MCV/DEVELOP News, events, research and jobs from the games industry
New company will hold IP for Robert E Howard pen and paper RPGs
Read More »Funcom establishes joint venture with Cabinet Group
Drop the deck: DropMix shows collectible cards aren’t just for gamers
Collectible card games have a long history, but whether its Magic or Pokémon, they’ve always been an all-consuming passion, rather than a casual drop-in. While DropMix is a game, and it does have collectible cards which are sold in packs, the similarities end there. Instead Hasbro and Harmonix have created …
Read More »Physical games sales rankings to date 2017 – week one, lifetime and ratios
We had a quick look through the sales data to date this year, and while we can’t reveal exact figures we can compile a couple of quick lists for you to see how the race is shaping up for the biggest selling new titles (sorry GTA) of 2017. First up …
Read More »Sega Europe chief departs after four months ‘by mutual agreement’
Sega today announced the departure of its top European-based executive Chris Bergstresser, who held the roles of President and COO. He only joined the company back in August, speaking of a roadmap that was planned as far as 2020, so his departure after just a few months looks to be …
Read More »Square Enix CEO cool on microtransactions on console
After speaking to Square Enix CEO Yosuke Matsuda it looks unlikely that the Japanese-based publisher will follow the likes of Take-Two or EA in a broad strategic push towards games-as-a-service titles with microtransactions. Having been asked about the different models of mobile and console games, Matsuda replied: "The way that …
Read More »Ubisoft Milan and Playing With IP
Jem Alexander speaks to Ubisoft Milan’s Dario Migliavacca and Davide Soliani about the role of passion in development and working with Nintendo on Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle
Read More »Game School Online winter enrolment now open
Free game development education site now accepting new students through December for a January start
Read More »Jagex and the invention of Living Games
Jagex is looking to become the home of living games, an evolution of the live games as a service phenomenon that is enveloping the industry. Jem Alexander speaks to Phil Mansell, studio CEO, to discuss.
Read More »Nordisk Film continues games investment with $5m in RETO MOTO
Heroes and Generals developer receives cash injection to aid international growth
Read More »Nvidia Shield gets official Nintendo support… in China
Nintendo is working with PC giant Nvidia to bring a range of Wii and GameCube games to the Nvidia Shield handheld. The catch, however, is that the game are unlikely to ever officially appear outside of China. Analyst Daniel Ahmad reports that the Shield will feature official ports of titles …
Read More »