MCV/DEVELOP News, events, research and jobs from the games industry
In the first article of our month-long Jobs In Games special, in association with OPM, the recruitment expert’s Catherine Cope and Carol Connor advise members of the industry on what they have to consider when looking for new opportunities abroad. Like most things in life, what you put in is …
Read More »Ambitious F2P Hawken’s launch strategy dissected at London Games Conference
One of the most hotly-tipped free-to-play games will be showcased at London Games Conference. A session on Hawken joins already-announced talks from Twitter, Google, EA Origin, Yogscast, Sega, Disney, IGN, ISFE and Gamesbrief. You can book your place now viawww.londongamesconference.com The high-end free-to-play shooter Hawken launches in December and will …
Read More »Peter Moore on the gulf between the digital and retail worlds
INTERVIEW: MCV talks to EA COO Peter Moore about a market in transition, the future of discs and his costly Bejeweled habit… Thanks to gruelling media training, most senior games industry execs have been groomed to never say anything off message. Every comment, for most publishers, is on-brand with little …
Read More »EA Labels boss: Xbox 720, PS4 out in about year
EA labels president Frank Gibeau has told to Bloomberg TV that the next Xbox and PlayStation would launch in about a year’s time. We’re into the sixth or seventh year now of this generation of hardware and so it’s a mature market,” said Gibaeu. The new hardware is going to …
Read More »Future closes Nintendo Gamer
Future Publishing’s independent Nintendo-focused magazine Nintendo Gamer printed its final issue today. Nintendo Gamer will continue to run its website but the magazine will cease to exist. The magazine’s editor Nick Ellis wrote a farewell note in the final issue stating that the move "draws the curtain on 20 years …
Read More »Perlman out at OnLive as part of management reshuffle
Previous reports that said OnLive founder Steve Perlman would stay with the beleaguered firm are false – he’s leaving. The founder of the cloud gaming firm is moving on from the post of CEO and president. New investor Gary Lauder is to become chairman, with Charlie Jablonski, former head of …
Read More »Answers needed to solve UK games crisis
Just what is going wrong amongst UK games retailers? A number of senior trade execs have told MCV the market slump has left them perplexed – compounded by a seeming reluctance from some corners of retail to do anything about it. In the last few week’s MCV has reported on …
Read More »EA’s Moore: ‘Next generation will give packaged goods a rebirth’
Electronic Arts may be spearheading the digital revolution, but discs aren’t dead yet, says COO Peter Moore. In an interview with MCV at Gamescom, the influential figure in fact predicted that packaged goods will be reborn when the much-discussed new generation of consoles arrives, even if the digital tipping point …
Read More »MCV Jobs Weekly: Forrest joins Jagex, top jobs
In MCV’s weekly rundown of the hottest vacancies and latest personnel news, THQ PR cheif Sam Forrest has joins Jagex and we look at the best job vacancies. Sam Forrest takes top PR role at Jagex Former THQ PR chief Sam Forrest has joined online giant Jagex as director of …
Read More »Namco to restock Tales titles as eBay auctions hit £100
Namco is restocking niche RPG titles that were selling at double its RRP on eBay after stock ran out. Senior product manager Lauren Bradley told MCV that the publisher is promising a steadier supply of stock for future Tales titles. Tales of Vesperia was regularly reaching 80 to 100 on …
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