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

It was very, very nearly revealed at E3 back in June, but talk of a longer than expected wait for Xbox 720 is bubbling up once again. "We have heard no word yet from Microsoft or Sony about their plans to launch new consoles,” Michael Pachter said in his regular …

Develop takes a look at the latest update to the Enlighten illumination tool

Follow-up to studio's 'Weekender' event to deliver a series of talks on gaming in public spaces

The thing to remember is that this stuff is made by an amateur! You wouldn’t know it, though. Freddie Wong is already well known to online games fans for his fantastic video game themed shorts, but this new video is really something else. Called Old School vs New School, the …

President Frank Gibeau confirms he has seen new consoles

In what can only be described as a victory for consumers, Ubisoft has scrapped its controversial always-on DRM for PC games. It marks the end of a long and painful saga for the company although some observers will be disappointed that Ubisoft does not concede that aggressive DRM is an …

R&D expenditures result in lower profits

Apple’s iPhone 4S has not finished first in monthly smartphone sales for the first time since its launch eleven months ago. Apple Insider reports that the recently released Samsung Galaxy S III won out in August, though the trend is not expected to continue. Canaccord Genuity analyst Michael Walkley expects …

Apple has all but declared the iPhone 5 announcement will come next week. Reported by ars technica, The company has sent out invitations for a media event in San Francisco on September 12th. While the invite doesn’t explicitly state what Apple plans to reveal, the image on the invitation (pictured) …

Fee designed as barrier to illegitimate projects will be donated to child's play