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

Sides with consumers, if always-on connectivity stops enjoyment of games

Tastes in Luxembourg match those in the UK and popular games in the region currently include blockbusters like FIFA 13 and Call of Duty. Local games retailers also report strong demand for more recent releases such as Tomb Raider, Injustice: Gods?Among Us and Dead Island Riptide. One retailer was also …

A brand new Wolfenstein game is being released this Q4. Bethesda has revealed that Wolfenstein: The New Order will be released this Q4 on PC, Xbox 360, PS3 as well as next-gen consoles. It’s being made by MachineGames, which includes a number of former Starbreeze developers amongst its numbers. The …

Tomb Raider and Mirror's Edge writer on why better working conditions will benefit everyone, including women

New Canadian studio Precursor Games has hired Denis Dyack to work as chief creative officer on a spiritual successor to Eternal Darkness. Pledges are now being welcomed at the official site. It is aiming for a not insignificant $1.5m, of which it has raised $88,127 from over 1,400 backers with …

Has ShopTo become the first online retailer to be called out for early shipping? Eurogamer reports that ShopTo is refusing to sell any upcoming Activision games after a dispute involving November release Call of Duty: Ghosts. Activision has specified that ShopTo can only ship out copies to customers on the …

Maxis will release The Sims 4 in 2014 for PC and Mac, EA has announced. Avoiding any speculation to the contrary, the announcement clearly states that the game will be a single-player offline experience”, a relief for fans after the teething problems faced by the always-on SimCity. The Sims 4 …

The PS4’s share button may not be available at all times or in all titles. Sony Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida told 4gamer.net, as translated by Edge,that developers will be able to disable sharing if they wish to protect elements of their game. The move was inspired by Dark Souls, …

Console giant continues push for third-party developers through web and mobile technologies

XSEED, the US subsidiary of Japanese publisher Marvelous AQL, has rebranded as Marvelous USA. Founded in 2004 by a group of Square Enix vets and acquired by Marvelous in 2008, the new label will incorporate both the XSEED brand of PC, handheld, and console games as well as the Marvelous …