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

BAFTA has announced the nominees for the AMD Esports Audience Award.  The award will be handed out on April 6th, at the BAFTA Game Awards, but will be the only award voted for by the public.  Clash Royale, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Dota 2, League of Legends, Overwatch and Street Fighter …

Nintendo’s already thin launch line-up for the Switch has trimmed back a tiny bit further. Publisher Nicalis has confirmed that The Binding of Isacc: Afterbirth+ will now not be among the launch games for Nintendo’s new console, although it is still expected to arrive next month. For those of you …

Plans to use the investment to expand North American operations

Each semi-finalist awarded $15,000 and paired with a scientist to take their idea forwards

Demos used to be a staple part of a game’s launch cycle. Even as far back as 1994, games magazines would boast about the number of playable demos they had that month, and it was generally accepted business practice that demos were largely beneficial to a game’s overall sales. Indeed, …

After the disappointment of Smash Melee being relegated to the Saturday of EVO this year the organisers of Genesis have some good news in the shape of a new doubles circuit.  Known as Fuse, the circuit will consist of three premier doubles tournaments and six major tournaments, each of which …

Half Life 3 confirmed?!?

North American organisation Luminosity has brought in Trevor May, a pitcher for the Minnesota Twins baseball team, as a brand ambassador.  According to a statement given to Dot eSports the two parties are currently in talks over May acquiring a financial stake in the organisation, but to get the ball …

Jason Katz has left his position as the commissioner of PEA, the organisation of North American teams that tried and failed to set up a professional CS:GO league to rival ESL.  Katz acted as the commissioner and public face of the organisation, meaning he was at the forefront of the …

Facial capture company Dimensional Imaging, also known as DI4D, has announced it’s completed a 900,000 investment from Percipient Capital and existing shareholders. The Glasgow-based firm was originally formed in 2003 and has since become one of the leading provider’s of facial performance capture for visual effects in movies, games and …