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New platform promises more open back-end services for mobile developers

Our monthly studio recruitment update looks at Fishlabs, Mediatonic and Swallowtail

In MCV’s weeklyrundown of the hottest vacancies and latest personnel news, UK publishers eye THQ staff and we look at the best job opportunities. THQ UK staff seek new employement 40 UK staff will be made unemployed following the collapse of THQ – but new employers are expressing interest. Staff …

Imangi-developed title sets new record as fastest-growing mobile game ever

In-house tech to be used in upcoming sci-fi RPG Cyberpunk 2077

Pay gap between entry level and senior developers rises, study finds

Rising Star Games has announced the release date for the Director’s Cut of cult hit Deadly Premonition. The game will be released exclusively for PS3 on April 19th, according to the PlayStation Blog. It will include the original 2010 survival horror game as well as a brand new scenario, extra …

'If you let the children lead you in their learning - they will get there before you'

Average annual earnings fall by just one per cent since last year

Grid 2, the follow-up to 2008’s ground-breaking action racer, Grid, will release on 31st May, Codemasters has announced. Worryingly for fans in India though, an Indian release for Grid 2 seems uncertain at this point. The PR agency that handled recent Codemasters games like Dirt: Showdown and F1 2012 has …