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Additional teams to support work-for-hire business, creation of new IP and ChilliWorks

Rawlings is currently the director of operations for development studio and consultancy firm Auroch Digital. Multi-talented, Rawlings’ responsibilies at the outlet include HR, marketing and publicity, games production, business development and finance. Keenly involved with the community in Bristol and the South West, Rawlings is the director and co-founder of …

Nintendo has now shipped 5.7m of its Amiibo toys worldwide since their release last year. 63 per cent of them have ended up in the US and Canada with just 23 per cent making their way to Europe. 11 per cent went to Japan and three per cent to Australia. …

Nintendo has revealed that 335k units of the new 3DS and New 3DS XL were sold in the West in the week of release. The console launched in both Europe and America last week. Of that number, 175k were sold in the US and 160k in Europe. Launch sales of …

Online gaming and sports betting software company PlayTech has purchased GameMaker creator YoYo Games for $16.4m. The deal also includes an earn out clause that carries up to an additional $5.25m if certain, unspecified performance goals are met. PlayTech states the acquisition is part of the firm’s plans to expand …

Sony had chosen not to renew its trademark for The Last Guardian in the US. VG247 reports on the US office of patent and trademark website listing, which shows Sony has allowed the current trademark to expire. What this means, if anything at all, is anyone’s guess. Sony abandoned the …

Evolve is on top of the latest top ten selling products on Steam, finishing ahead of indie Early Access title Darkest Dungeon. Evolve claims victory despite a rough run with Steam’s user reviews, with a slew of negative posts centered around 2K and Turtle Rock’s much maligned plans for the …

Turning away from her degree in geological engineering not long after graduation, Osman started at Herald Communications/Fleishman Hillard as a temp, before being offered a full time position on the consumer tech team. Accounts included Fox Pathe, the ER Show, The Gala Group and Eidos Interactive – the latter being …

MCV takes a look at the best accessories heading to UK retail. This week, we listen to Trust’s Extreme Sound headset and check out Nintendo’s New 3DS coverplates GXT 315 Extreme Sound Headset Game accessories brand Trust has launched its latest headset, the GXT 315 Extreme Sound. The peripheral is …

Following the Next Gen report in 2011, Parkinson-Hill led the bid to open the first Studio school in the UK, specialising in gaming and digital technology for young people aged 14 to 19. The Studio opened in Liverpool in 2013. Parkinson-Hill has also worked with key industry stakeholders to co-create …