Red Dead Redemption: The Man from Blackwater will air on June 5th at 11:25pm on FIVE USA. The film, which has been built entirely by using in-game assets and technology, airs after 3:10 to Yuma and is directed by John Hillcoat – the man behind The Proposition and The Road. …
Read More »Games Growth Summit 2024: Navigating Transition in the Gaming Industry
The gaming industry stands at a crossroads, grappling with job cuts, reduced capital, and shifting m…
The shortlist for the 2024 MCV/DEVELOP Awards!
After carefully considering the many hundreds of nominations, we have a shortlist! Voting on the win…
[From the Industry] Dicefolk Brings Deckbuilding & Monster-Collecting to Switch
Dicefolk to Bring Deckbuilding and Die-licious Monster-Collecting Gameplay to Nintendo Switch Later …
[From the Industry] Limit Break Mentorship opens applications for 2024 Program
This is a press release posted in addition to our usual editorial content. Pioneering mentorship sch…
Sumo’s Group’s Jenny Muhlwa on the importance of evolving leadership skills during turbulent times
Sumo Group’s Jenny Muhlwa talks to MCV/DEVELOP about a new programme to help developers evolve into …
Rock n Roll focus for Guitar Hero 6
Activision says Guitar Hero 6 will see the franchise return to its rock ‘n’ roll roots. The latest in the record-breaking music series is due to arrive before the end of the year on multiple formats, along with a new DJ Hero title. UK brand manager Jon Edney told MCV: …
Read More »Rebrand for Mamba after Lace merger
Publisher Mamba is now known as Lace Mamba Global.The firm has rebranded following its merger with the distributor as it makes a bid to move from budget PC products to console games. Lace Mamba Global’s Jason Codd told MCV: Our objective is to offer premium games products in both download …
Read More »New Move golf game announced
A golf game designed for PlayStation Move will be on show at this year’s E3 in the form of John Daly’s ProStoke Golf. The game’s publisher O-Games announced that its upcoming golf title will be fully compatible with Sony’s motion controller, and will be showcasing the game at its booth …
Read More »New X Factor game in the works?
A multiformat X Factor game is on the cards from TV production firm talkbackThames Digital. The company, which owns the rights to The X Factor and other brands including The Apprentice and Britain’s Got Talent, has told MCV it is working on games and iPhone apps” for the shows. MCV understands …
Read More »Devs urged to think globally when protecting IP
Studios must look to protecting their creative output overseas, warns barrister
Read More »Nintendo to drop DSi trade price
As revealed by MCV this morning, Nintendo has followed the price cuts announced for the DS in Japan earlier today by confirming that the trade price of the handheld console is Europe is also set to drop. In the UK Nintendo will be reducing the trade price of Nintendo DSi …
Read More »Ignition licenses NaturalMotion middleware
Morpheme animation middleware to be used in upcoming title El Shaddai
Read More »Company of Heroes set free
It was once heralded as a flag bearer for the quality of hardcore PC gaming. But that was at a time when things were very different – the PC market was buoyant, and people were happy to pay for games. So now THQ is to reinvent Company of Heroes as …
Read More »New Star Wars MMO announced
Despite the struggles experienced by Star Wars galaxies since its debut in 2003, Sony Online Entertainment is to release a brand new MMO based on George Lucas’ hypnotic universe. Called Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures, this new take on the MMO formula very much reflects the modern face of mass-market …
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Q&A: Stefano Petrullo and Torsten Oppermann on Renaissance PR joining the 1SP family, and what creating a ‘superagency’ actually means
Renaissance PR was acquired by 1SP Agency last week. We checked in with both companies to ask some questions about the acquisition, and what it’ll mean for them going forward
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Final Boss: Snow Rui, President and CFO at Hooded Horse
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When We Made… Mortal Kombat 1
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When We Made… Fae Farm
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Classyk Games on Liberation, and bringing the flavour of classic British sci-fi to indie space games
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Final Boss: Snow Rui, President and CFO at Hooded Horse
Every month an industry leader wraps up MCV/DEVELOP with their unique insight. This month, we speak to Snow Rui, President and CFO at Hooded Horse
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When We Made… Mortal Kombat 1
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When We Made… Fae Farm
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Levelling Up – Newfangled Games’ Henry Hoffman
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Rising Star – Stuart Pentelow, programmer at d3t