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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, …

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It has emerged that last year’s critical hit Enslaved failed to sell 500k copies despite the almost unanimous praise it received from the press. Eurogamer reports that the actual sales figure for the Ninja Theory developed titles, which starred the voice talents and likeness of Andy ‘Gollum’ Serkis, stand at …

IGN has become the platinum sponsor for London’s Kapow Comic Con which kicks off in April. The games media giant will also get its own IGN Arena on the event floor, where companies will be able to showcase their latest games and films. The IGN UK website will also feature …

The two UK games industry trade bodies are to start exploring common ground, MCV understands. If successful, an alliance between the publishers’ group UKIE (ne ELSPA) and developer-only outfit Tiga could pave the way for a more unified organisation. Both are hoping to host meetings later this month to explore …

Potential meetings this month would see trade bodies discuss future co-operation

Hamburg event already booked for 1,300 industry attendees

Electronic Arts’ hugely popular UK PR director Simon Smith-Wright is moving to the publisher’s Sydney office where he will be regional marketing director for EA Asia Pacific. Smith-Wright joined the firm in 2005 and was promoted to UK PR director in 2006. Prior to that he made his name as …