Media & PR

British developers earn over a fifth over the UK average of £25,000 says latest industry data

Games Up files formal report with the government, concluding that a 20 per cent tax credit is needed to support developers

The UK’s leading games industry website enjoyed a record month in September – as retailers, industry execs and prosumers continued to make MCVUK.com a part of their daily routine. Page views jumped up to a whopping 659,994 from August’s 403,334 – whilst unique visitors also grew, up by over 22,000 …

Your MCV team has undergone a series of staff changes which will further cement its standing as the games trade’s most essential publication in print and online. Current Develop editor Michael French becomes editor-in-chief of both MCV and Develop, with Tim Ingham set to take up the position of associate …

Future has picked comedian Frankie Boyle to be the host of this year’s Golden Joysticks, MCV has learnt – as the publisher calls upon the trade to galvanise gamers into pushing the vote count past a million for the first time. In association with Virgin Media, the 26th Annual Golden …

Gizmondo boss Carl Freer has described his masterplan for the launch of the new version of the firm’s handheld – and in a reference to the opulence of days gone by, promised, No more company Ferraris!” Freer headed up the launch of the ill-fated Gizmondo console back in 2005, alongside …

Trade association throws weight behind Northwest Regional Development Agency fringe event â??Celebrating the Gaming Industryâ??

Trade association and members Blitz, Rebellion, Reflections and Team 17 head to Government to argue the case for a tax break

The Sun’s now infamous ‘Sex beast copied Grand Theft Auto’ article has become the most prominent story on the homepage of the newspaper’s website today . That would indicate that the article, which only appeared on page nine of today’s The Sun paper, has grown in popularity throughout the day. …

ITN’s multimedia division, ITN On, has launched a games-focused programme on social networking site Bebo. Game On is the first video gaming channel to launch on Bebo and is available to the social networks 45 million users worldwide as of today. The company claims: ‘Bebo users can log on to …