MCV/DEVELOP News, events, research and jobs from the games industry
Having been on the market for just over a month, Zynga’s latest Facebook title CityVille has already attracted an astonishing 84.2m players. Inside Social Games reports that this puts CityVille ahead of Facebook’s current record-holder, Zynga’s FarmVille. The latter title, however, took nine months to reach that landmark, suggesting CityVille …
Read More »EA cuts prices to dominate App Store
EA Mobile has dropped the price of the majority of its iPhone games range to $0.99 (59p). The news comes following dozens of big games hitting the App Store at once, aiming for chart position in the run-up to Christmas. The results can be seen in the US App Store …
Read More »CityVille pulls in 26m users
Zynga has seen early success with its latest venture CityVille as over 26m users have signed up to play it. The casual Facebook game – which allows users to create and run their own city – went live on December 2nd. It currently has 26,614,646 monthly active users on Facebook …
Read More »Intel tricks: Scalable 3D particle systems
Intel software engineer Orion Granatir explores two approaches for both high- and low-end PCs
Read More »Two Tribes publishes Steam sales data
Developer reveals sales trends within Valveâ??s locked platform
Read More »Clark widens remit to include digital
John Clark has been appointed as Sega West’s digital distribution director for PC games. He has been with the firm for almost four years and will take on new responsibilities in addition to his current role of UK managing director. Sega’s digital distribution department for its PC titles is based …
Read More »Final Doctor Who Adventure dated
The fourth and final instalment in the current run of the BBC’s Doctor Who: The Adventure Games will be released for the PC on Christmas Day. Called Shadows of the Vashta Nerada, it will become available to download on the BBC website right after the show’s Christmas TV special on …
Read More »Playfish talks Facebook Credits
Playfish’s European Studio boss John Earner has told MCV that whilst the switch to Facebook Credits is proving painful, he believes it will eventually increase the number of players prepared to spend within the social gaming sphere. The company recently struck a five year deal with Facebook which will see …
Read More »Playboy Party reveals itself
Free-to-play online game Playboy Party has launched today on popular social network Facebook. It’s Jolt Online’s first game published since the firm was acquired by GameStop, and allows players to throw the best party to set scores and unlock content. Playboy Party is currently in open beta and is free …
Read More »Will MMOs ever find a home on consoles?
While massively multiplayer games are predominantly a PC-based affair, various companies have tried to establish a market on consoles – with mixed results. The 2003 title EverQuest Online Adventures struggled to recreate its predecessor’s success on PS2, but Sega has seen relatively strong performances from its Phantasy Star Online titles, …
Read More »