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The UK games industry’s trade bodies have both responded Chancellor George Osborne’s Autumn Statement to members of Parliament, each suggesting further action that could benefit the games industry. The UK needs to promote a more balanced economic recovery which is less dependent on financial services, consumer expenditure and an expansion …
Read More »Future will close CVG
Future has decided to close CVG, MCV has been told. According to sources close to the business, CVG and all of its staff are on consultation and face redundancy. The site may even be closed before the end of the year. CVG is currently the longest-running video games media brand …
Read More »Win a PlayStation Christmas jumper at next week’s Xmas Quiz
Are you the ultimate festive fashionista? If so, you could be in with a chance of winning a brand new PlayStation Xmas jumper. We’re offering one of the latest Christmas jumpers from merchandise firm Numskull to one lucky attendee at next week’s games industry Christmas Quiz from MCV and Develop. …
Read More »‘Games should be the battleground for diversity’
A panel held at the first BFI Video Games Day has called on the games industry to foster more diversity in the sector, or risk being overrun by hostility. Discussing diversity, culture and representation,Mitu Khandaker-Kokoris, developer at The Tiniest Shark;Shahid Ahmad, strategic content, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe and video game …
Read More »ASA warns YouTubers about product promotion
The Advertising Standards Authority has warned YouTubers that they need to make it clear when they are paid to promote products. A BBC report found that many of what it described as videos by some of UK’s best-known vloggers” broke the existing rules which require that viewers are explicitly made …
Read More »Future shares jump 40% as investors warm to restructuring
The share price of Future has shot up by nearly 40 per cent so far today following the publication of the media giant’s full year results. After due consideration the directors have concluded that there is a reasonable expectation that the group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence …
Read More »Rovio layoffs signify maturing mobile games market, SuperData says
When a CEO like Rovio’s Mikael Hed announces layoffs of a maximum of 130 people” you know something’s up. Stating that the company had anticipated faster growth than it was able to realise, the firm is forced to reduce its headcount. But if one of the most successful mobile firms …
Read More »TIGA calls for further tax relief and funding for game devs
Five-point proposal outlines Prototype Fund, incubators and subsidies for training and exports
Read More »LGC 14: Video games ads are the lowest performing on Facebook
Video game advertisements on Facebook are less successful than dating ads, the firm has revealed. In fact, game ads are the worst performing on the social network in its entirety. The news was announced at today’s London Games Conference. You are not just competing with other video game ads, you …
Read More »LGC 2014: Ziff Davis predicts more video game websites to close
The number of video games websites will continue to dwindle, predicts IGN owner Ziff Davis. The firm’s international boss Geoff Inns told attendees at London Games Conference today that the demands on online media is becoming expensive, and requires media owners to have deep pockets and global scale. Inns says …
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