MCV/DEVELOP News, events, research and jobs from the games industry
Sony has said that further alterations will be made to PS4 digital game pricing before the console’s official UK launch on Friday (November 29th). EA in particular has come in for some stick for charging 59.99 (previously 62.99) for digital versions of its launch line-up, not least because that’s 5 …
Read More »EA shaves £3 off its digital PS4 games on PSN
3 has been knocked off the price of EA’s PS4 launch lineup on PSN. It was confirmed yesterday that EA’s five launch titles – FIFA 14, Battlefield 4, Need for Speed Rivals, NBA Live 14 and Madden 25 – were available to download for 62.99 each. As of this morning …
Read More »Read everything you need to know about the PlayStation 4 in the latest MCV
It’s the PS4 launch issue of MCV, which details everything you need to know about Sony’s next console ahead of its launch on November 29th. We talk to PlayStation UK MD Fergal Gara, marketing boss Murray Pannell and sales director Alex Coultate on the launch of the PS4. From the …
Read More »Sainsbury’s to cease online sales of games and consoles
Sainsbury’s is to stop selling physical entertainment products online in favour of an entirely on-demand model. The UK supermarket announced it is to halt sales of physical products across its Sainsbury’s Entertainment website from March 2014. As a result, Sainsbury’s will cease online sales of physical products including video games …
Read More »EA: Used games are an important part of the industry
The industry’s pre-owned U-turn continues to gather pace. Fresh after Sony’s admission yesterday that used games do not necessarily damage the industry’s economy”, EA has now said that pre-owned games are an important part of the industry”. The [next-gen] boxes have been designed so you can start to play the …
Read More »Read everything you need to know about the Xbox One in this week’s MCV
It’s the Xbox One launch issue of MCV, which details everything you need to know about Microsoft’s next console ahead of its launch on November 22nd. We talk strategy with UK marketing boss Harvey Eagle and learn of the long journey behind the machine that would eventually become the Xbox …
Read More »Sony calms pre-owned PS4 game concerns
Consumers will be able to sell and trade-in their PS4 games, Sony has once again asserted. You thought this one was already done and dusted, right? Well, an inclusion in Sony’s new PlayStation T&Cs yesterday had some worrying that perhaps there had been a change of policy. The document reads: …
Read More »Scotland gets new games expo
A new two-day consumer games exhibition is set to launch in Scotland during October next year. Based in Edinburgh at the International Conference Centre, Games Expo Scotland 2014 will house triple-A and indie games alike.The event will also feature developer sessions, competitions and retro games. Games Expo Scotland will take …
Read More »Steam now has over 65 million registered users
PC digital game network Steam has released another set of impressive numbers. The Valve-owned service now has over 65m registered users – that’s a jump of 30 per cent year-on-year for the last 12 months. This is the tenth year it has been in operation. Steam now has a games …
Read More »Windows 8.1 update causing mouse lag in some games – report
The long-awaited Windows 8.1 update seems to have brought with it more than just a Start menu. There are claims on Reddit that the OS update has also introduced some unwelcome mouse lag, with titles such as Deus Ex Human Revolution, STALKER and Valve games among those that are affected. …
Read More »