MCV/DEVELOP News, events, research and jobs from the games industry
Online games retailer Nextworld doesn’t think we’re going to be around long enough to see Christmas, so it’s instead offering a sitewide ‘End of the World’sale. From now until 21st December, all products at Nextworld are being discounted anywhere from 6.66% to 15%. Simply use the EOW2112 promo code at …
Read More »PlayStation Store kicks off festive sale
Several games and DLC are now on sale as part of the PlayStation Store’s festive sale. Games available on discount include 007 Legends, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater HD, The Amazing Spider-Man, F1 Race Stars and Prototype 2. DLC for Sleeping Dogs is also on sale. PlayStation Plus subscribers receive additional …
Read More »The Angry Birds movie is official, set for 2016 release
A movie based on the Angry Birds franchise has been rumoured for a while, but Rovio has now finally made it official. The animated flick will hit cinemas in 2016, and will be produced by John Cohen, who also produced Despicable Me. Former Marvel Studios chairman David Maisel, who stepped …
Read More »Indiagames wins game design honours at 24FPS International Animation Awards
Indiagames, or rather DisneyUTV Digital (we’re not sure anymore), has bagged the best game design award at the recently concluded 24FPS International Animation Awards. The company won the award for its Java-based action game Wolverine: Mutant Armageddon. While Indiagames picked up the award, there’s no mention of the other games …
Read More »THQ adds Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War to Humble Bundle, sales cross $4.7 million
If you didn’t already have enough reason to pick up the Humble THQ Bundle, the troubled publisher has sweetened the pot further by adding Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War into the mix. A few days ago, Titan Quest and Red Faction Armageddon’s Path of War DLC were added to the …
Read More »Industry picks: The best games of 2012
It’s December, and as is customary, every gaming website is rounding up the best the games industry has had to offer this year. We’re doing things a little differently though. Rather than picking our game of the year or having gamers pick theirs, we reached out to those within the …
Read More »Dark Souls 2 announced for Xbox 360, PS3, PC
The sequel to soul-crushingly hard RPG Dark Souls was announced at the Video Game Awards. Dark Souls 2 will be developed by From Software and publisher Namco Bandai has promised that it will offer fans exactly the kind of demanding challenges and never-ending struggle that became the hallmark of this …
Read More »Mysterious reveal for The Phantom Pain; possible Metal Gear title
A mysterious trailer for The Phantom Pain at the Video Game Awards has raised lots of questions, but given few answers. Firstly, the central character in the trailer, whose face is never properly revealed, bears a striking resemblance to Metal Gear Solid hero Solid Snake, and the character is also …
Read More »The Last of Us release date announced, multiplayer confirmed
At the recent Video Game Awards, Naughty Dog showed of a new trailer for The Last of Us, which ended with a long-awaited announcement of the game’s release date. The new trailer showed new characters, environments and gameplay elements such as horse-back riding, and teased a few plot details as …
Read More »Worbble out now for iOS and Android
Worbble, the first game to be released through Milestone Interactive’s foray into games publishing, is out now. Developed by Mile Nine Studios, the word-based puzzle game is available for iOS and Android devices. The iOS version is not a universal app though, so iPad users will have to pick up …
Read More »