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In MCV’s weeklyrundown of the hottest vacancies and latest personnel news, industry veteran Roy Stackhouse heads up Activision UK and we look at the best job opportunities. Stackhouse takes charge at Activision Roy Stackhouse is the new general manager of Activision’s UK and Ireland division, replacing interim boss Andrew Brown.Brown …

This week we look over a quintet of vacancies at UK triple-A game development studios and tech giants

Just 1.5m Surface tablets have been sold since the hardware’s launch in October, according to reports. Bloomberg claims to have word from insiders who reckon that sales of the entry-level Surface RT version stand at just over a million units while sales of the Surface Pro, which was released last …

Retail has dropped Nintendo’s Wii U to an all-time low in an effort to inject some momentum into the console. GameStop.co.uk is offering the Premium 32GB version for just 244.97 for this weekend only. That’s a price drop of 55. The news comes after Amazon yesterday slashed the price of …

After a frustrating silence, SimCity developer Maxis has finally conceded that there are AI issues troubling its game. Now that the server woes that blighted the game’s launch are seemingly over with, attention has turned to a number of AI oddities that are dampening many player’s enjoyment of the game. …

Deep Silver has announced Saints Row IV, the IP it acquired from THQ last month. The Volition developed action outing will arrive in the UK on August 23rd – that’s just three (and a bit) weeks before Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto V arrives on September 17th. The game’s first trailer …

Sony offered Nvidia the chance to manufacture some of the PS4’s components, the chip manufacturer claims. It turned down the opportunity, however, doe to the proposed costs. "I’m sure there was a negotiation that went on," Nvidia’s senior VP of content and technology Tony Tamasi told GameSpot. "We came to …

The handset that could potentially deliver a savage blow to Apple’s smartphone aspirations has been unveiled by Samsung. The Galaxy S4 is an impressive beast, with specs that put iPhone 5 to shame and are likely to force Apple away from its typical incremental upgrade strategy and towards the unveiling …

25 per cent of UK iPhone users are considering ditching their Apple smartphone in exchange for the mysterious mobile from the South Korean rival, according to shopping offers serviceVoucherCodes.co.uk. 59 per cent of existing iPhone users claim they’ll stand by their iOS device, while 30 per cent of BlackBerry users …

Original Assassin's Creed creative director returns to Ubisoft after acquisition from THQ