MCV/DEVELOP News, events, research and jobs from the games industry
With the way so much stuff is shrinking in the UK games market – the number of big releases is falling, the amount you need to sell to get the boxed game to No.1 is tiny – you’d be forgiven for thinking that the specialist press world around games was …
Read More »Read all about it: international games media brands set sights on UK
The biggest games magazines in North America and Europe are to launch in the UK, MCV can reveal. GameStop-owned Game Informer is about to start selling digital subscriptions to UK gamers via its gamestop.co.uk estore. Meanwhile, Gamereactor is to launch both digital and physical magazines, with the latter distributed as …
Read More »Sony cuts ties with PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale dev Superbot
Superbot Entertainment and Sony have gone their seperate ways following the release of PlayStation All-Stars: Battle Royale. No official figures have been released, but the game is not thought to have done well, having failed to make the top ten list either for its November release or the following month …
Read More »Apple and Samsung overtake Nokia in global mobile web usage
Web analytics company StatCounter reports that Apple is now the leading mobile OEM for global web usage, bagging a 25.9 per cent share in January 2013. The iPhone maker steals the crown from former top spot holder Nokia, which falls to third place with 22.2 per cent, as Samung rubbed …
Read More »Facebook refocusing on core games market
Facebook is set to redefine gaming on its social network with a string of new ‘core player-focused’ titles, the head of game partnerships at the company has claimed. Speaking toReuters, Sean Ryan said a new set of games would be released on Facebook during the next two quarters, embracing both …
Read More »Save the date: London Games Conference 2013 announces theme, date and venue
After a sell-out event in 2012 Intent Media is happy to announce details of the London Games Conference 2013. The event will return on Wednesday, November 13th and ishosted once again at One Wimpole Street, London. In 2012 the London Game Conference focussed on digital distribution and discovery. In 2013 …
Read More »OPINION: Bittersweet lesson as THQ evaporates
When THQ shut down, recently appointed president Jason Rubintweeted a picture of himself leaving the premises, giant purple Saints Row-branded dildo slung over his shoulder. Rubin – installed to rescue the firm, not nanny it to the grave – used the hashtag#Notembarrassed, defying offended replies. Too bloody right. THQ’s legacy …
Read More »MCV Pacific Weekly Wrap Up
This week down under, MCV takes a look at what GTA V’s slip means for 2013, Game Jam voting is set to begin and Path of Exile enter beta. The GTA V slip is on everyone’s lips, so MCV took a closer look at what this might mean for the …
Read More »Steambox will face stiffest competition from Apple, not next-gen consoles
If Gabe Newell is to believed, the biggest threat facing the living room PC is Apple. The founder and head of PC gaming icon Valve spoke of his company’s plans to introduce its "Steam Box" to what was once the domain of game consoles at the University of Texas’ LBJ …
Read More »Zynga’s design chief walks
Zynga lost yet another executive today with the departure of Brian Reynolds. The company faced a mass exodus of its leadership last year, and the loss of its head game designer is certainly a poor way to ring in the new year. Reynolds was lead game designer on Firaxis’s Civilization …
Read More »