Entries in 'developers' (71)
"Pre-owned is pushing devs into digital"
Game publishing and development firms are finding sanctuary in digital distribution platforms because boxed retail is dependent on pre-owned sales schemes, industry veteran David Perry has said.
Sony shuts Bigbig; restructures Cambridge studio
Sony has proposed the closure of Leamington Spa outfit Bigbig, which recently finished work on Little Deviants for Vita.
Sony outlines UK Vita tour
UK consumers will be able to go hands-on with PlayStation Vita games such as Uncharted: Golden Abyss before the handheld launches.
Casual boss departs THQ
THQ’s EVP of kids, family and casual games Martin Good has left the publisher along with 30 developers due to weak sales of uDraw.
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QA Profile: U-Trax
MCV sits down with U-Trax president Richard van der Giessen about the state of the localisation and quality assurance sector.
Guitar Hero studio hiring for FPS
Activision-owned developer Neversoft is working on a first-person shooter for the publisher.
Develop Awards tonight: Live coverage online
Tonight is the biggest night for games developers: over 550 industry execs will cram into the Brighton Hilton's Ballroom to see who has won the Develop Industry Excellence Awards.
MS “not forcing” Kinect on devs or gamers
Microsoft has reasserted that developers are not being forced to incorporate Kinect functionality into their Xbox 360 games and that Kinect functionality will not be forced on core gamers.
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NINTENDO: Industry elite praises Wii U
Yves Guillemot, CEO, Ubisoft:
“This new controller really revolutionises the traditional pad.
“In Assassin’s Creed, you can just imagine what the multiplayer will look like and Ghost Recon Online will ...
Dev warns of PSN abandonment
The founder of digital games developer Q-Games has warned that Sony faces the loss of a number of loyal PSN developers if it does not take action to help those ...
OPINION: Can we benefit from piracy?
With mass lay-offs, studios dropping like flies and mega-franchises imploding under our feet, it’s tempting to declare that there’s never been a worse time to get into video game development.
Reggie clarifies 'garage dev' comments
Nintendo has further clarified how it chooses to partner with the new generation of independent game creators, following the firm’s divisive claim that it wouldn’t be working with ‘garage’ developers.
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Reggie delivers blow to indie devs
3DS and Wii platform holder Nintendo has said it will embrace the independent developer, but “draws the line” with less-established garage outfits.
OPINION: Supporting Britain's game creators
The UK has a heritage in developing video games that we can be very proud of.
Amazon looks to sign up indies
Amazon is looking to recruit games retailers to join its Marketplace sector and help them boost their online offering.
City Interactive hunts UK staff
Sniper Ghost Warrior publisher City Interactive is fast establishing its UK operation.
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Rockstar waves farewell to two devs
Two senior development execs have left their post at Rockstar's UK studios.
UK devs lead Kinect charge
Video games trade association UKIE has championed the role of UK developers in the early success of both Microsoft's Kinect and Sony's Move.
Aussie devs halted by floods
The thriving game development cluster in Queensland has been severely disrupted by widespread flooding across the Australian state.
Facebook Credits go mainstream
Facebook’s virtual currency is now available in more countries worldwide following the introduction of 20 new payment methods.
Kinect is for games ‘we can’t even imagine’
It’s “something of a chicken and egg thing”. That’s the challenge that Microsoft faces with the Kinect motion camera, according to EA’s European senior VP Jens Uwe Intat.
Apple lifts game App restrictions
Apple has extended an olive branch to its army of app developers by relaxing restrictions on how games are made.
PSP2 being ‘showcased to devs’
Yesterday MCV asked ‘Where is the PSP2?’. The answer appears to be that it’s in the hands of a number of key developers as Sony readies itself for ...
SONY: 40 firms readying Move games
Speaking at today's Sony E3 press conference, Jack Tretton, president and CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment of America, confirmed that 40 developers and publishers are presently working to bring consumers ...
THQ Partners on the hunt for hits
THQ says its new Partners division can help studios produce global ‘tent-pole’ hits.
