MCV/DEVELOP News, events, research and jobs from the games industry
Here’s our take on the big events in the games industry this year. It seems to have been a year dominated by hardware rather than software, with lots of new devices in the shape of VR headsets, updated consoles, new reveals and a smash hit retro revival. Lots of ‘new’ …
Read More »Shared Rooms: Designing Multiplayer VR
Multiplayer will be key for the mainstream adoption of virtual reality, but comes with a fresh set of problems to surmount. Jem Alexander asks studios what stands between us and the perfect social VR experience.
Read More »The Last Guardian – How did Sony market 5-year delayed PS4 exclusive
The Last Guardian is both the game everyone’s been waiting for and the game no one ever expected to arrive – much like Half Life 3. The title began its development journey in 2007 and was announced by Sony at E3 2009 as the game which would demonstrate everything the …
Read More »PS4 breaks Xbox One’s US winning sales streak
The PS4 was the best-selling console in the US in November. The victory halts what had been a four-month stretch of wins for Xbox One, prior to which Sony’s machine had enjoyed a prolonged stint of dominance. NPD’s official sales data won’t be released until next week, but Microsoft’s statement …
Read More »Tech giants join together to create Global Virtual Reality Association
Facebook's Oculus, Google, HTC, Sony Interactive Entertainment, Samsung and Acer all involved
Read More »Sony’s Black Friday PS4 discount deal is returning to the US
$50 will once again be shaved off the price of PS4 in the US. Sony has announced that its $250 Black Friday bundle, which offered a 500GB slim console and copy of Uncharted 4, will be rolled out again this weekend and stay on shelves until Christmas Eve. We first …
Read More »Sony confirms PaRappa the Rapper and more for mobile
A number of PlayStation IPs have been confirmed for mobile release by Sony. The platform holder is following Nintendo’s lead by bringing some of its properties to Apple and Android smartphones following its previous failed attempts to restrict mobile versions of its games to a small line of Sony Ericsson …
Read More »Research: Sony lays claim to 30% of VR market
Sony already winning the virtual reality war of adoption.
Read More »The Last of Us, Uncharted, Marvel vs Capcom, Crash Bandicoot and WipEout headline PlayStation Experience 2016
PlayStation held its third annual Experience event this year, with some big names showing up on the platform holder’s stage. The platform holder opened up with a brand new title in the Uncharted franchise, entitled The Lost Legacy, featuring Drake’s ex-girlfriend, Chloe. It’s being developed by franchise creators Naughty Dog, …
Read More »Pre-order for The Last Guardian exceed Sony’s expectations
PS4 exclusive The Last Guardian will be hitting shelves next week and, despite being in development for nearly ten years, there’s still a sizeable fan base eagerly waiting for its launch, Sony’s product manager Joe Palmer told MCV. I can’t comment with specific details, but I can say that pre-orders …
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