MCV/DEVELOP News, events, research and jobs from the games industry
Last week we asked readers of mcvuk.com and develop-onlinet.net to respond to an extensive salary survey. Hundreds took part, revealing details on their career and 2010 job prospects. Here we analyse the answers and offer topline insight into the jobs market, and comparing the results to our 2009 survey. For …
Read More »RETAIL BIZ: Army Of Two sequel triumphs
MCV’s vital weekly retail digest, RetailBiz, is now available to view online and download now. Electronic Arts’ Army Of Two franchise made its triumphant return this week with a strong debut in the ELSPA GfK-ChartTrack video game charts. After its predecessor left the press and consumers divided, The 40th Day …
Read More »RECOMMENDED EXTRA: Get Online with Wii and DS
MCV’s latest Recommended Extra supplement dedicated to Nintendo’s blossoming online strategy, and is now available to read online. Included is a guide to getting the Wii and DS online, a look to Nintendo’s range of online services and a run-down of the publisher’s marketing plans. You can flick through the …
Read More »RECOMMENDED EXTRA: Get Online with Wii and DS
MCV’s latest Recommended Extra supplement dedicated to Nintendo’s blossoming online strategy, and is now available to read online. Included is a guide to getting the Wii and DS online, a look to Nintendo’s range of online services and a run-down of the publisher’s marketing plans. You can flick through the …
Read More »MCV Awards 70% sold out as Hut and AntiGrav join sponsors
More sponsors have thrown their weight behind this year’s MCV Awards. Rising online retailer The Hut Group is official partner of the Games Publisher award, while peripherals specialists AntiGrav is sponsoring the new Peripherals & Accessories Brand award. I’m really pleased that The Hut Group are sponsoring best Games Publisher …
Read More »MCV hiring news and night editors
MCV is looking to grow its editorial team – with both in-house full time staff writer and night editor freelance vacancies open. For our in-house role, a genuine passion for journalism is required, plus some understanding of video games. Not the other way round. The role is working out of …
Read More »Reminder: Salary Survey ends today
Last chance to give us your thoughts on the 2010 jobs market
Read More »Games industry salary survey returns
Next weeks’s issue of MCV is dedicated to the job market in 2010, and as part of this comprehensive guide we’re running our annual salary survey – and we’re asking readers to offer feedback all throughout this week. The survey is open to anyone in the games industry, whether you …
Read More »Games of the Decade Staff Picks
Metacritic, Famitsu, Edge – any of these outlets will happily tell you which titles, by their own criteria, have been the most important of the last decade. But in these situations surely the world’s only weekly trade magazine for the video games industry must be seen as the only authority …
Read More »Review of the Decade – 2008
It was the most prosperous year in the history of gaming – but for much of UK retail, it proved to be a nightmare. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to 2008… Our 2008 Retrospective is live now in our features section.
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