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Microsoft has followed Sony’s lead in declaring that it will show nothing new” in terms of hardware at this year’s E3. Yesterday Sony’s French CEO Phillippe Cardone was quoted as saying that Sony is under less pressure than it’s rivals and will probablybe the last to announce something”. Now another …
Read More »Playfish GM Earner quits
John Earner, the Playfish executive who spearheaded breakthrough games Pet Society and Restaurant City, is believed to have left parent company EA. The young games exec will join investment group Accel Partners, according to aTech Crunch report.EA has yet to comment on the matter. If true, Earner’s departure would follow …
Read More »EA ‘loses Playfish Euro GM John Earner’
About ten senior EA execs have departed in the past twelve months
Read More »Daily Mail "fabricated" zombie gamer story
It has emerged that UK newspaper The Daily Mail completely fabricated” quotes used in a story linking gaming to a new generation of zombie children”. Today’s story leads with the headline Stoned with tiredness: Generation of children are becoming zombies because of late-night gaming sessions, claims charity”. It then goes …
Read More »Sony’s US PSN boss departs
Susan Panico quits; Replacement not yet announced
Read More »Fifth outing planned for Ace Attorney
Capcom’s popular fantasy law series Ace Attorney is getting a brand new fifth outing, the publisher has announced. In addition, the first three games in the series are to get an HD-enabled re-release on Apple’s iOS platforms – or more specifically, the iPhone 4 and iPad 2. The three titles …
Read More »Trials Evolution ‘leaked online’
YouTube videos suggest Redlynx's next XBLA game is already out in the wild
Read More »THQ rumoured to be making redundancies in Oz/Japan
A source has told MCV that THQ are making redundancies to their Australian team, while Kotaku is reporting similar in Japan. Earlier today, a source contacted MCV with the news that the Australian THQ offices were being hit with redundancies. Kotaku has also reportedly received similar news, which states that …
Read More »MCV Jobs Weekly: Future hires Nuts PR man, top vacancies
In MCV’s weekly rundown of the industry’s hottest vacancies and latest personnel news, Nuts PR Ben Bolton joins Future Publishing and we run through the best job opportunities. Future hires Nuts PR man Ben Bolton (pictured) has joined Future to take up the role of senior communications executive. He previously …
Read More »INTERVIEW: Yves Guillemot, Ubisoft
Last year Ubisoft told MCV it would take on EA and Activision as the world’s top publisher.One year later, and the firm is Europe’s No.2 games company thanks to its biggest ever Q4.MCV asks CEO Yves Guillemot how Ubisoft stole Christmas. Christmas 2011 was a challenging time for the global …
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