MCV/DEVELOP News, events, research and jobs from the games industry
Here are the highlights from the recent industry hires and moves, as published in MCV/DEVELOP's February issue.
Read More »Ins and Outs – February 2021’s industry hires roundup
Read the February issue of MCV/DEVELOP online now! Featuring Wallace and Gromit, Jagex, Dreamfeel’s If Found and more
also journalists talk journalism, joining the industry during COVID, Spellbreak and more
Read More »Read the February issue of MCV/DEVELOP online now! Featuring Roll7 on remote working, Snap Games, Sam Barlow and much more
Also Destiny 2, Lego Builder's Journey, Ukie's regional report and Wargaming UK
Read More »Nintendo tops US hardware and software charts
PS4 may have again beaten Xbox One in the monthly US hardware charts in February, but it was Nintendo that emerged as the month’s surprise winner. The launch of the new 3DS XL in the region saw Nintendo’s handheld platform win the hardware race, while The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s …
Read More »Nintendo and Take-Two shine in a quiet February
In spite of a few big releases this February, the games market is tracking behind last year. 1.4m games were sold last month, representing a seven per cent decline year-on-year. Meanwhile software revenue slipped 1.8 per cent to 39.1m. Game sales have generally been slow this year, with Evolve and …
Read More »Warner Bros shines in quiet month: the February charts
February is not traditionally a big sales month, but this year was even quieter than usual. Where in 2013 there was a 1.9m decline in month-on-month sales between January and February, this decrease was to the tune of 16.4m in 2014. This is due to the lack of releases on …
Read More »Sony to announce PS4 in February – rumour
A Sony press conference scheduled for February 25th could be the launch platform for PS4, one online report has claimed. Expert Reviews claims to have word that Sony will use the Destination PlayStation event to formally unveil its next-generation PlayStation 4 console for the first time, showing off pre-release hardware …
Read More »Now US reports drastic video game market falls in February
The latest numbers from sales tracker NPD show that the US video games market suffered a 20 per cent year-on-year decline to $1.06bn in February. The news comes after MCV revealed yesterday that the UK market suffered a 29 per cent decline last month. Back in the US, software suffered …
Read More »Final Fantasy XIII-2 on top in dreary February
The UK games retail market suffered yet another poor month in February, with unit sales down 29 per cent compared with the same period last year. According to GfK Chart-Track, 2,314,424 games were sold last month, generating 55m for stores. In value, that’s almost 25 per cent down compared with …
Read More »Gotham City Imposters tops XBLA sales chart
Warner Bros’ online shooter Gotham City Imposters became last week’s best-selling Xbox Live Arcade game. The multiplayer-focused Batman title reached the No.1 spot ahead of Pinball FX2, Warp, The Simpsons Arcade Game and Fruit Ninja Kinect. This is in terms of full versions purchased. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 …
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