Call of Duty developer Treyarch has stated that the idea of integrating the likes of Microsoft’s Xbox 360 Natal and Sony’s PlayStation Move in future instalments of the series is one that interests it. Perhaps not for Black Ops, but Natal and Move is definitely something that we would want …
Read More »It’s time to vote for the winners of this year’s MCV/DEVELOP Awards!
Games can only get better? Let's take back controller? Ok, so not the best election slogans, but don…
Games Growth Summit 2024: Navigating Transition in the Gaming Industry
The gaming industry stands at a crossroads, grappling with job cuts, reduced capital, and shifting m…
The shortlist for the 2024 MCV/DEVELOP Awards!
After carefully considering the many hundreds of nominations, we have a shortlist! Voting on the win…
[From the Industry] Dicefolk Brings Deckbuilding & Monster-Collecting to Switch
Dicefolk to Bring Deckbuilding and Die-licious Monster-Collecting Gameplay to Nintendo Switch Later …
[From the Industry] Limit Break Mentorship opens applications for 2024 Program
This is a press release posted in addition to our usual editorial content. Pioneering mentorship sch…
Sony: Move is not Wii on PS3
Anyone who thinks PlayStation move is simply Wii on PS3 has got it wrong – that’s the message Sony wants to put out ahead of its more detailed reveal of Move at E3 next month. Several high-profile commentators, including the likes of Nintendo boss Reggie Fils-Aime and analyst Michael Pachter, …
Read More »Treyarch: Black Ops is our deepest, richest multiplayer yet
With multiplayer playing such as important part in the long-term success of both Modern Warfare and Modern Warfare 2, developer Treyarch has told MCV that it has placed more focus on the online aspects of Call of Duty: Black Ops than it ever has before. The multiplayer is going to …
Read More »Finalists named for Dare to be Digital
Fifteen teams chosen from around the world; Turner Broadcasting announces new prize
Read More »Ubisofts DRM boosts piracy
The implementation of overly-strict digital rights management has resulted in pirates having a better gaming experience than legitimate customers, according to Gamesbrief’s Nicholas Lovell. It seems crazy to me that Ubisoft didn’t emulate Steam, which by some estimates has more than half the market, and instead went for their own, …
Read More »Black Ops to sell 10.7m in year one
Call of Duty Black Ops will put in a sales performance far closer to Modern Warfare 2 than anyone has previously predicted, according to one analyst. Gamasutra reports that Cowen and Company’s Doug Creutz believes the FPS could sell as many as 10.7m copies in its first year, a number …
Read More »EA on London Games Festival
Is London Games Festival definitely returning this year? When is it and what will it consist of? Yes it is; the Festival will run throughout October. The LGF is to make London a focus for Interactive Entertainment and to engage with media, consumers and Government. The London Games Festival is …
Read More »Killzone 2 lacked variety
Aside from its 3D overhaul, Dutch developer Guerrilla has said that there will be another key difference between Killzone 3 and its predecessor – variety. I think what Killzone 2 suffered from was the amount of variety that was in the environments and the in the minute-to-minute stuff that you …
Read More »Need For Speed World goes live in July
EA’s massively multiplayer online racer Need For Speed World will launch on July 20th. The game will only be available as a downloadable client at world.needforspeed.com, with a free version allowing gamers to access all race events up to level 10. Beyond that, players will need to purchase the Need …
Read More »High Street welcomes the iPad
Retailers have braced themselves for an iPad sales rush as the potentially lucrative device goes on sale in the UK for the first time today. Video games have become a major selling point for Apple’s latest touch-screen unit – with hundreds of titles available to download from the App Store …
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Q&A: Stefano Petrullo and Torsten Oppermann on Renaissance PR joining the 1SP family, and what creating a ‘superagency’ actually means
Renaissance PR was acquired by 1SP Agency last week. We checked in with both companies to ask some questions about the acquisition, and what it’ll mean for them going forward
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Final Boss: Snow Rui, President and CFO at Hooded Horse
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When We Made… Mortal Kombat 1
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When We Made… Fae Farm
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Classyk Games on Liberation, and bringing the flavour of classic British sci-fi to indie space games
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Final Boss: Snow Rui, President and CFO at Hooded Horse
Every month an industry leader wraps up MCV/DEVELOP with their unique insight. This month, we speak to Snow Rui, President and CFO at Hooded Horse
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When We Made… Mortal Kombat 1
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When We Made… Fae Farm
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Levelling Up – Newfangled Games’ Henry Hoffman
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Rising Star – Stuart Pentelow, programmer at d3t