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Australian studio uses Vicon tech for â??outdoorâ?? animations

MTV Games has closed its doors following the sale of Harmonix, MCV can reveal. The International office, which was headed up by UK industry veteran Roy Campbell, was closed on Wednesday. Only a handful of financial staff remain in the New York office to collect or reconcile any outstanding receivables. …

EDUCATION WEEK: Revisit David Yarnton and Ray Maguire talks at Learning Without Frontiers

Call of Duty: Black Ops developer Treyarch has said that it has implemented a number of security measures it had already put in place in case of a potential hacking epidemic on PS3. Sony’s machine has come under fresh attack from pirates and modders in recent months, with piracy finally …

EDUCATION WEEK: Culture minister hails the Dundee university 'a model to follow'

Amazingly, the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play – or PlayStation Phone, if you prefer – has yet to be officially announced. This is despite the fact that we more or less know everything there is to know about the device, minus the price and release date. We even know that it …

Innovation is at the heart of this after hours development outfit

Having announced last month that it has merged its games and films divisions, Future Publishing has told MCV that the decision was made due to the increased crossover between the two once disparate sectors. "When speaking to our clients and partners in games, we increasingly hear of their desire to …

So what has changed over at Team Future?Simon Maxwell, Group Publisher for Entertainment: There have been a number of key personnel changes over the last ten months as we restructure the business slightly. Our market-leading games and film portfolios have merged to create one entertainment division, which will give our …

There’s never a truly safe time to hand in your notice and head off for pastures new. But, more often than not, the thinking time we have over Christmas prompts us to seek better or different opportunities. Of course, the economic decline has made that even tougher in recent years, …