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The former commercial and marketing director of Blockbuster Italia has been named as the country manager of Koch Media Italy as the company prepares for life from its new Milan office. Another new face, Antonio Marcella, will take charge of sales at the division. He joins from THQ where he …

Develop Conference: Simon Oliver explains why his studio went from iOS to console

'Bring a tenner' campaign comes to Brighton awards night

The global games market is getting pretty close to a 50/50 split between digital and physical revenue, according to a senior EA Sports exec. EA Sports worldwide studio boss Andrew Wilson told attendees at the opening day of the Brighton Develop conference that the firm’s research says last year digital …

Games retailers face serious challenges from the disruption created by on-demand content according to EA Sports boss Andrew Wilson. Speaking this morning in a keynote speech at the Develop conference, he said that despite market growth which meant more gamers than ever were out there, fewer and fewer are going …

Develop Conference: Papaya Mobile calls for reassessment of the entire social sector

Long-serving games journalist Colin Campbell has been appointed as IGN’s new head of news and features. Campbell has a vast history in the games space, with former employers including both the UK and US arms of Future Publishing and MCV publisher Intent Media. Most recently, and having relocated to the …

Indie devs can move so quick 'someone from the Bay Area, Brighton or Islamabad' can disrupt established firms says EA

300 jobs created as EA Games president expresses excitement about the future

Develop Conference: Andrew Wilson on why recognising consumer interest in avatar status grants success in the digital era