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With the Xbox Live rewards scheme now up and running in Australia and New Zealand, MCV talks to Andrew Jenkins, Group Xbox Live Program Manager. Other service-based industries (which the games industry is rapidly becoming) have had reward programs for some time. Why do you think it has taken so …
Read More »Criterion: Fighting crunch saved us $700,000
Advanced build technology can help maximise project efficiency, studio says
Read More »VC guru Hoag joins EA board
Move comes after several high profile execs have resigned from the publishing giant since March
Read More »Changes at the top for Microsoft UK
Microsoft has made two significant changes to its Xbox UK senior management team. Neil Thompson – former regional Xbox director for Northern Europe – has been promoted to lead Microsoft’s new Consumer Channels Group (CCG). The group unites all of Microsoft’s physical consumer products, which includes Windows PCs, Windows Phones …
Read More »Modern Warfare 3: Armed and dangerous
EA has waged a war of words with Activision – but is it really winning? Call of Duty showed no signs of weakness at its first franchise expo last week. Thousands of fans travelled to LA for Call of Duty XP, getting hands-on time with Modern Warfare 3 and taking …
Read More »Sony UK splashes £3m on Resistance 3
Sony is pulling out all the stops to make Resistance 3 a September blockbuster, with a whopping 3m marketing spend. The PS3 exclusive hits shelves on September 9th, backed by a special outdoor event, as well as ads on TV, in cinemas, online and in print. TV ads have been …
Read More »Disney axes staff at US studio Avalanche
Around twenty jobs gone, source claims
Read More »Florin becomes Innogames chairman
Gerhard Florin, one of several high profile directors to have resigned from EA since March, has emerged as chairman of browser games firm Innogames. Florin previously worked as executive vice president at Electronic Arts and was responsible for sales, marketing and distribution across Western Europe. Recent directors and bosses to …
Read More »Former EA exec leads browser games studio
Innogames confident Gerhard Florin can help company grow
Read More »Forza on Kinect wins over car manufacturers
The team behind Microsoft’s Forza Motorsport 4 says it leading car firms are lining up for inclusion in the game, thanks to its Kinect features. Announced at E3 last year, the Autovista mode uses the Xbox 360’s motion-sensing camera to let players explore the exterior and interior of every car …
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