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

Get a job at the UK-based Agent Dash and Kicker 13 developer

Engine maker gives developers a peak at GPU particles, particle lights and other visual effects elements in UE4

TIGA survey reveals only ten per cent of studios believe stricter enforcement deters illegal downloads

At least, that seems to be what a new article from The Daily Mail is implying. Carrying the headline CCTV shows dramatic moment ‘model pupil’, 15, held up bank workers at gunpoint in Grand Theft Auto-style robbery” the story goes on to highlight among its six-bulletpoint strap that: Judge said …

US firm also claims impressive adoption stats among developers, as launches open beta for push notifications service

EA has said that The Sims 4 will now be released on PC in autumn 2014. The publisher has already made a point of stressing in no uncertain terms that its single play portions will be playable entirely offline – a decision no doubt resulting from the publisher’s tricky experiences …

Maxis’s city-building sim is being adopted into US classrooms, and aims to teach child about pollution and its knock-on effects

There are already a host of gameplay recording options open to PC owners, but Nvidia is bringing its own offering to the table. It’s called ShadowPlay and it will be introduced as part of Nvidia’s GeForce Experience software suite on October 28th. Users can activate it using a keyboard toggle, …

Monster Warlord and Dark Avenger help mobile publisher to attract audiences in Thailand and Vietnam

Sector houses 16,500 employees and 329 game companies