MCV/DEVELOP News, events, research and jobs from the games industry
CJ Cowan leaves studio after 13 years, half of which was spent on Activision’s online shooter
Read More »The Division smashes Destiny’s new IP record
Tom Clancy’s The Division is the fastest-selling new IP in history, Ubisoft has declared. The game – which is already the biggest selling Q1 game in UK games industry history – has smashed Destiny’s new IP record by generating $330m in five days. It also tops Watch Dogs, which was …
Read More »The Division delivers biggest day-one sales in Ubisoft’s history
Well, The Division has got off to an absolute flyer. Ubisoft’s new Tom Clancy game has sold more copies in its first 24 hours than any other Ubisoft title in the company’s history, the firm states. So it’s bigger than any Assassin’s Creed or indeed Watch Dogs which, at the …
Read More »Ex-Halo devs: ‘Full-time employees can be destructive for studios’
Jaime Griesemer and Marty O’Donnell predict that indies and triple-A outlets alike will adopt a freelance production cycle similar to movie firms
Read More »Mass Effect: Andromeda writer Schlerf joins Bungie
Chris Schlerf has announced that he has joined Destiny developer Bungie. Schelrf was the lead writer on 343 Industries’ Halo 4 before joining BioWare as lead writer for the in-development Mas Effect: Andromeda. To confirm what some folks asked about a few months back, I am no longer working on …
Read More »Mass Effect Andromeda, Halo 4 writer moves to Bungie
Chris Schlerf joined BioWare Montreal in 2013 before leaving late last year
Read More »Mega Bloks grabs Destiny license too
Mattel-owned Mega Bloks has grabbed itself another gaming license – Activision’s Destiny. Last week it was reported that a new range of Halo Mega Bloks was on the way as part of a larger deal with Microsoft. Not it has been revealed that Destiny toys are also on the way …
Read More »Destiny lead writer to script Xbox One exclusive ReCore
Joseph Staten was also director of cinematics for Halo series at Bungie
Read More »Destiny introduces £24.99 character boost microtransactions
A new type of microtransaction has been added to Destiny that allows players to instantly spec up a character. Eurogamer reports that players now have the option of buying a levelling pack that can instantly boost a character all the way up to level 25. The cost? 24.99. This year’s …
Read More »Destiny microtransactions selling strong on PSN
Their announcement may have been greeted with criticism, but players seem to be voting with their wallets and backing the content. VentureBeat reports that the game’s Silver currency, which is purchased with real cash, has hit the top five of the Paid Add-Ons sales charts for PSN in the US. …
Read More »