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

The deadline to send through suggestions for this year’s 30 Under 30 is very close. It’s just a week away, on Tuesday 20th, in fact. Every year, MCV presents a list of the UK games market’s rising stars, and the 2009 edition of 30 Under 30 is no different. This …

A monster-hunting game billed as Sony’s first challenger to Nintendo’s Pokemon range is being backed with a wide-ranging marketing campaign by the platform holder. Invizimals will be released by SCEE next month, and, in a unique development, will utilise the official PSP Camera to show up ‘invisible’ creatures. The game …

Scholastic Interactive’s line-up of games will finally hit European shores via publisher Majesco, MCV can reveal. The deal will see Goosebumps HorrorLand on Wii and DS and Ultimate I-Spy for Wii hit European shelves before the end of October. Majesco MD Jason Dutton explained: "We’re really excited about bringing these …

Microsoft has upped the stakes on its Games-On-Demand service by adding Rockstar’s legendary Grand Theft Auto IV to its growing line-up. Though Microsoft’s pricing for its tentative full-game online selection has to date offered little competition compared to the normally much cheaper High Street, the 19.99 price point for GTA …

Developer 2D Boy also confirms 'pay-what-you-like' model for desktop version

In a not so thinly veiled attack on its competitor, Nintendo America boss Reggie Fils-Aime has stated that anyone considering buying a PSPgo may want to have a long think about what the product offers over its predecessor. The device may have a fundamental concept problem in terms of ‘who’s …

Oxygen Games won’t lose a single member of staff, despite falling into administration this week – after the label’s assets were purchased by sales and distribution firm OG International. OGI today told MCV that it would immediately begin marketing and selling Oxygen games and IP. MCV understands that 13 former …

Earlybird rates end soon, as Northwest Vision and Media offers subsidies

360, Wii and PlayStation 3’s online platforms should be made accesible to third-party services like Steam, says 7Digital. The music download specialist is eyeing a move into the games sector after HMV bought 50 per cent of the firm for 7.7m. And only last week the company rolled out its …

Of course I bought my copy from Tesco. I’d have been a fool not too. Don’t shoot the messenger – loads of the getting-on-for-a-million other purchasers of the game will surely have done the same. (It’s worth pointing out here that I’d have paid another tenner – and I bet …