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

Konami has revealed a November release date for PES 2015. The game will hit PS4 and Xbox One for the first time as well as PS3, Xbox 360 and PC on November 13th. Contrary to rumours circulating yesterday, there will not be a Wii U version. Furthermore, a demo will …

The popularity of simulation games has grown dramatically during the past few years, but how can developers adapt to this opportunity?

A Sony exec has responded to online criticism regarding the Vita no-show in Sony’s Gamescom 2014 press conference. The handheld (as well as the PS3) was MIA from the briefing, provoking strong criticism from the Vita’ loyal and vocal fanbase online. Subsequently PlayStation content strategist Shahid Kamal Ahmad took to …

Ubisoft has tasked a separate developer to create a version of upcoming racer The Crew for Xbox 360. The previously announced PS4, Xbox One and PC version is being developed by Ivory Tower and Ubisoft Reflection but this new last-gen version is being created by Asobo Studio with support from …

A look at how the recent deal aims to make it easier for creators to put their games on Windows platforms

A new Silent Hill game was revealed yesterday, and we didn’t even know it. An interactive teaser for a game called PT was announced during Sony’s Gamescom 2014 press conference last night. And as is revealed in the video below, all was most definitely not what it seemed. Silent Hills …

EA has released a video offering a detailed look at the singleplayer component of Battlefield: Hardline. Perhaps keen to emphasize that there are a lot of differences between the new title and the troubled Battlefield 4, the 12-minute short shows players arresting NPCs and feigning surrender. Of course, it’s not …

Bandai Namco has released the first footage of Dark Souls 2’s second piece of DLC. Called Crown of the Old Iron King, it features yet another new batch of enemies and is described in the Gametrailers video below as being even tougher than the already challenging Crown of the Sunken …

Shadow Realms is the name of the new IP on the way from EA’s BioWare. It’s a PC exclusive and is due out some time next year. It appears to be set in the modern day, but is still heavy on demons and magic. EA says the game hopes to …

Publishers becoming increasingly focused on 'go big or go home bets' over smaller creative titles, says Tameem Antoniades