MCV/DEVELOP News, events, research and jobs from the games industry
CallofDuty.com has gone live with a countdown pointing to a World Reveal” on May 1st. This, of course, will be the first official details of the next Call of Duty game, due out more likely than not this November. All we know for certain is that the world-first glimpse of …
Read More »DOTA 2 to be a "new kind" of free-to-play
Valve will pursue its experiment with the free-to-play games model with a new plan to release its upcoming game DOTA 2 for free, the company’s managing director has said. Gabe Newell claimed Valve is not applying a wholly conventional freemium model for the online action strategy game.Usually, freemium games are …
Read More »Square Enix and Bigpoint team up for "new project"
Expanding games publisher Square Enix and online publishing powerhouse Bigpoint have joined forces on a mystery new title. The game is apparently well into development” at Square Enix and will be published and marketed by Bigpoint in both Europe and North America on Bigpoint’s new portal. Virtually nothing is known …
Read More »Harmonix reveals new Rock Band game, abandons instruments
The Rock Band brand is returning – though it has ditched its famous instrument peripherals. Developer Harmonix has unveiled a new downloadable title called Rock Band Blitz, according to G4. However, much like the studios’ earlier titles such as PS2 pair Frequency (2001) and Amplitude (2003) it will use only …
Read More »Notch reveals new sci-fi game 0x10c
Minecraft creator Markus ‘Notch’ Persson is working on a futuristic space game which could feature a monthly subscription. The title, known as 0x10c, is set in the future of a parallel universe where the space race never ended. Five humans are put into a deep sleep cell in 1988 and …
Read More »Out with the old, in with the GOG
Popular games download service GOG.com has enjoyed a relaunch of sorts with its focus no longer on simply good old games”. Instead, the portal will now offer a mixture of old and new titles, though it stays true to its established principle of only selling titles without DRM. Newer means …
Read More »Sony DADC builds bigger distribution centre
Sony DADC is building an ‘enhanced’ distribution centre in Enfield after the original was burnt down during the London riots last year. The CD and entertainment goods manufacturer and distributor will construct the building on the same site in North London, which it says will boast ‘more capacity, technology investment …
Read More »GameStop "expects to open stores opportunistically"
Retail giant GameStop has said it expects to open international stores opportunistically while keeping square footage flat”. The statement comes as behind-closed doors negotiations between GAME and other companies continue ahead of its move into administration in nine days time. For Q4 the retailer suffered a 3.6 per cent drop …
Read More »New iPad in overheating error message worry
It’s not an Apple launch without a decent faulty tech story – and this one sounds like a big one. Users have taken to Apple forums to complain of what seems to be an excessive amount of heat emanating from one corner – the lower left hand – of the …
Read More »New iPad pre-orders sell out
It seems the New iPad unveiled by Apple last week has appealed to the masses of loyal fans. Apple claims it is already struggling to keep up with demand ahead of the March 16th release date. The Apple statement, says: "Customer response to the new iPad has been off the …
Read More »