MCV/DEVELOP News, events, research and jobs from the games industry
The surprise announcement of LittleBigPlanet, MotorStorm, Assassin’s Creed, Dissidia Final Fantasy and Rock Band earlier this week made PSP the platform to watch in 2009 – and now Sony has added that half of it’s PSP slate for 2009 has yet to be revealed. At Destination Playstation we announced about …
Read More »Lost and the Damned sets XBL record
Xbox 360 platform holder Microsoft has said that Rockstar’s The Lost and the Damned, a platform exclusive downloadable expansion for Grand Theft Auto IV, has broken previous revenue records for Xbox Live. Kotaku quotes the firm as stating that the DLC has eclipsed first-day revenue for all previous downloadable content …
Read More »Atari Ghostbusters signs up to MCV Awards
Ahead of April’s MCV Awards Industry Excellence Awards 2009, Atari Ghostbusters has been confirmed as the Exclusive Drinks Reception Partner. The publisher joins the likes of Gem, Codemasters, Nintendo and Koch Media as partners of the prestigious industry awards event. Ghostbusters is one of the most important launches of the …
Read More »Stringer becomes Sony president
Sony has announced a high-level management shuffle that sees current chairman and CEO Howard Stringer becoming president, affording him a greater level of control and influence within the firm. As part of the reshuffle, current president Ryoji Chubachi steps down from the role to become vice chairman, though he remains …
Read More »JAPAN: R4 cards banned
The infamous R4 card, a device that allows DS owners to play pirated games and homebrew applications, has been successfully banned from sale in Japan. Kotaku reports that the Tokyo District Court has granted an injunction against the manufacturers of the R4 that makes it illegal for it to be …
Read More »US: Punch Out entering ring on May 18th
Nintendo of America has dated a number of its upcoming big releases for the next quarter, and it’s Punch Out’s arrival on May 18th that leads the way. The Punch Out brand is one of Nintendo’s most fondly remembered but least exploited, and seems ideally suited to the motion sending …
Read More »Ninja Blade sneaking to retail in April
Microsoft has confirmed that Xbox 360 exclusive action title Ninja Blade will be released in the UK on April 3rd with an RRP of 44.99. In addition, the game will see a playable demo released for download on Xbox Live on March 9th. Ninja Blade is developed by FromSoftware, which …
Read More »Windows 7 could arrive this September
The president of Compal Electronics has stated that Windows 7 will be shipping as a pre-installed operating system as early as September this year. He told an investor conference that: According to current planning, it should be late September or early October.” Click here to head over to PC Retail …
Read More »JAPAN: Star Ocean puts Xbox top
Microsoft and Square Enix are both celebrating the success of Xbox 360 exclusive RPG Star Ocean 4: The Last Hope, which has entered the Japanese software charts in top spot. Its sales of 162,000 units eclipsed closest contender Mario & Luigi RPG 3 on DS, which claims second position. Elsewhere …
Read More »Casual sector to top $1bn by 2013
Research and analysis firm Parks Associates has predicted that the annual market value of the premium casual games business” will exceed $1bn by the year 2013. The boom will be fuelled by the fact that casual games and portals, the report claims, are increasingly seen as viable marketing and distribution …
Read More »