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Mike Hayes is to add USA responsibilities to his existing Euro role at Sega, becoming overall head of what is effectively ‘Sega West’. An official announcement is expected to eventually follow this morning’s news that erstwhile Sega of America president Simon Jeffery has switched to Ngmoco. Hayes is COO (chief …
Read More »Sega shuffles Hayes to global stage
President of Sega Europe expands role to North America following Simon Jefferyâ??s departure
Read More »MCM Expo expands London show
MCM Expo at Excel London will ramp up its capacity by expanding the show hall by 2,000 square metres, MCV can reveal. The event, which is scheduled to take place on October 24th to October 25th, is set to feature a large contingent of publishers, including Ubisoft, Capcom, Tecmo Koei …
Read More »Downsized Crystal Dynamics brought back to life with â??AAA projectâ??
Job post implies the studio is now working on a â??most prestigious AAA franchiseâ? following months of layoffs
Read More »Impulse digital store secures Activision and Ubisoft
The Impulse digital distribution service has made significant additions to its catalogue, by signing up publishers Ubisoft and Activision. The PC download service, which was set up by Sins of a Solar Empire publisher Stardock, has now added Activision titles Prototype and Call of Duty 4 to its catalogue, while …
Read More »VidZone is it PS3s Spotify?
Sony yesterday launched its brand new VidZone service for PS3 users in the UK – and whilst the release has been met with little fanfare, those who have downloaded and tried it are already chalking VidZone up as a potential system seller. To read the full story, click here to …
Read More »‘No respect for confidentiality’ in the industry, says Tretton
SCEA CEO blasts PSPgo info leaks months before the handheld was oficially announced
Read More »Hurry! Develop Awards earlybird offer ends soon
Meanwhile Bethesda, Crytek and Babel sign to sponsor July 15th event in Brighton
Read More »Assassins Creed 2 dated in UK
As soon as the US release date of November 17th was announced at E3 earlier this month a November 20th arrival in the UK and Europe was as good as certain – and now Ubisoft has confirmed the presumption. The first game, released back in 2007, was a commercial hit …
Read More »Will 360 Games on Demand worry retail?
Microsoft insists that its new Xbox 360 Games on Demand service won’t dampen retail sales. But at E3, where the new service was unveiled, the firm admitted it hadn’t yet decided how long – if at all – a wait there will be between a digital release and its boxed …
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