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Six brand new releases resulted in a brand-new chart-topping title in Japan last week. According to the latest data provided by Famitsu, last week’s top dog Tales of Zestiria was knocked down to third place, as unit sales of the title fell by almost 300,000. In its place sat Atlus’ …
Read More »Top 100 Women in Games: Fiona Sperry
Sperry started out in Publishing working for US giantMcGraw-Hill. In five years there she worked her way up from Publishing Assistant to Publisher. Although I was managing over fifty Authors, I always felt a step removed from the creative process,” she says. So in 1997 she contacted Malsara Thorn at …
Read More »Top 100 Women in Games: Caroline Miller
The director of Indigo Pearl tells MCV about working her way up the games career ladder Tell us about your career in games. How did you get started? I got started on the very bottom rung of the ladder – in fact, I’d even say that the floor under the …
Read More »Top 100 Women in Games: Michelle Turner
Michelle Turner left Bournemouth University in 2008 with a degree in Public Relations and started her career in the European head office of The Walt Disney Company handling projects such as High School Musical and Pirates of the Caribbean. She moved to the North-West and worked in various PR and …
Read More »Top 100 Women in Games: Rosemary Buahin
PlayStation UK’s head of trade marketingRosemary Buahin talks to MCV about her career in games. Tell us about your career in games? Video games was my first proper job out of university, and I fell into the industry by accident. I was temping for a High Street recruitment consultant and …
Read More »Top 100 Women in Games: Amanda Farr
15 years ago, another woman on this Brit List – Lis Naylor – put Amanda Farr forward for a role at GT Interactive. The company was looking for a marketing manager for their back catalogue of products. Suffice to say, Farr got the job and she has since gone on …
Read More »Japanese publisher Idea Factory enters European games market
Japanese publisher and developer Idea Factory has set up shop in Europe. The firm has opened an office in Croydon, and will be handling the marketing and PR of its games at European retail, including the UK. Prior to this, Idea Factory’s games were published in Europe by companies such …
Read More »Understanding eSports: Britain’s battle to join the eSports big leagues
Fish and chips. Red postboxes. Cups of tea. eSports? While a stadium full of gamers, eyes glued to an intense Dota 2 match, may not currently recall images of Wembley Arena or The NEC, that could soon be set to change, as Britain’s pro-gaming sector increasingly vies for a spot …
Read More »REMINDER: MCV Awards lobbying ends tomorrow
Games firms of the UK, just one day remains to getyour lobbying infor the 2015 MCV Awards. Lobbying for the 2015 MCV Awards ends tomorrow,Friday, January 16th at 5pm. You read that correctly; if you want to put forward your suggestions for this year’s hotly-contested prizes – including Games Retailer, …
Read More »Riot talking to ISPs about a dedicated North American League of Legends network
Playing League of Legends in the US and Canada could soon be a smoother experience with the roll out of a dedicated network for the game in the region. Developer Riot says it is already talking to ISPs about improving the game’s online performance and reducing ping. Currently, ISPs focus …
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