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Californian MMO publisher Gazillion Entertainment has snapped up the services of industry veteran Stuart Moulder, a former General Manager of Microsoft Game Studios. Moulder joins Gazillion as Vice President of Studios, responsible for the overall management of the firm’s four owned-but-independent developers. The industry veteran has over 20 years of …
Read More »Microsoft bids to make new Tony Hawk 360 exclusive
**UPDATED: MCV understands that whilst an exclusivity deal with Microsoft is currently in the works, the contract has not yet been finalised. An Activision spokesperson told MCV to refer to its original THR statement, which named 360, PS3 and Wii as the supported formats.** The UK arm of publisher Activision …
Read More »Further job losses at troubled Nokia
Nokia has announced that a further 490 employees will be joining the 3,500 who have already lost their jobs as the telephony behemoth attempts to head off an anticipated decline in the mobile market. Reuters reports that 170 positions are to be lost in logistics, production management and production support …
Read More »Vrabeck officially joins Legendary Pictures
Nearly two months on from when the news first emerged, Legendar Pictures has at long last officially confirmed Kathy Vrabeck as its new digital division boss. Vrabeck shocked the gamesworld with her surprise departure from EA last November as part of the publisher’s casual shake-up. Legendary is headed up by …
Read More »Sony Ericsson PlayStation phone gets a step closer
The Sony Ericsson PlayStation phone may for the time being remain a speculative possibility, but the chances just got a whole load better with the news that Sony Ericsson is to drop both its Walkman and Cybershot brands in favour of a unified entertainment offering. To read the full story …
Read More »Fallout 3 DLC goes multiplatform
Bethesda has confirmed that its three until now Xbox 360 exclusive DLC releases are heading to PS3 – along with two new downloadable offerings heading to both consoles, along with the PC. In addition, three new retail SKUs containing the various downloadable releases, as well as a complete Game of …
Read More »Bethesda takes Fallout 3 DLC to PS3
PS3 to get all Xbox 360 content; New DLC on the way for all; New retail SKUs revealed
Read More »Tiga to partner in UK game design course
Train2Game distance-learning courses open to all, with Tiga to aid in course development
Read More »John Lewis plots games expansion
Department store giant John Lewis is planning to boost its games offer ahead of the Christmas period, MCV can reveal. The development follows news that John Lewis will invest 6 million in 30 new standalone stores that will focus on its home and electrical lines, with the first new store …
Read More »80 per cent of Japanese developers interested in iPhone
CRI survey reveals huge interest in Japan, but 40 per cent unhappy with support and documentation
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