Entries in 'Development' (208)

As few as five devs remain at Silicon Knights, report claims

As few as five devs remain at Silicon Knights, report claims

A damning new report into the work practices at developer Silicon Knights has claimed that as few as five staff remain at the studio.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Oct 29th 2012 at 3:15PM in News
MCV Pacific Weekly Wrap-Up

MCV Pacific Weekly Wrap-Up

GCAP happened this week with some big news, while it appears Video Ezy might be grey importing games and Mindscape scores Tecmo.

Leigh Harris
by Leigh Harris
on Oct 26th 2012 at 6:42AM in News
Resident Evil 6 devs on the price of mass-market appeal

Resident Evil 6 devs on the price of mass-market appeal

Few games have proved as divisive as Resident Evil 6 but the team behind the game has tried to explain the reason behind its design decisions.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Oct 3rd 2012 at 9:23AM in News
EA's David Rutter on keeping FIFA great... and his love for Fluid Football and New Star Soccer

EA's David Rutter on keeping FIFA great... and his love for Fluid Football and New Star Soccer

There was a time when FIFA wasn’t the unstoppable juggernaut that it is today.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Sep 20th 2012 at 11:42AM in News

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UPDATED: Sony's Studio Liverpool closes its doors; Campus survives

UPDATED: Sony's Studio Liverpool closes its doors; Campus survives

One of the key studios from PlayStation’s rich history has today ceased operations.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Aug 22nd 2012 at 12:47PM in News
MCV Pacific Weekly Wrap-Up

MCV Pacific Weekly Wrap-Up

This week, EB Games passes 1 million reward scheme members, BigWorld gets purchased and a Police Commissioner blames games for violence.

Leigh Harris
by Leigh Harris
on Aug 10th 2012 at 7:02AM in News
Amazon reveals game development team, releases first title

Amazon reveals game development team, releases first title

Amazon has announced its entry into the game development space.

Erik Johnson
by Erik Johnson
on Aug 7th 2012 at 8:15AM in News
VIDEO: The best games recruitment ad ever

VIDEO: The best games recruitment ad ever

San Francisco based browser game developer Kixeye is in for a good day.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Aug 1st 2012 at 9:58AM in News

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Australia's largest dev formed via Firemint and Iron Monkey merger

Australia's largest dev formed via Firemint and Iron Monkey merger

EA has announced today that it is bringing Melbourne's two much-celebrated mobile developers, Iron Monkey and Firemint, together.

Leigh Harris
by Leigh Harris
on Jul 25th 2012 at 9:08AM in News
Violence against women controversy has altered God of War development

Violence against women controversy has altered God of War development

It’s been one of the hottest subjects in games media in recent weeks, and now the direct consequences of the violence against women debate are being felt.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 20th 2012 at 1:36PM in News
MCV Pacific Weekly Wrap-Up

MCV Pacific Weekly Wrap-Up

This week down under, MCV speaks to THQ about marketing Darksiders II, developers respond to Ouya and we interview Peter Molyneux.

Leigh Harris
by Leigh Harris
on Jul 20th 2012 at 7:55AM in News
Sledgehammer's Glen Schofield to deliver keynote at NGDC 2012

Sledgehammer's Glen Schofield to deliver keynote at NGDC 2012

NASSCOM today announced that Glen Schofield, co-founder and CEO of Sledgehammer Games, will deliver a keynote speech at this year’s NASSCOM Game Developer Conference 2012.

Sameer Desai
by Sameer Desai
on Jul 3rd 2012 at 12:36PM in News

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Criterion takes control of Need for Speed franchise

Criterion takes control of Need for Speed franchise

The UK developer behind this year’s Need for Speed: Most Wanted has revealed that EA has handed it complete control of the IP.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jun 25th 2012 at 8:59AM in News
NeverSoft enlisted in Call of Duty development

NeverSoft enlisted in Call of Duty development

The studio behind Tony Hawk’s has been enlisted by owner Activision to aid development of Call of Duty franchise.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jun 15th 2012 at 10:53AM in News
MCV Pacific Weekly Wrap-Up

MCV Pacific Weekly Wrap-Up

This week down under, more evidence of GAME Australia struggling comes up as it approaches its deadline to attract a buyer by next week:

Leigh Harris
by Leigh Harris
on Jun 15th 2012 at 7:38AM in News
E3 2012: Zelda for Wii U in R&D stage

E3 2012: Zelda for Wii U in R&D stage

A Wii U version of The Legend of Zelda is currently in the research and development phase at Nintendo.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jun 8th 2012 at 11:24AM in News

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INTERVIEW: President of Sony Worldwide Studios Shuhei Yoshida PART 1

INTERVIEW: President of Sony Worldwide Studios Shuhei Yoshida PART 1

MCV recently got the opportunity to sit down with Shuhei Yoshida, President of Sony Worldwide Studios, to talk about the brand at E3.

Leigh Harris
by Leigh Harris
on Jun 7th 2012 at 5:28AM in News
Activision bolsters UK development with new studio

Activision bolsters UK development with new studio

Publishing powerhouse Activision is set to establish a brand new mobile-focused studio in the UK.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on May 22nd 2012 at 9:44AM in News
Deep Silver says Dead Island 2 not in production

Deep Silver says Dead Island 2 not in production

Spec Ops: The Line developer Yager is not currently working on Dead Island 2, publisher Deep Silver has asserted.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on May 18th 2012 at 11:07AM in News
Square Enix GDCI 2012 Roadshow heads to Bangalore today

Square Enix GDCI 2012 Roadshow heads to Bangalore today

Square Enix has taken the Game Development Contest India 2012 on the road.

Sameer Desai
by Sameer Desai
on May 11th 2012 at 7:48AM in News
Version2Games management sets up The Awesome Game Studio

Version2Games management sets up The Awesome Game Studio

The management team at Version2Games, including its president Rajat Ojha, has left the company to form The Awesome Game Studio.

Sameer Desai
by Sameer Desai
on May 10th 2012 at 6:37AM in News
INTERNATIONAL FACTFILE: India

INTERNATIONAL FACTFILE: India

According to the FICCI-KPMG Indian Media and Entertainment Industry Report 2012, the Indian games business was valued at 13bn Rupees ($259m) in 2011 – up 30 per cent.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on May 8th 2012 at 11:23AM in News
Bayonetta dev reignites sequel hopes

Bayonetta dev reignites sequel hopes

Consumers who were left disappointed by the apparent news of the cancellation of Bayonetta 2 have been thrown a lifeline by the first game’s creator.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on May 1st 2012 at 11:09AM in News
Square Enix targets India with game development focus

Square Enix targets India with game development focus

Japanese publisher Square Enix has announced long term plans for India with a primary focus on game development on mobile and social platforms.

Sameer Desai
by Sameer Desai
on May 1st 2012 at 9:45AM in News
Newell seemingly admits to Half-Life 3 dev issues

Newell seemingly admits to Half-Life 3 dev issues

Valve has remained silent about the Half-Life 3 project due to significant unexpected occurrences during the game’s development, the company’s managing director Gabe Newell has explained.

Rob Crossley
by Rob Crossley
on Apr 23rd 2012 at 10:22AM in News