MCV/DEVELOP News, events, research and jobs from the games industry
Christian Svensson praises the nationâ??s artistic credentials
Read More »Sell-out looms for London Games Conference
Only 25 seats left for 'future of gaming' event at BAFTA
Read More »No Europe for Layton Vs Wright
Exciting 3DS crossover Professor Layton Vs Ace Attorney is currently only scheduled to be released in the Japanese market, co-developer Capcom has revealed. The game was announced by Japanese powerhouse Level-5 yesterday and will bring together the popular handheld IPs of Professor Layton and Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney. I’m both …
Read More »Layton meets Phoenix Wright in crossover project
Two portable powerhouse IPs come together in Level-5 developed title for new Nintendo handheld
Read More »3DS gets Layton/Phoenix Wright crossover
Developer (and in Japan, publisher) Level-5 has announced that it is working on a crossover game featuring both Professor Layton and Phoenix Wright that will be released on Nintendo’s upcoming 3DS handheld. Layton and Wright are two of the most popular handheld IPs and amongst the few IP that can …
Read More »Devilâ??s haircut
Cambridge outfit Ninja Theory on its new mission to revamp Devil May Cry
Read More »Dead Rising shuffles to iPhone
Having enjoyed great success with the iPhone adaptation of survival horror title Resident Evil 4, Capcom has confirmed that it is to port fellow zombie IP Dead Rising to Apple’s devices. IGN reports that the game follows a similar template to the console titles – that is, players are tasked …
Read More »MvC3 hoping to match SFIV sales
Just a few years ago people were predicting the death of the 2D fighting game – now Capcom hopes to build on the success of last year’s Street Fighter IV by bettering it at retail with next year’s Marvel vs Capcom 3. MvC3 has a more broadly appealing/recognizable brand with …
Read More »UK CHARTS: F1 takes pole position
Codemasters has cut short Halo’s stay at the summit of the All Formats Top 40, with F1 2010 racing to No.1. The game outsold both Halo: Reach (No.2) and Dead Rising 2 (No.3) combined and is the first F1 game to steal a lead at the top of the charts …
Read More »Dead Rising DLC more effective than TV ads
The Dead Rising downloadable game has the same marketing impact as a big budget TV ad campaign, says Capcom. Case Zero was released earlier this month for 400 Microsoft Points and has been downloaded half a million times in just two weeks. The game acts as a prequel to Dead …
Read More »