MCV/DEVELOP News, events, research and jobs from the games industry
Thought the market was packed enough with three viable home consoles and three popular handheld games devices? Well, things are getting a bit busier – today at GDC mobile giant Qualcomm has announced its own console, the Zeebo. But this device, which is totally supported with digital distribution, is only …
Read More »Activision appoints new Guitar Hero boss
Activision Blizzard has appointed former Yahoo COO Dan Rosensweig as CEO and President of Red Octane – the business unit which develops the blockbuster Guitar Hero franchise and soon to be released DJ Hero. Rosensweig will oversee Guitar Hero’s global operations including game development, hardware manufacturing, supply chain, logistics and …
Read More »Platform Holder Focus: Microsoft
It sounds like Micosoft and Xbox had a good Christmas?We have been blown away with our success over that phase. I was bullish about it, I knew to expect success. Christmas 2008 was the biggest sales period in the history for the brand. Console sales were more than double on …
Read More »Platform Holder Focus: Nintendo
Wii had a great year in 2008. What are your thoughts on the year ahead? We are really happy with the numbers and way things have gone. The consistent growth we have seen has been great. And so far the indications are that we are set for a better year …
Read More »Ready for a new job?
As Friday draws to a close, are you considering a move up the career ladder? Does a new job or an improved wage sound like a change for the better? With a large number of vacancy postings on the MCV jobs board, it’s never been a better time to think …
Read More »Platform Holder Focus: Sony
Killzone 2 has just been released and is a flagship title for Sony and the PS3. Are you happy with the reaction to the game so far?All of the reviews of Killzone have said ‘well done, you’ve lived up to the expectation from E3 all those years ago’. For me …
Read More »Royal opening for Paddington Academy
HRH The Princess Royal today formally opened the highly impressive Paddington Academy. One of the games industry’s greatest charitable achievements, the specialist school for performing arts, media, business and enterprise was co-funded by the United Learning Trust and GamesAid (formerly the Entertainment Software Charity). The games industry has already donated …
Read More »Big names to star in awards video
Top execs from all over the market are to star in the kick-off video for this year’s MCV Awards. Names are staying secret until the big night, but various staff and senior management from Nintendo, Xbox, Disney, EA, Activision, GAME, Ubisoft, CHIPS, Gamestation, Bethesda, Atari and Codemasters all feature. Last …
Read More »Retail reports BAFTA boom
Retail giants Play.com and GAME have benefited from a sales surge following last week’s BAFTA video game awards. Play.com smashed its target for new customers for the week, with a 14 per cent increase in new customers over the firm’s target figures. Meanwhile, GAME Group’s COO Terry Scicluna told MCV …
Read More »New publisher Gamebridge details first releases
New Euro publisher Gamebridge has revealed details of its first releases. Each will come to market in collaboration with sales and distribution partner Rising Star, as revealed in MCV last week. The first game due from the publisher in the UK is Happy Bakery for Nintendo DS on May 29th. …
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