Konami has announced the next Metal Gear Solid game at a Japanese press event to mark the 25th anniversary of the franchise. Called Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes, it makes a big departure from future games in the series by being open-world. Cut scenes (of which you can expect many) …
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MCV/DEVELOP Awards Finalists announced
MCV/DEVELOP has announced the category finalists for the MCV/DEVELOP Awards 2026. The MCV/DEVELOP Aw…
The Story Mob announced as sponsor of the Indie Studio of the Year award at MCV/DEVELOP Awards 2026
MCV/DEVELOP has announced The Story Mob as sponsors of the Indie Studio of the Year award at the MCV…
[Event news] Leading Games Industry Entrepreneur Chris van der Kuyl CBE Joins the Games Growth Summit
Chris van der Kuyl CBE has been announced as the latest speaker to join the Games Growth Summit, bri…
Code Wizards announced as key sponsor of MCV/DEVELOP Awards 2026
MCV/DEVELOP has announced Code Wizards as a key sponsor at the MCV/DEVELOP Awards 2026. …
[Event news] Games Aid Charity Poker Tournament at Develop: Brighton 2026
Come and join 70 of your industry peers for some good old-fashioned Texas Hold 'Em fun. Bask in the …
Gearbox excited about next-gen projects
Gearbox has plenty in the present to smile about with Borderlands 2, but that doesn’t mean the company isn’t excited about what it has in the works going forward. We’ve got a few things going on right now that we haven’t talked about but that’ll appear later,” company president Randy …
Read More »Mass Effect 3 for Wii U in development by BioWare and Straight Right
Australian studio Straight Right has revealed its helping BioWare develop the Wii U version of Mass Effect 3. The company revealed the news on their Facebook page, stating that the team is working in conjunction with BioWare on the port. It was previously rumoured that its sister company Tantalus Media …
Read More »Square takes to cloud gaming with CoreOnline
New browser streaming service to offer free and paid-for titles from publisher's back catalogue
Read More »Unreal Engine 3 supporting Windows 8
Licensees can access Windows RT code at Epic's Unreal Developer Network
Read More »Counter Strike: Global Offensive still MIA from PlayStation 3
Sony has revealed its extensive content slate being added the PSN this week… and Counter Strike: Global Offensive is highly conspicuous by its absence. The game was supposed to arrive on both Xbox 360 and PS3 last week. It turned up on Xbox Live, as planned, but failed to materialise …
Read More »Square Enix launches HD streaming games portal Core Online
Cloud gaming has taken a significant step into the present thanks to a new initiative from Japanese publisher Square Enix. Its new portal, Core Online, allows gamers to play some its titles for free in proper HD through their web browser. It has launched with playable versions of Hitman: Blood …
Read More »IN BRIEF: What’s Happened Today? (August 29th 2012)
Playing with Modern Warfare 2’s night vision goggles in the MCV basement was the best of times. So please forgive us if we become giddy with excitement with the news that having skipped a Prestige release for Modern Warfare 3, Activision is back at it again with Black Ops II. …
Read More »GAME OF THE DAY: Mass Effect 3
One good thing about post-release DLC is that it gives you a great excuse to revisit some classic titles. And with the release of BioWare’s Leviathan DLC for Mass Effect 3, you’ve got an ideal reason to relive one of the greatest action RPGs ever released. The Mass Effect series …
Read More »Red Bull re-enters the games publishing race with Kinect title
Extreme sports brand Red Bull is to try its hand at video games publishing… again. The company has announced a co-publishing agreement with Microsoft for Xbox 360 Kinect title ‘Red Bull Crashed Ice Kinect’, which is due for release some time this winter. As long ago as 2007 it was …
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[Industry news] Games Industry Shows Signs of Rebalancing as Workforce and Studios Adapt to Changing Market Conditions, Skillsearch Report Finds
The global games and immersive technology industry is moving into a new phase of adjustment, as professionals and studios respond to the lasting impact of recent market changes while adapting to new technologies and evolving expectations.
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Code Wizards announced as key sponsor of MCV/DEVELOP Awards 2026
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[Event News] Games Growth Summit adds to speaker line-up with two more veterans
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[Guest post] Chris Rowe: Co-Dev Without the Culture Clash
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[Industry news] XDS 2026 Insights Report is now live
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Code Wizards announced as key sponsor of MCV/DEVELOP Awards 2026
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MCV/DEVELOP #1007 is HERE!
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Games Growth Summit Announces First Speakers for 6th Annual Event – 4th June
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Games industry veteran Matt Broughton announced as new Editor of MCV/DEVELOP
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