MCV/DEVELOP News, events, research and jobs from the games industry
In MCV’s round-up of the latest personnel news and hottest job opportunities, Liongsate appoints a new head of its video games division and Apple is hiring a technical support advisor. Lionsgate appoints Levin as head of video games division The Hollywood studio has hired Peter Levin as president of interactive …
Read More »Activision profits slump as Call of Duty and Skylanders sales fall
But publisher exceeds expectations thanks to record digital revenue
Read More »Record digital sales for Activision as Call of Duty: Ghosts numbers are withheld
Activision has reported a slight decline in year-on-year net revenue for the quarter ending March 31st. Total net revenue for the period reaches $1,111m, down from $1,324m the year before. Of this, product sales fell from $990m to $769m although subscription, licensing and other revenues climbed from $334m to $342m. …
Read More »Xbox One’s Amazing Spider-Man 2 swinging to retail this month
Activision has said that The Amazing Spider-Man 2 will be released physically on Xbox One in the UK some time in early May. In mid April the Xbox One version of the game mysteriously disappeared from release schedules, with Activision simply saying that it was working with Microsoft in an …
Read More »Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare platforms confirmed; Sledgehammer not making PS3 and 360 versions
The next Call of Duty won’t be released on Wii U, it seems. Amazon listings confirm Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare for PS4, Xbox One, PS3, Xbox 360 and PC but not for Nintendo’s machine. We already knew the game will be released on November 4th. "Call of Duty: Advanced …
Read More »Neversoft merges with Infinity Ward
Founders of studio behind Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater series to retire
Read More »Activision pumping $500m into Bungie’s Destiny
'The stakes for us are getting bigger,' says Bobby Kotick
Read More »Activision spending $500m to make Destiny its next billion dollar IP
Publisher Activision is throwing its financial clout behind Destiny in an effort to make the brand its next Call of Duty. Reuters reckons that the company is spending a colossal $500m developing and marketing Destiny in the hope that it can become its second billion dollar IP alongside its successful …
Read More »Neversoft closes as staff merges with Infinity Ward to form ‘super-studio’
Activison has set into motion some serious internal reshuffling, as the publisher plans to close down its Neversoft studio and merge its current staff with Infinity Ward to form what the company is calling a ‘super-studio.’ Giant Bomb first reported on an internal memo from Activision Publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg, …
Read More »Sledgehammer’s first solo game is Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
Studio takes reigns on new futuristic shooter starring Kevin Spacey
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