MCV/DEVELOP News, events, research and jobs from the games industry
Distribution network aims to offer a single route to market for all of the major virtual reality headsets
Read More »GameStop: ‘We’re not trying to be a publisher’
EA, Activision and Ubisoft have nothing to fear from GameStop’s decision to publish a video game, the retailer says. The company last week signed Song of the Deep, a new game from Resistance, Ratchet and Clank and Sunset Overdrive developer Insomniac. It will release the 2D underwater adventure title in …
Read More »University of Southern California launches its own publishing label
USC Games Publishing to focus on highlighting ‘innovative’ work from both students and the wider dev community
Read More »505 Games to double-down on in-house development
'We’re taking an approach closer to that of a developer than a publisher,' says president Ian Howe
Read More »Creative England and Imaginarium Studios unite to form new publisher
Up to 10 releases expected within first 12 months from partnership between investment organisation and digital studio co-founded by actor Andy Serkis
Read More »Channel 4 publishing arm All 4 Games reveals launch line-up
Fire Fu, Super Arc Light and Apestorm will release on iOS and Android during Q1 2016
Read More »nDreams targets virtual reality publishing sector
Virtual reality studio nDreams wants to release other developers’ VR games. The firm has only published its own products so far, but now CEO Patrick O’Luanaigh wants nDreams to become the Team17 or Curve of the VR space. We are now looking for third-party titles,” O’Luanaigh said. We’ve seen great …
Read More »Kabam sells old IP and publishing business to Gaea Mobile
Kingdoms of Camelot, The Hobbit and Dragons of Atlantis among ‘first-generation’ titles offloaded to Chinese publisher
Read More »New Isle of Man publisher Gamesco scoops up Hollywood IP
A new UK games publisher has been founded that hopes to take a different approach to developer partnerships. Gamesco, based in the Isle of Man, will specialise in online and massively multiplayer games for PC and consoles. The firm has secured rights to a mix of iconic brands and original …
Read More »Mastertronic enters administration
UK games publisher Mastertronic has entered administration. The firm says a deal is in place to buy the assets of the business and retain the existing team. However, MD Andy Payne will no-longer be involved. Mastertronic applied for a CVA in July 2014 to avoid a winding-up order. At that …
Read More »