MCV/DEVELOP News, events, research and jobs from the games industry
NiK NaK plans to create games for the six to 12 year old audience
Read More »Plans build for GDC Mobile 2008
Two-day mobile event leads into main GDC
Read More »Autodesk’s 3December returns this week
3D software firm's AREA site to serve as online venue complimented by live events in North America
Read More »GDC 2008 details speakers for single-track summits
Events dedicated to the games industry's emerging trends planned
Read More »Kuju and Testronic parent acquires US-based QA firm GameInstinct
Catalis grows testing and certification offer via acquisition - move also aids expansion into the US
Read More »Vivendi Games and Activision to merge
Shock deal worth $18.9bn creates world's biggest publisher, called Activision Blizzard, and huge development resource
Read More »ACTIVISION BLIZZARD: Activision and Vivendi Games to merge
In the most surprising news of the year, Electronic Arts has been dethroned as the games industry’s biggest publisher, ousted by a new company formed following the merger of Activision and Vivendi Games. The two companies said that the massive power-shifting deal, worth a total of $18.9bn, will create ‘the …
Read More »Harvey Smith departs Midway Austin
Creative director leaves studio "by mutual agreement"
Read More »Virtual Console titles get Wii revamp
Nintendo has in a surprise announcement confirmed that the upcoming Virtual Console version of N64 title Pokemon Snap will boast additional Wii-specific functionality – the first time a Virtual Console title will differ from its original coding. CVG reports that the game will allow people to post photographs they have …
Read More »Operating loss lessens at Infogrames
French firm Infogrames Entertainment, the parent company of US publisher Atari, has announced its financial results for the half year ending September 2007 – the highlight of which is a drop in the firm’s operating loss, which stood at €29.3 million, down from the €36.9 loss in the same period …
Read More »