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

RPG specialists also looking for social and browser developers

Ubisoft says expanding to the children’s market was a logical move for its best-selling dance games. The publisher wants to capture this demographic with the release of Dance Juniors for Wii next month. The game was previously released in the US as Just Dance Kids, but Ubisoft’s UK team has …

UK distributor Gem has filled another key position as Philip Munro joins its ranks. Munro has been named as business development manager for non-home entertainment categories. His appointment is the latest part of Gem’s new vision, as the firm vies to expand its operations and seize a larger share of …

Gaming will play a greater role in this year’s Toy Fair thanks to products based on some of the sector’s biggest names. Toy Fair 2011 will once again take place in the Grand Hall at London’s Olympia venue, running from January 25th to 27th. Up to 250 exhibitors are expected …

New online retailer Bee.com has signalled its intentions in the video games market by offering a number of upcoming new titles for a discounted price of 29.99. Part of the Music Box Leisure Group, the site offers a range of goods including DVD, Blu-ray, music and gadget. Its games offering …

CEO says many games are re-expressions of the same ideas

Nintendo, Activision, EA Partners all confirmed to attend

A bumper Christmas that saw non-food sales grow at three times the rate as groceries has lead Sainsbury’s to declare that it is one of the fastest entertainment retailers”. The supermarket reported record Q3 sales for the three months ending January 14th 2011, with total year-on-year growth of six per …

In the same was as Apple scrapped its exclusivity deal with O2 in the UK in 2009, telcom operator Verizon has ended AT&T’s iPhone exclusivity in the US by grabbing its own distribution deal for the smartphone. But as well as the change in operators, Appel has also quietly changed …

PC dev praises Tiga's 'benefits for indies'