MCV/DEVELOP News, events, research and jobs from the games industry
MCV picks the games, platforms, people and services that made the Los Angeles show worthwhile… 1. WATCH OUT FOR UBIA new action adventure, Watch Dogs, closed Ubisoft’s press conference to much praise 2. GREAT BEYONDNintendo kicked off its press conference with a franchise. Microsoft kicked off its showcase with owned …
Read More »E3 2012: Did you miss anything?
E3 has closed its doors, but don’t panic – everything you need to know about this year’s video games extravaganza is right here on MCVuk.com. Throughout the past week our teams at home and on the show floor in Los Angeles – not to mention our international crews at MCVpacific.com, …
Read More »E3 2012 ANALYSIS: Core blimey!
California dreams of broadening the games audience were put on hold in LA this week – as all of the industry’s major players knuckled down on theircore titles. Turn any corner at the Los Angeles Convention Center and you would find format holders and third-parties wanting to reclaim and pander …
Read More »E3 2012: EA’s new IP vision for next-gen
Giving up on new IP can mean your studio 'dies' creatively, claims Frank Gibeau
Read More »E3 2012: ‘Competitors are losing the plot’, says Sony
PlayStation outfit stakes a claim to being the choice for 'gamers'
Read More »E3 2012: Molyneux and Microsoft question Wii U design
Legendary UK designer (and former Microsoft exec) Peter Molyneux and Microsoft marketing exec Yusuf Mehdi have both found time to question the viability of the Wii U. "I am not really decided about Wii U," Molyneux told Games Industry Germany, as reported by Eurogamer. "I watch people playing and they …
Read More »E3 2012: Sony says its competitors "are losing the plot"
As so it begins. Sony has lashed out at rivals Microsoft and Nintendo for neglecting the core gamer in their respective E3 presentations. The reaction to the press conference has been just amazingly positive,” Sony’s head of digital games Jack Buser told VentureBeat. While some of our competitors, seemingly, are …
Read More »E3 2012: ‘3DS will attract more Western devs’, says Nintendo
Reggie Fils-Aime confident a proliferation of Western games is due for the handheld
Read More »E3 2012: Sony is "looking at what OnLive is doing"
Sony Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida has admitted that cloud gaming could very well play a part in PlayStation’s immediate future. Specifically, he conceded that Sony is looking at what OnLive is doing”, adding fuel to the recent reports linking Sony to a cloud gaming acquisition. We’re looking at what …
Read More »E3 2012: THQ failed to break even on sold UFC franchise
UFC Undisputed 3 break even point was 2 million copies sold
Read More »