MCV/DEVELOP News, events, research and jobs from the games industry
With half the industry unavailable this week due to EB EXPO mayhem, MCV Pacific takes a look at a primarily EXPO-led week of news. Day one is now drawing to a close, and MCV’s first impressions of the show(which doubles the size of last year’s effort, which was then the …
Read More »GAME enlists Premiership footballers for FIFA 13 launch
Newcastle and West Ham fans are in for a treat. The UK’s leading video games retailer GAME has revealed that both clubs will be lending one of their top stars for the launch of FIFA 13, which finally arrives in the UK tomorrow. Newcastle’s Metre Centre GAME store will from …
Read More »EA gives Gaymercon its official backing
Gay-focused gaming and tech convention Gaymercon has received the official backing from publisher EA. The gathering, which is designed as a friendly destination for the LGBTQ community, smashed its $25k Kickstarter target last month. EA’s global diversity and inclusion boss Ginger Maseda stated: EA believes that to be truly innovative, …
Read More »Trip Hawkins to deliver keynote at NGDC 2012
Industry veteran Trip Hawkins will deliver a keynote speech at NASSCOM Game Developer Conference 2012 in Pune later this year, NASSCOM has announced. Hawkins, an inductee in the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences’ Hall of Fame, founded EA and the now defunct console maker and game publisher 3DO, before …
Read More »Frag-Nation and Blur announce FragFest
Frag-Nation and Blur have come together to set up FragFest, a quarterly multi-platform competitive gaming property aiming to bring together the best gaming talent from across India. Blur will host the first FragFest event in Chennai from 24th to 25th August, and it will feature seven games Call of Duty …
Read More »Indie games festival comes to Boston
Public event to feature 12-hour game jam
Read More »Sledgehammer’s Glen Schofield to deliver keynote at NGDC 2012
NASSCOM today announced that Glen Schofield, co-founder and CEO of Sledgehammer Games, will deliver a keynote speech at this year’s NASSCOM Game Developer Conference 2012. The NGDC is India’s largest annual games summit. This year’s event is expected to draw over 1,200 attendees from all spheres of the gaming industry, …
Read More »One week to go until Games Britannia
There’s just a week to go until the Games Britannia education and careers festival, which brings together the industry with youngsters and educators with a view to enthuse the next generation of games sector talent. The UK event kicks off with a special keynote and opening event lead by Eidos …
Read More »Call for speakers: NASSCOM Game Developer Conference 2012
NASSCOM has issued a call for speakers for the NASSCOM Game Developer Conference 2012, which is scheduled to take place in Pune on 2nd and 3rd November, 2012. The Game Developer Conference is the 2011 is the set the benchmark for the Indian games industry, with over 700 delegates participating …
Read More »GAMEfest is cancelled… but retailer hints at 2013 return
Retailer GAME has officially confirmed the cancellation of GAMEfest 2012. However, it has also hinted at a return to the consumer expo in 2013. The event had previously been confirmed last year upon the closure of the first ever GAMEfest. However, after a hugely traumatic start to 2012 that saw …
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