MCV/DEVELOP News, events, research and jobs from the games industry
The MCV Awards return to The Brewery on Thursday April 23rd – and you now have one month to help us decide who makes the shortlist. By lobbying the MCV team, you can nominate yourself or another oustanding individual or company which has gone the extra mile in the last …
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Circuit City to close all 567 US stores
US games and electronics retailer Circuit City is to liquidate its remaining 567 US stores after a judge agreed the firm could go into bankruptcy. The chain needed approval from US Bankruptcy Judge Kevin Huennekens to begin to put itself out of business, according to LA Times. It sought a …
Read More »Beyond The Billboard
The industry is fond of saying that gaming is the fastest growing entertainment or screen medium, but the truth is that games only takes bronze in this hard-fought race.
Read More »How to get a job in video games
MCV today provides a must-read guide to landing the job you’ve always wanted in games, whether it’s your first post – or you’re angling for a management role. Our experts in each of the market’s key fields offer sage advice to readers on how to find their dream job, apply …
Read More »Big names sign for 2009 D.I.C.E. Summit
EA’s John Riccitiello, Resi 5 producer Jun Takeuchi and SCE WWS VP Michael Denny are just three of the industry execs signed up to speak at next month’s D.I.C.E. Summit. The event returns to the Red Rock Resort in Las Vegas on February 18th to 20th and features "a line-up …
Read More »MCV Salary Survey – How we worked it out
A number of readers who turn to our site alone for all their latest industry news rather than the print edition of MCV as well have this morning asked for more details on how we collated data and calculated the averages for our 2009 Games Industry Salary Survey. So, for …
Read More »NPD: Xbox 360 enjoys its biggest ever North American December
In a carbon copy of the festive sales success the firm saw in Europe at the end of 2008, Microsoft is celebrating both a record month and record year for Xbox 360 in North America. Xbox 360 sold 1.4m units in December according to NPD stats, with sales climbing 38 …
Read More »Women earn more than men in the UK games industry
Who said the games industry was just a boys club? Whilst women are still a minority in the sector’s workforce, they are earning more than their male counterparts, according to research conducted by MCV. Average female annual salaries are 2,000 higher than the male wage, at 33,260. The data comes …
Read More »EA Partners signs up Red Eagle
Red Eagle has signed up with EA Partners to produce games based on Robert Jordan’s The Wheel of Time series. Under the agreement, Red Eagle will develop and publish games for consoles, PCs, handhelds and mobile platforms, including an MMO based on the themes, characters and world of The Wheel …
Read More »Red Eagle signs up to EA Partners
Californian studio to produce games and MMO based on Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series
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