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In MCV’s weekly rundown of the hottest vacancies and latest personnel news, long-serving Ubisoft exec Murray Pannell departs and we look at the best job vacancies. Marketing boss leave Ubisoft Murray Pannell has left leading publisher Ubisoft, and is seeking a new challenge. Pannell joined Ubisoftas UK marketing directorfrom Xbox. …

The July issue of Develop magazine is out now, uncovering Square Enix's Luminous engine as well as an insight social games tech

MegaUpload boss Kim Dotcom took to Twitter to announce that file-sharing site will return Bigger. Better. Faster”. Details over how and when the file sharing website will return have not been announced however Kim stated the site will be free of charge and shielded from attacks”. SOPA is dead. PIPA …

156 studios from across all spectrums of the industry will be attending next week’s Develop Awards. With spaces fast running out, don’t miss out on a chance to mingle with the A-Z of games industry luminaries listed below – contactKathryn.Humphrey@intentmedia.co.ukto book your place at the event. For more information on …

From Aardvark Swift to Zattikka, we give you the low-down on the 156 companies attending next week's Develop Awards

Pay-what-you-want charity pack Little BIG Bunch 2 to release in September

The age of buying apps within an app is upon us. Facebook has launched its App Centre in the UK. It essentially allows Facebook users to acquire additional apps whilst browsing the social networking site on their PC, Mac or phone. From that point on it gets a little weirder. …

Namco Bandai and developer Omega Force have announced that One Piece: Pirate Warriors will be launching on the September 21st for PS3. The Dynasty Warrior developer confirmed the European release date with the North American release still set for November. It is yet to be confirmed if the North American …

'We need more games like Journey because it is a breath of fresh air', says Quantic Dream founder

UK industry stalwart and UKIE chairman Andy Payne has revealed that Activision is working on an iOS and mobile version of Call of Duty. Furthermore, it’s being developed by Activision’s new Leeds studio, which was founded in November 2011. "Activision are like a machine," Payne told Videogamer.com. "I have to …