MCV/DEVELOP News, events, research and jobs from the games industry
Robert Bowling’s Robotoki has shut down, forcing the developer to put the indie studio’s upcoming title Human Element on hiatus.” Bowling opened up the company in 2012, following his stint as creative strategist with Call of Duty studio Infinity Ward. "This week we have ceased operations at Robotoki and the …
Read More »Accessories Update: Mad Catz FREQ 9 headset and Stealth SX112 Game Grips
MCV takes a look at the best accessories heading to UK retail. This week, we FREQ out over a new Mad Catz headset and get to grips with a fresh set of Stealth controller skins Mad Catz FREQ 9 Wireless Surround Headset Mad Catz has bolstered its headset range with …
Read More »Dying Light’s physical release delayed
Physical copies of Warner Bros’ zombie title Dying Light won’t be available next week as planned. The PS4, Xbox One and PC title will still be released digitally on Tuesday January 27th as planned. There will be a short delay in the release of physical copies of Dying Light in …
Read More »Euro Commission thinks Amazon’s tax arrangements could be illegal
The antitrust regulators investigating Amazon’s tax agreements with Luxembourg believe the decade-long arrangement may be incompatible with free market rules. An investigation into Amazon’s tax terms with Luxembourg was established in October, following a period of prolonged negative publicity for Amazon (and others, such as Apple and Starbucks) concerning the …
Read More »Hotline Miami 2 dev tells Australian fans to pirate the game
The co-creator of Hotline Miami 2 has told Australian fans to bypass their country’s banning of the game by pirating it. If it ends up not being released in Australia, just pirate it after release,” Jonatan Sderstrmm told a fan in an email subsequently published on Reddit. No need to …
Read More »GameStop enjoys bumper Christmas but expects Q4 sales to fall
Like-for-like sales in December grew 4.4 per cent at retailer GameStop, although total numbers for the nine weeks ending January 3rd were down year-on-year. Total sales for the period reached $2.95bn, down on the previous year’s $3.15bn. New hardware sales were surprisingly down 32 per cent from $1.05bn to $713m, …
Read More »REMINDER: Two days left to enter the 2015 MCV Awards
A mere two days remain to getyour lobbying infor the 2015 MCV Awards. Lobbying for the 2015 MCV Awards ends thisFriday, January 16th at 5pm. That’s right – those of you wanting to put forward your suggestions for this year’s hotly-contested prizes including Games Retailer, New Games Brand, PR Team …
Read More »Angry Birds Burger King promotion kicks off next week
The UK arm of Burger King will from next week start offering Angry Birds themed kids meals. Beginning on January 19th and running until March 1st, a number of the brand’s characters from Angry Birds Go and Stella will adorn the chain’s packaging, with toys – which include puzzles, stencils …
Read More »Sniper Elite Nazi Zombie getting spin-off trilogy release on PS4 and Xbox One
Rebellion’s Zombie Army series is the latest to be remastered for a release on PS4, Xbox One and PC. The SKU will include three games – Sniper Elite: Nazi Zombie Army 1 and 2 and well as, for the first time, Zombie Army 3. The games will apparently run in …
Read More »CD Projekt shifts focus from Cyberpunk 2077 to concentrate on Witcher 3
The wait for futuristic RPG Cyberpunk 2077 looks likely to be a long one. "The first rule of Cyberpunk 2077 is that we don’t talk about Cyberpunk 2077," CD Projekt’s head of marketing and PR Michal Platkow-Gilewski told GameSpot. "On a more serious note, in short, communication-wise, we are now …
Read More »