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

Sotaro Tojima, former audio director on MGS4, joins Microsoft's Halo team

John Riccitiello has stated that the emerging force that is post-release downloadable content is the key tool in battling both the pre-owned market and piracy. The consumer seems to really like this idea that there is extra stuff,” Riccitiello told Nightly Business Report. The consumer wants more, and when you …

It’s as upsetting as it is admirable, but everything Simon Cowell touches seems to turn to gold: And now he’s fixing his sights firmly on the video games industry. According to an interview with the high-waisted mogul in this month’s GQ, Cowell is teaming up with Topshop entrepreneur Philip Green …

Platform holder Nintendo is to back the appeal of prosecutors who have said they intend to challenge a recent court ruling from a French judge in favour of Flash card manufacturer Divineo. Upon dismissing the case on Monday, the judge accused Nintendo of deliberately locking out developers from its range …

Epic's Mark Rein looks over Ilion Animation and Pyro Studios' unique collaboration

Sega has announced that Yakuza 3 will be released in Europe and the US in March 2010. The news follows repeat requests from fans to get the game released in Western territories, after it’s release in Japan saw it sell through half a million units. The game will feature English …

World-renowned action director John Woo is keen to create another video game – following his involvement in 2007 chart hit Stranglehold. Woo released Stranglehold through Midway as an interactive sequel to his Eastern action classic Hard Boiled. In a new interview with Cinematical, the director of Mission Impossible II and …

PSP Minis games will soon be available to PS3 owners, Sony has confirmed. A PS3 firmware update, set for release on December 17, will install a Minis ‘emulator’ on the console, allowing people to buy and play the sub-100MB games. We are working on getting the majority of the current …

Will PSP Minis compilations on UMD come next?

Warner Bros is delighted that LEGO Batman is enjoying a new lease of life, racking up sales that put it head to head with the likes of Forza 3, GTA and Mario & Sonic. Despite being released back in September 2008, the game has seen renewed success thanks to its …