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Nintendo has confirmed that Splatoon 2 will feature LAN support and a spectator mode in an attempt to make it as easy as possible for people to run tournaments. Up to 10 docked Switch consoles can be put on the same LAN network to allow for offline play, however observers …
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Margin Makers: Guide to LEGO merchandise
2016 was another good year for Warner Bros and LEGO in the UK. Although the publisher’s software market share decreased compared to 2015 (from 9.9 per cent in units to 6.4 per cent in 2016), there were still four LEGO games in the year’s Top 50. LEGO Star Wars: The …
Read More »The Walking Dead: A New Frontier coming to retail on March 3rd
The Walking Dead: The Telltale Series – A New Frontier will be arriving at European retailers on March 3rd, Telltale announced today. The game will come on a special season pass disc for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One consoles (not Switch, sadly, despite being released on the same day as …
Read More »Fire Emblem Heroes made $5m in its first five days
Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima has given some insight into the company’s new mobile business. In an extensive interview with TIME, the exec says that its latest mobile release, Fire Emblem Heroes, has generated $5m in its first week on digital storefronts. If reports from Sensor Tower are to be believed,$2.9m …
Read More »Retail: Q1 2017 release slate is the "strongest in years"
The line-up of games launching in the first three months of 2017 is one of the healthiest in years. That’s according to retailers who, speaking to MCV, say that this time of year is historically a ‘very challenging’ period due to a weak slate of releases. In the first three …
Read More »Zelda: Breath of the Wild UK release date confirmed for March 3rd
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild will be arriving in the UK on March 3rd 2017. Nintendo confirmed the game’s release date in its worldwide Switch Presentation event this morning, cementing its place as one of the shining stars of the Switch launch line-up. It will also join …
Read More »That’s all from us – see you in 2017
Merry Christmas and a happy new year from everyone at Develop!
Read More »MCV signs off for Christmas – have a great holiday and Happy New Year!
To say 2016 was an eventful year would be a huge understatement. If Brexit, the US presidential elections and the disheartening November game sales figures didn’t paint a bleak enough picture, then the closure of iconic studios such as Lionhead and the shuttering of several Crytek outfits have certainly left …
Read More »Super Mario Run hits 40m downloads in just four days
Nintendo has revealed that Super Mario Run has been downloaded over 40m times since it launched on December 15th last week. It reached this milestone after just four days on the iOS App Store. This makes it the fastest app to reach this figure in such a short period of …
Read More »More Reasons to be Cheerful
In addition to his words in this month's Develop magazine, Sean Cleaver expands on why 2017 can be a great year
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