced yesterday,will instead be a traditional retail game for Xbox One, PS4 and PC next year, with a full game download also available. "Like most games, this one went …