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Takashi Sensui is resigning as the head of Xbox Japan following Xbox One’s struggle to take off in the region. Kotaku reports that Famitsu says that the exec, who took charge of Xbox’s Japanese operations in 2006, will remain at Microsoft as manager for the Interactive Entertainment Business at Microsoft’s …

Peter Molyneux and InnoGames' Christoph Schmidt and Fabio Lo Zito discuss how to retain employees for the long-term

The owner of mobile network 3 and telecoms giant BT appear to be on the brink of a battle to acquire either the EE or O2 mobile networks. The surprise news that BT was in talks to acquire O2 – a network it once co-owned but previously sold to Telefonica …

But exec will continue working at Microsoft's US HQ

"An Englishman, an American and an Australian…" It sounds like the opening line from a gag, but is in fact the foundation on which IGN’s biggest innovation of the last 12 months has been built. IGN First – our equivalent of a magazine front cover, with a full four-weeks of …

A board game based on CD Projekt’s Witcher series is now available to buy both physically and digitally. The Witcher Adventure Game board game can now be had for just under 40 (including P&P) from a seller on Amazon while the PC and Mac version is available from GOG for …

EVP of marketing Darren Cairns is leaving online retailer Green Man Gaming. Cairns departs after two and a half years at the company. He joined in May 2012, first as a consultant, before becoming EVP of marketing. Previously, Cairns held marketing roles at PlayStation, Yahoo, Three and BT. Darren’s expertise …

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Police were last night reportedly called to a number of incidents involving disturbances as people queued for Black Friday store openings. The BBC reports that Greater Manchester Police made at least two arrests” while one Trafford store was closed following some scuffles. Three London Asda stores had to call in …

Future has decided to close CVG, MCV has been told. According to sources close to the business, CVG and all of its staff are on consultation and face redundancy. The site may even be closed before the end of the year. CVG is currently the longest-running video games media brand …