MCV/DEVELOP News, events, research and jobs from the games industry
F2P Summit: Cyberpsychologist Berni Good analyses the motivations behind in-game purchases
Read More »Crytek takes a stance on skimpy female skins for Warface
Crytek adjusting ‘female skins’ by cultural taste to make online shooter more attractive
Read More »Mobile, indies and three steps ahead
Secret Exit CEO Jani Kahrama looks at whether free-to-play and mobile are still viable options for indie developers
Read More »Mind Candy and Amazon round off F2P Summit lineup
New sessions to discuss mobile monetisation and how social can make games better
Read More »Namco Bandai doesn’t want to discuss Ace Combat Infinity fees
Negativity towards the free-to-play model has led Namco Bandai to opt against discussing the payment structure it will use in free-to-play title Ace Combat Infinity. Kotaku last week claimed that the game would use ‘fuel’ as currency, asking players to either pay out for more to power their craft or …
Read More »Rovio exec founds new mobile studio Next Games
Located in Helsinki, new mobile studio plans to make free-to-play iOS games
Read More »Developers face OFT crackdown on in-game purchases
Report outlines tough new guidelines to prevent aggressive use of IAPs against children
Read More »Capcom’s PS4 exclusive Deep Down is free-to-play
RPG uses new game engine codenamed Panta Rhei to create procedurally generated dungeons
Read More »Capcom’s Deep Down will be free-to-play on PS4
Sony’s Shuhei Yoshida has confirmed that PS4 RPG Deep Down will be a free-to-play title. The game, which was earlier this year confirmed as being a PS4 exclusive, is expected to go into open beta close” to PS4’s Japanese launch date of February 22nd. Sony has previously said that F2P …
Read More »Codemasters launches free-to-play Boom! Tanks on iTunes
A new free-to-play title from Codemasters has been released on iTunes. It’s called Boom! Tanks and features a range of iconic classic and contemporary tanks including the American M1 Abrams, Russian T-80U and British Challenger”. There are lots of personalisation options and of course an in-game currency that is used …
Read More »