MCV/DEVELOP News, events, research and jobs from the games industry
At this point, it would be impossible to deny the significance of mobile gaming to the games industry as a whole. Far removed from the sniffy dismissals of ten years ago, mobile gaming has progressed from being the extra novelty on a handset (think Snake) to one of the biggest …
Read More »MCV @ GAMESCOM PREVIEW: Dead Island 2
TheCity of Angels becomes the City of the Dead in the next game in Deep Silver’s open-world zombie-bashing RPG series, Dead Island. Dead Island 2 will continue the main storyline told in Dead Island, follow-up Dead Island: Riptide and cartoony spin-off sequel Escape Dead Island (set for release in November). …
Read More »Yokai Watch 2 remains top of Japanese charts despite slew of new releases
Yokai Watch 2 has remained at the top of the weekly Japanese software charts, despite five new entries in the Top Ten, according to the latest sales data from Famitsu. The highly successful 3DS title, which is available in ‘Ganso’ and ‘Honke’ editions, has now sold over two million units …
Read More »MCV @ GAMESCOM: How eSports went from joke to juggernaut
For many, it seems laughable that a free-to-play game could rank alongside iconic singersand global television shows in terms of popularity. But, just like Madonna, TheX Factor and Olympic sporting events have in the past, the League of Legends Championship Series sold out Wembley Arena this year. And this success …
Read More »SONY: Horror game P.T. leads strong PlayStation game lineup
Sony has unveiled a whole host of previously unannounced games, including P.T., The Vanishing of Ethan Carter, Hollowpoint, Rime, Snow and more. P.T. was announced with the release of an ‘interactive teaser’, available now on the PlayStation Store. The trailer itself largely involved reaction shots of scared-looking individuals screaming while …
Read More »SONY: Alienation is the latest PlayStation-exclusive IP from Housemarque
Housemarque is returning to the PS4 with new IP Alienation. The developer previously released the digital-only game Resogun as a PlayStation 4 launch title, as well as a series of Super Stardust titles on the PS3 and PSP. Like those titles, Alienation, which was announced on-stage at Sony’s conference by …
Read More »SONY: PS4 System Software Update 2.0 to introduce Share Play
The next big update for PS4 is to introduce the ability to take over other players’ games remotely. Detailing the big software update on-stage at Sony’s Gamescom presentation, Jim Ryan, CEO and president for SCE Europe, said that PlayStation Plus members could invite their friends to take control of a …
Read More »SONY: Ninja Theory announces new IP Hellblade
The maker of DmC has teased a brand new IP. A trailer for Hellblade, the latest from DmC, Heavenly Sword and Enslaved developer Ninja Theory, was shown during Sony’s Gamescom presentation. The video showed a young woman wielding a sword inscribed with symbols, sat among some pillars. A spirit-like darkness …
Read More »SONY: PixelJunk creator returns to 3D games with The Tomorrow Children
The studio behind the successful PixelJunk games has announced a new IP. The Tomorrow Children breaks away from the indie games’ 2D art style to embrace 3D visuals. The game tells the tale of a human race trapped and force to mine fallen giants, and seems to adopt a Soviet …
Read More »MICROSOFT: Xbox One players will now be able to pre-load games
Future Xbox One games will support pre-loading ahead of release, Microsoft has announced. Phil Spencer, head of Xbox, closed out the firm’s Gamescom stage presentation by confirming that Forza Horizon 2 would be the first title to allow players to pre-order and download the game ahead of release. Spencer added …
Read More »