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Brand agency Splendid, perhaps best known most recently for its Smirnoff Nightclub Exchange Project campaign, has hired former Xbox brand marketing manager Alex Weller. Weller was part of Microsoft’s Xbox 360 launch team and was part of the successful Kinect UK launch team. We are absolutely delighted to have Alex …

Arkane Studios working on new stealth-FPS Dishonored

The development world has changed, and so have we, says SCE chief

Significant gaming force Apple has announced that it’s sector-bossing App Store has now passed the 15bn download milestone worldwide. That’s spread across over 425,000 apps. There are now over 200m iPhone, iPad and iPod in circulation across the globe with the devices officially available in 90 countries. Developers have grossed …

Nintendo president Saturo Iwata has said that his company’s upcoming Wii U console will be 3D-enabled – though don’t get your hopes up for much in the way of first party support. Speaking to Mercury News, the exec confirmed: "If you are going to connect Wii U with a home …

Develop Online, the fastest growing games industry website, has shattered online traffic records in two successive months. According to Google Analytics, online readership for www.develop-online.net soared to 303,696 unique users for the month of May. The unique user milestone more than doubles Develop-Online’s previous all-time record, which was set in …

Dale – who was most recently European MD at Capcom – takes the post with immediate effect, having already enjoyed a strong relationship with Rockstar and parent company Take 2 in the past. From 1994 to 1998, he was president of the interactive division of BMG Entertainment, which was acquired …

Online store now carries more than 425,000 applications

We want MCVuk.com to be a vibrant forum for constructive industry debate and as such we’ve made some significant changes to the way our article comments system works. Why? Because unfortunately a small minority of people abused the privilege that came with the anonymous posting opportunity our old site gave …

Record label EMI is turning its Now! That’s What I Call Music compilations into a Wii game, MCV can reveal. A dancing and singing title will debut this November, published by new outfit Tubby Games. The 2011 release is the first of several planned Now titles. EMI’s brand is a …