MCV/DEVELOP News, events, research and jobs from the games industry
Petri Järvilehto joins Finnish studio; Wii and 3DS Angry Birds inbound
Read More »Search Results for: retail
Angry Birds flying to 3DS
Nintendo 3DS owners will be able to download a digital version of Angry Birds later this year. The million-selling iPhone App Store game will also be available on Wii. Finnish developer Rovio has not confirmed whether the game will be digital-only or available at retailers, but it did previously tell …
Read More »LG launches glasses-free 3D tablets
LG are to unveil two glasses-less 3D devices at the Mobile World Congress held in Barcelona next week – an Android 3.0 Honeycomb tablet likely to be known as the G-Slate, and a 3D display smart phone called the LG Optimus. They are not the first to introduce glasses-less 3D …
Read More »Simply Games withdraws Test Drive error
Internet retailer Simplygames.com has pulled Test Drive Unlimited 2 from sale, after mistakenly selling the game almost two weeks early. MCV was contacted by several retailers last week saying that Simply Games had broken Test Drive Unlimited 2’s street date, which is due for release this Friday (February 11th). The …
Read More »INTERVIEW: David Vonderhaar
It’s November 10th 2009, and the world has just seen Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 become the most successful entertainment launch ever. Overnight its publisher Activision cemented itself as one of the biggest games companies in the world, while Infinity Ward turned into one of the industry’s most influential …
Read More »Divnich predicts big things for NGP
Sony’s new NGP handheld will comfortably better the successes of the PSP, EEDAR analyst Jesse Divnich has stated. "EEDAR has no doubt that the NGP will be successful in Japan," he said in a report. "In Japan the PSP currently has the second largest active install base and is on …
Read More »Amazon looks to sign up indies
Amazon is looking to recruit games retailers to join its Marketplace sector and help them boost their online offering. The firm has always worked with third parties, but is now looking to seriously strengthen its network of sellers in key categories, including video games. A spokesman for Amazon said: In …
Read More »MCV Awards: Only one week left to lobby
Hurry! There is only one week left to make your voice heard. Lobbying for the 2011 MCV Industry Excellence Awards is currently open but the deadline is approaching. All nominations must be sent to AwardsLobbying@intentmedia.co.uk by 12pm on Friday, February 11th. A full guide to the awards can be found …
Read More »FIFA the killer app for Virgins Euro push
Virgin Gaming is braced for the big time in Europe after signing a deal with EA Sports. The tournament provider expects a surge in users when it is integrated into the publisher’s FIFA titles. It has already seen almost 40,000 new gamers sign up after running a similar scheme on …
Read More »MTV Games closed
MTV Games has closed its doors following the sale of Harmonix, MCV can reveal. The International office, which was headed up by UK industry veteran Roy Campbell, was closed on Wednesday. Only a handful of financial staff remain in the New York office to collect or reconcile any outstanding receivables. …
Read More »