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MCV Jobs Weekly: BBC seeks software engineer, EA promotes Moore and Gibeau

In MCV’s latest rundown of the industry’s hottest vacancies and latest personnel news, BBC North is hiring a software engineer and Electronic Arts promotes Peter Moore and Frank Gibeau. DEVELOPMENT JOB AVAILABLE AT BBC NORTH BBC North is currently recruiting for a software engineer that wants to develop games and …

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Music industry video producers create live action We Dance trailer

The guys who put music videos together for Franz Ferdinand and Depeche Mode have produced the first trailer for Nordic Games’ We Dance. The publisher collaborated with music industry luminaries Rob Chandler and Chris Brown to create a live action trailer in which the dancers are styled to match the …

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Check out the FIFA 12 Premier League fixtures guide

The FIFA 12 Premier League fixtures guide is available now. You can find out when Manchester United clash with Liverpool, when Tottenham take on Arsenal or when, err, Swansea will face Stoke, by clicking here. Even better for iPad owners, you can download it onto your handy portable tablet simply …

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Can Mario and a price cut rescue the 3DS?

Analysts and retailers say yes, but questions remain over the future of traditional handheld gaming. Christopher Dring reports on the effect the price cut and new games could have. Nintendo 3DS’ stuttering start had many in the trade worried. The handheld began life with a bang, shifting some 113,000 units …

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July shocker for UK retail

UK boxed game sales have just suffered their worst month this year. July’s GfK Chart-Track data shows the full extent of the market decline. Games retailers generated 44.76m last month, a drop of 26.4 per cent compared to the same period the year before. In terms of unit sales, 2,327,966 …

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Moore and Gibeau promoted in EA reshuffle

EA CEO John Riccitiello has announced a number of promotions and a new label at the global publisher. Writing on the company’s official blog, he has confirmed that Peter Moore is now Chief Operating Officer of EA, and Frank Gibeau will serve as President of the EA Labels. Moore steps …

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Dare Blogs – Funbox

Dare to be Digital 2011 team Funbox talks exclusively to Develop about working on their entry title The Lost Memories.

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