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

The first episode of Telltale’s episodic adventure game The Walking Dead will land on the App Store this week. The developer has announced episode ‘A New Day’ will be available on July 26th for iPhone 4, iPad 2 and 3, and fourth generation or greater iPods. It’ll cost $4.99, and …

The NASSCOM Gaming Forum is heading to Bangalore on 4th August for its second developers’ meet. On the agenda is a talk by Dhruva Interactive’s Basangouda Inamdar, who will be delivering a post mortem of Glo Flo. Arpita Kapoor and Mohit Rangarajufrom Mech Mocha will also be on hand to …

Data from months old breach possibly cracked

Partnership with Roku results in first ever social cloud gaming service

Traffic exchange service to 'supercharge' mobile growth

Majesco Entertainment will release double packs of Cooking Mama for both Nintendo’s Wii and DS consoles this August. Cooking Mama, which has sold over 13 million copies worldwide, will be re-released to US retailers in special bundle packs. Releasing on the 14th of August, Mama’s Combo Pack Volume 1 & …

Apple’s iPhone 5 is gearing up for a release in September, according to new reports. The Guardian has learned” that the new device is just two months away. It will include a new 19-pin connector (replacing the current Apple standard 30-pin version) and a new nano-sim (that’s 40 per cent …

Having announced a release date for Nike+ Kinect Training earlier today, Microsoft has now dated two other Kinect titles. Both Kinect Sesame Street TV and Kinect Nat Geo TV will be released in the UK on September 18th. Both will retail for 29.99 on the High Street or 2,400 Microsoft …

Blizzard is facing pressure from both sides of the globe as consumer rights groups get up in arms about Diablo III. PCGamesN reports that German body the Federation of Consumer Organisations is threatening to take legal action if Blizzard doesn’t move to highlight the game’s requirement for a persistent internet …

Microsoft is already sizing up the Christmas gift market with a festive release date for Nike+ Kinect Training. The game will be released on November 2nd and will retail for 39.99. Get fitter, faster and stronger with Nike+ Kinect Training, a personalised training experience built from the ground up with …