The triumph of Sega’s Empire: Total War at the top of the ELSPA GfK-ChartTrack All Formats Top 40 yesterday marks the most successful debut in the history of the Total War series. Week one sales of the title were nearly double those of both Rome: Total War and Medieval II: …
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[Event news] Indie Showcase submissions open
The Indie Showcase is an opportunity for indie game developers to get their new game seen & experien…
LightSpeed Studios announced as sponsor of the Player’s Choice Award – NOW OPEN TO VOTE!
MCV/DEVELOP has announced LightSpeed Studios as the sponsor of a new category at the MCV/DEVELOP Awa…
MCV/DEVELOP #1007 is HERE!
Hi – Matt here. I’m very excited to let you know that MCV/DEVELOP #1007 is now available…
[Event news] Develop:Brighton – ustwo announced as first keynote
Develop:Brighton is delighted to reveal the first keynote for this year’s event: ustwo’s Maria Sayan…
MCV/DEVELOP Awards – Player’s Choice voting now open
The MCV/DEVELOP Awards return on Thursday, June 18, 2026, heading back to the glorious Royal Lancast…
Change4Life surprised by industry reaction
Diabetes UK – one of the parties behind the new Change4Life print ad – has told MCV that it has been left ‘surprised’ by the video games industry’s reaction to the promotion. Since MCV announced that it had filed an official complaint with the ASA regarding the Government’s Change4Life campaign, …
Read More »Major retailers back GamePlan
Leading High Street games retailers GAME, HMV and Asda have all pledged to support upcoming games retail event GamePlan, which takes place this June. In addition, the former boss of Woolworths’ games division Gerry Berkley has agreed to work on a consultancy basis with GamePlan. I am delighted to become …
Read More »Microsoft confirms Dale appointment
Following last week’s speculation , Microsoft has confirmed that it has appointed former Motorola marketing boss Jeremy Dale as its EMEA vice president of retail sales and marketing for its Entertainment and Devices Division. He will be tasked with expanding the reach of Microsoft’s consumer products, including Xbox and Windows, …
Read More »The Byronic Man
Itâ??s a sad day for Develop. But just in case you need it spelling out: Simon Byronâ??s leaving us...
Read More »Gamebryo gets PhysX support on Wii
Emergent's new LightSpeed prototyping tool also gets out-of-box integration
Read More »Microsoft named in Sunday Times Top 100
The Sunday Times has named Microsoft as one of the UK’s best 100 companies to work for – and the Xbox 360 platform holder is the only tech firm to be named in the list. Microsoft ranked 21st in the overall list. The newspaper said that 88 per cent of …
Read More »RETAIL BIZ: Empire Total War tops the charts
RETAIL BIZ: Killzone 2’s reign at the top of the ELSPA GfK-ChartTrack All Formats Top 40 has been cut short after just one week with the news that Sega’s PC RTS Empire: Total War has entered the listings at number one. Sony’s PS3 exclusive FPS slips to second this week, …
Read More »Activision signed as Elan Awards event partner
Publisher 'proud' to join organisers of Canadian event
Read More »Download Change4Life ad here
MCV has uploaded a high-resolution version of the Government’s controversial Change4Life ad – click here to take a look . If you want to save the ad to your computer, simply right click on it and select ‘save image as’. Since MCV announced that it had filed an official complaint …
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[Guest post] Chris Rowe: Co-Dev Without the Culture Clash
AAA development used to have rough predictability. You staffed up, you shipped, you staffed down, and you kept rolling. It wasn’t always stable, but teams could stay together long enough to build momentum.
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Games industry veteran Matt Broughton announced as new Editor of MCV/DEVELOP
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