Given what we saw at E3, is third–party support becoming the key battleground for next-gen formats? Development and support for a format is very important yes, and the story is very different these days to how it was with older formats. In the past you could pay a million dollars …
Read More »PR Panel 2024: Mike Hendrixen, Vertigo 6
"While AI will help us, it's the personal touch that'll always be most important in PR and communica…
[From the Industry] Agenda and speaker announcement goes live for the Games Growth Summit
The MCV/Develop award-nominated Games Growth Summit 2024, happening on June 7th, offers a crucial op…
PR Panel 2024: Alex Verrey, Overload PR
"I think that Indie gaming has truly come of age. There are so many good games made by smaller studi…
[From the industry] Sony Interactive Entertainment’s Shuhei Yoshida and Greg Rice to Keynote Develop:Brighton 2024 as full programme announced
Develop:Brighton organisers Tandem Events have announced the conference’s latest keynote session wil…
[From the Industry] TIGA sets agenda for the UK games industry with call for an Independent Games Tax Credit
TIGA, the trade association representing the UK video games industry, has today presented an ambitio…
Ubisoft gets Heroes
Ubisoft will develop and publish a game based on the sci-fi drama series Heroes, which began airing on UK terrestrial television earlier this week. The move follows the completion of a licensing deal with Universal Pictures Digital Platforms Group, giving the publisher the rights to produce the game. The US …
Read More »Riccitiello: 2007 was EAs toughest year
Speaking at EA’s recent investor meeting, EA CEO John Riccitiello has said that the 2007 fiscal year was the toughest in the company’s history”, and admitted that EA was on the wrong horse” when it decided to focus its next-gen resources on PS3 and 360, Next-Gen reports . The last …
Read More »Sky backs PSP video download service
The future is looking bright for PSP, what with the redesigned model and now talk of a PS2 controller adapter on the way – and now Sony’s upcoming video download service for the handheld has received a massive boost with the news that Sky will be playing a major part. …
Read More »EA moves into Russia
EA has opened a new office in Moscow as part of wider plans to cement its presence in the region, reported Next Generation . The new office will directly serve Russian consumers and retailers and will concentrate on localizing products such as Need for Speed and FIFA on PS3 and …
Read More »Bioshock bumper pack up for grabs
Many are touting it as a genuine contender for Game of the Year, so it’s no surprise that the hype surrounding 2K Games’ upcoming Xbox 360 and PC FPS Bioshock is continuing to gain momentum. Thanks to the good grace of 2K Games, MCV has a bumper collection of Bioshock …
Read More »PS2 control coming to PSP
Kotaku has discovered a US patent filed by Sony that details a new PS2 or PS3 controller named the Control Docking Unit that is able to link with PSP, granting the machine the full range of controls gifted by the traditional PlayStation joypad. Initially filed in September 2005, the patent …
Read More »Scholastic spurs Gusto growth
UK independent opens Derby-based Nintendo-focused studio to work on literary adaptations
Read More »Empire and Midas seek new faces
Empire Interactive * Senior External Producer, Senior International Producer * Competitive salary, bonus, benefits If you want the opportunity to develop your career and personal capabilities as an integral part of a company where you can make a significant contribution Empire would like to hear from you. The successful candidate …
Read More »Losses grow for PlayStation
Sony’s games division has reported operating losses of 120 million (29.2 billion Yen) for its first quarter of 2007 after a difficult period for the console, reports The Times – more than double the loss for the same period in 2006. Sony said that it shipped 710,000 PS3 game consoles …
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Redefining success in the remote work era, by Joy Cicman Liuzzo, VP of Product Marketing at Stack Overflow
For the third year in a row, the developer community told us that flexibility is the most crucial factor influencing their decision to stay in a job or move elsewhere. As technology businesses fight to retain talent to stay ahead in the GenAI era, the question arises – why are they not prioritising remote work?
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Q&A: Stefano Petrullo and Torsten Oppermann on Renaissance PR joining the 1SP family, and what creating a ‘superagency’ actually means
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Final Boss: Snow Rui, President and CFO at Hooded Horse
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When We Made… Mortal Kombat 1
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When We Made… Fae Farm
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Final Boss: Snow Rui, President and CFO at Hooded Horse
Every month an industry leader wraps up MCV/DEVELOP with their unique insight. This month, we speak to Snow Rui, President and CFO at Hooded Horse
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When We Made… Mortal Kombat 1
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When We Made… Fae Farm
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Levelling Up – Newfangled Games’ Henry Hoffman
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Rising Star – Stuart Pentelow, programmer at d3t