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Kristian Segerstrale, the co-founder of London studio Playfish, has been appointed to a senior role at Electronic Arts, as another key executive quits to join Zynga. Taking on the task as EVP of digital, Segerstrale will assemble his own team to define and manage the business side of the EA …

Games design agency Hide&Seek provide key insight into the next twelve months

PS3 grew its UK market share in 2011, but Sony’s flagship console still sits in the shadow of Xbox 360. In his first ever interview as Sony’s UK and Ireland VP, Fergal Gara tells MCV how he’s going to revitalise PlayStation in 2012. SCEE President Jim Ryan told MCV in …

Runescape studio hires former Rockstar North and EA animator

Studio drops legal threats but asks players to not tolerate illegal downloads

Warner Interactive’s action sequel Batman: Arkham City and Bethesda’s The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim were the two highest rated console titles of 2011 according to reviews aggregation site Metacritic. Both won an average review score of 96. Also scoring 96 was indie hit World of Goo. This makes the trio …

Fully customisable code could expedite implementation and debugging

Microsoft’s discussions with media companies to create a new online TV and movie service have been put on the backburner. Sources close to the talks say the company withdrew its interest after deciding the licensing costs were too high for its planned business model, according to Reuters. One media executive …

MCV wants a digital download chart. First and foremost to prevent industry veterans like Geoff Heath saying things like this: I look at my MCV once a week and I see the size of the market in there, and I can’t resist a wry smile, because what’s covered in there …

The games industry needs to get its act together and be more open about digital sales.This is not a warning from senior trade figures, but a warning from MCV itself. For too long, we have reported on the dawning of a new digital chart.UKIE is working tirelessly to create the …