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

In the in the latest edition of MCV, Sega goes hands on with Steam’s new controlller. It is yet another issue rammed with news and features,retailers make lots of money in September, Nintendo discuss the Wii U fight-back and we interview Xbox indie boss Chris Charla. And that’s on top …

GameDevNorth's Samuel Mottershaw explains how you can bring your development community together

Calling all developers: help the new guys out with your advice for start-ups

Space reserved for Kinect and apps to be redirected for game development

Harbottle & Lewis Partner Alan Moss takes a closer look at the OFT’s report on the impact of microtransactions on children, and the implications it has on our industry… While the report describes itself as one that is targeted at protecting children – the report is entitled ‘Children’s Online Games’ …

Studio president Leslie Benzies looks back on GTA and how the team shaped a blockbuster IP

5.17m boxed games were sold in the UK last month, as the games industry returned to growth for the first time in years. 45 per cent more games were sold in September 2013 compared with the same month a year before, according to GfK Chart-Track. Grand Theft Auto V is …

Capcom Europe is undergoing a major restructure following a difficult year. MCV understands more than half of the European arm faces redundancy, with a number of jobs set to merge. The Western business of Capcom has suffered after a number of its big titles failed to meet expectations. A spokesperson …

Voluntary redundancies offered to 11 per cent of mobile firm's global workforce as it looks to boost profitability

Moshi Monsters firm working on new titles for mobile and tablet