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GameMaster editor Matthew Pellett has been named editor of PlayStation: The Official Magazine. Pellett joined the team in 2007 as staff writer on Xbox World 360, he moved over to GamesMaster in October 2011 and worked his way into the editor’s chair. His replacement on GamesMaster will be announced ‘in …
Read More »PC game developer Paradox branching out to PS4 and Xbox One
Company CEO praises openness of new consoles
Read More »Find out if you’re underpaid in the latest MCV magazine
Worried about Wii U? Excited by Alien: Isolation? Want to find out how much you’re worth? Then the latest edition of MCV is for you. We talk to Creative Assembly’s Alistair Hope about why the studio is taking the Alien franchise in a new direction from last year’s critically disappointing …
Read More »Another opinion piece telling Nintendo what it should do
A slew of analytical features and opinion pieces sprung up in the wake of Nintendo’s worrying profit warning last week. Editors, analysts and journalists the world over seemed to know exactly what the company should do, or shouldn’t have done in the first place (always easy to say in retrospect, …
Read More »Microsoft profits up thanks to 3.9m Xbox Ones
Microsoft has shipped 3.9m Xbox Ones into retail, which has helped Microsoft as a whole score better-than-expected results. It’s not quite as high as PS4s 4.2m consoles sold, but then PS4 is available in more territories, is cheaper and enjoyed one of the most successful PR campaigns in console history. …
Read More »Microsoft ships 3.9 million Xbox Ones in record revenue making quarter
Xbox hardware and rising Surface tablet sales boost computing company's finances
Read More »Assassin’s Creed dev accuses Middle-Earth game of stealing
Former AC II programmer claims gameplay demo shows stolen code and animations
Read More »Last call for MCV Awards lobbying
You have just hours to get your lobbying in for the 2014 MCV Awards. Just days remain to get in your suggestions for hotly-contested prizes like Specialist Retailer, Game Publisher, New Game Brand, Marketing Team and PR Team. Plus this year we have new prizes for Events Team, Digital Strategy, …
Read More »Wii U version of Watch Dogs has been cancelled – report
A European retailer is cancelling pre-orders for the Wii U version of Watch Dogs. Wiitalia reports that the Italian arm of GameStop has informed customers who have pre-ordered the SKU that it will no longer be released. The site says that specifically GameStop is telling customers that Ubisoft has scrapped …
Read More »AMC exec Ari Mark joins Xbox Entertainment Studios
Microsoft continues its push for original Xbox One programming this week, with word that AMC executive Ari Mark has been hired on at Xbox Entertainment Studios. Games Industry reports AMC Network’s former VP of development has joined the Santa Monica-based studio as the new head of unscripted programming. While with …
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