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

Last month we looked at the potential of advertising as a core or ancillary revenue stream for games companies. This month I want to turn our attention to the venerable subscription, a business model that Games Investor estimates will generate over $2bn in the West this year.

Trade association GDAA hands out yearly honours - majority go to THQ's Wii title

US independent makes up to 25 staff redundant, but Aliens project still in production

London-based Rocksteady turns to equally 'rock steady' tech for Arkham Asylum title

Tabula Rasa team to be 'scaled back' as failed MMO ceases service in February 2009

Firelight reduces price to $500 per title to reflect 'budget nature of iPhone development'

Northwest Vision and Media to be joined by Sony in presentation about PSN indie game development

Ex-Blizzard man Kevin Beardslee joins writer Peter Egan at MMO and TV outfit

Time-limited offer sees Aristen's effects tech for just the price of service contract

MCV has named its ‘fantasy publisher’ – featuring the names of all of the people we’d handpick to work for us… should money, loyalty and reality not be any obstacle. Part one is our global line-up, headed up by Ken Kutaragi, which you can read here. This is followed by …