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

With a vital history as a talent base for outsourcing in a number of industries, it wonâ??t surprise you to hear that Indiaâ??s creative industry boasts a mix of animation and development companies which at times overlap and complement each other.

Got your ticket for Games Convention Asia? How about Tokyo Games Show? What about 2008’s awards shows? Got the date of this year’s Golden Joysticks? Or the Games Media Awards? Check out MCV’s very handy Events page for a comprehensive update on the industry’s diary for this year and beyond. …

With the US arrival of September 25th confirmed only this morning, it hasn’t taken Sony Europe long to state that Sony’s PS3 racer WipEout HD will also arrive on Europe’s PlayStation Network next Thursday. The game is an amalgamation of craft and tracks featured in the many previous WipEout games. …

It’s as you were at the top of ELSPA/Gfk-ChartTrack All Formats Top 40 this week as EA’s triple act of Mercenaries 2: World in Flames, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09 and Spore cling on to first, second and third respectively for the second week in succession. Beneath the leading pack, …

New tool enables 3D audio voice chat in online game worlds

GCube Ventures seeking opportunities within the global games field

Chinese developer using French procedural texturing tool in Free2Play online title

Take Two’s share price has plummeted on the news that EA is no longer interested in buying the Rockstar parent. The firm’s stock price has nosedived by 26.86 per cent to $16.02 on the NASDAQ today in the wake of the news. EA announced on Sunday that it had terminated …

Group looking to recruit more programmers to support its game dev teams

EA Mobile – which works under the firm’s Casual Entertainment division – is to publish the mobile version of Eidos’ upcoming Tomb Raider: Underworld. The firm has signed an agreement with Eidos that sees exclusive multi-regional distribution and licensing rights to selected titles from the Eidos catalogue being granted to …