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

Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel has dethroned Shadow of Mordor to nab the top spot on this week’s Steam top ten sellers chart. The two finished first and second respectively, ahead of Civilization: Beyond Earth – which rose two spots from its position last week. Borderlands: The Pre Sequel’s season pass offering …

Night of the Museum director Shawn Levy is in talks to direct the film adaptation of Minecraft, according to a new report. Deadline reports on the director/producer’s potential involvement in the upcoming Warner Bros and Mojang-produced movie, where he’ll join The Lego Movie producer Roy Lee. In addition to Night …

Finnish indie developer Frozenbyte has announced the titles in its co-op puzzle platformer series Trine have combined to sell more than 7m copies. The milestone accounts for Trine and Trine 2 units sold across Windows PC, Mac, Linux, Android, PS3, PS4, Wii U and Xbox 360 platforms. To mark the …

Video games distributor Clubit is attempting to turn itself into a games publisher with a Bad Taste Bears game. The title, based on the popular adult toy brand, is currently on Kickstarter and is set for release on iOS, Android and Windows Phone. Should it miss its Kickstarter total of …

A special PS4 bundle is coming to retail that includes Minecraft and FIFA 15 for no extra cost. The pack is only available for a limited time at 349.99 The firm has also confirmed that the Glacier White PS4 is also coming to market for the same price. There has …

Microsoft has ever so slightly brought forward the release date of Halo: The Master Chief Collection on Xbox One in the UK. The game had been listed by retailers such as Amazon and GAME for a UK release on November 14th but will now arrive in the UK at the …

Wii U has had quite a good year so far,” said Nintendo’s UK marketing boss Shelly Pearce when MCV came to visit the company in Windsor this week. It wasn’t a statement we were expecting to hear. Wii U’s story so far has not made for pleasant reading. Two years …

Apple’s presentation last night may have been light on innovations, but one new feature has been found hidden in the iPad Air 2’s product listing. The company revealed that the device comes with what is being called the Apple SIM and allows users to swap between networks without changing SIM. …

‘Iterative’ is probably the best word used to describe what are the moderate updates to the iPad line revealed by Apple last night. The iPad Air 2 is the closest Apple got to a headline grabber. The tablet is aesthetically very similar to its predecessor but does improve in two …

We talk to Camouflaj's Ryan Payton about longer dev cycles, the episodic model and the race to zero