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In MCV’s weekly rundown of the hottest vacancies and latest personnel news, MTV’s Roedy joins Mind Candy and we look at the best jobs opportunities. MTV MAN TAKES ON MOSHI MONSTERSThe company famous for Moshi Monsters has added Bill Roedy as its new non-executive director. Roedy will assist Mind Candy …

The Creative Assembly's Mike Simpson on overcoming game design hurdles in people

Smaller teams offer the 'nimbleness and swiftness' necessary to innovate and be different, says the 22Cans boss

Momentum for next-month’s London Games Conference continues to build. Digital retail card expert Qinqo has signed up as gold sponsor of the event, which includes high-profile speakers from Google, Twitter, Sega, Electronic Arts, Yogscast and Disney. An ambitious start-up led by an experienced exec team, Qinqo helps content firms sell …

We ask the 22Cans boss why he has picked Unity to power his new title Curiosity

Germany branch to focus on providing web-based tools for developers across all platforms including Linux

Technicolor has collaborated with Rockstar Games to set up a team to work exclusively on the Grand Theft Auto developer-publisher’s titles at its Bangalore facility. The state-of-the-art technology infrastructure” at the Bangalore studio will house a team of game artists and animators working solely on Rockstar Games titles. Technicolor’s India …

Excitement for Wii U is building, but Nintendo is spending significant marketing money to ensure 3DS grows this season, too. Speaking to MCV in her first interview since taking the role of marketing and PR director at Nintendo UK, Shelly Pearce said the firm expects the handheld to do good …

Microsoft Surface to be released on October 26th alongside Windows 8

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