The Nintendo Switch will feature additional storage via SD cards but will not allow for any external USB hard drives to keep the console portable. A report from Lets Play Videogames states that the current development hardware for the Switch allows SDXC cards up to 128GB to be inserted into …
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Nintendo sets date for everything Switch
We’re one step closer to having all our questions about the Nintendo Switch answered, one very small step. Nintendo has announced today that it will unveilthe release date, launch lineup (and hopefully lots more) in the Nintendo Switch Presentation 2017. The clue is in the name, with the event occurring …
Read More »Join MCV at the Games Industry Christmas Party 2016
MCV,DevelopandeSports Proare proud to present theGames Industry Christmas Party. It will take place on Tuesday 6th December 2016 at Sway Bar, Holborn, London. Festivities, fun and frolicking to be had at the Games Industry Christmas Party to kick-start the holiday season… Come along and join industry friends and colleagues for …
Read More »UPDATED: ‘We need a Kitemark for indie developers,’ says Square Enix Collective boss
Update: Since the publication of this story, Square Enix Collective has contacted MCV to clarify Elliott’s remarks. His statement can be found below. Original story: The head of Square Enix’s Collective indie initiative Phil Elliott has said that the industry should do more to help the cream of the indie …
Read More »Simplygon made free to indie, educational and non-commerical developers
The real-time 3D Data software to become "accessible across industries."
Read More »International Factfile 2016: Argentina
Argentina is the third biggest market in Latin America with $409m (333m) in revenues, behind Brazil ($1.3bn) and Mexico ($1.1bn), Newzoo reports. In 2016, Latin America only represented four per cent of the global games market, with revenues reaching $4.1bn (3.3bn), but it was also the fastest growing market in …
Read More »PlayStack on becoming a major player in the saturated publishing sector
PlayStack is a new games publisher formed by veterans across the entertainment industry, and it has the finances to fund multiple developers and projects. We talk to CEO and founder Harvey Elliott about the firm’s ambitions. So is PlayStack a publisher or a games label? We are a publisher, but …
Read More »Microsoft is raising prices in the UK thanks to Brexit
Microsoft has announced that it will be raising the prices of its business software and cloud services in the UK as a result of Brexit. Microsoft’s blog post revealed that the company will be raising business software prices by 13% and cloud service prices by a whopping 22% from January …
Read More »Telltale talks Mr Robot, Batman and its new publishing business
Telltale doesn’t make games like other people. It doesn’t begin a game with a prototype or concept art, instead it starts with a script. We don’t produce a game visually until we feel we have completed the script,” explains Job Stauffer, the head of creative communications at The Walking Dead, …
Read More »Nintendo patents may reveal new Switch features
A series of patents filed by Nintendo may offer up a look at some unannounced features for the Switch. Over the last few months Nintendo has filed a number of patents that seem to relate to the recently announced Switch console. The drawings in the patents seem to show the …
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