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Pong creator looks to the coming years at open Q&A

As Friday draws to a close, are you considering a move up the career ladder? Does a new job or an improved wage sound like a change for the better? With a large number of vacancy postings on the MCV jobs board, it’s never been a better time to think …

Lionhead founder tells Develop how the industry is growing up

There are a wealth of opportunities on this weekâ??s Develop jobs board

Following the launch of the new-look MCVuk.com website, MCV has spoken to the UK bosses of all three major console platform holders in three revealing interviews that can be read online right now. Here’s a taster of what to expect. Sony UK boss Ray Maguire on price cuts: It always …

In part two of our exclusive interview with Lionhead studio head Peter Molyneux, we discuss how the industry is growing up, why he used to be such a mouthpiece, and the joys of being a small cog in a big machine...

Sidney Mock, the CCO of the world’s leading casual games network SPIL Games, has stated that the like-minded cooperation shown amongst some of the world’s leading casual games companies is a sign that the games industry is finally beginning to mature. The whole industry is working very closely together – …

As rumoured last week, UK mobile operator O2 has lifted the lid on its upcoming iPhone discounts, and it’s the eradication of the upfront single payment on some tariffs that has caught the eye. Commentators are speculating that the moves come ahead of the end of O2’s exclusivity deal on …

Killzone 2 has just been released and is a flagship title for Sony and the PS3. Are you happy with the reaction to the game so far?All of the reviews of Killzone have said ‘well done, you’ve lived up to the expectation from E3 all those years ago’. For me …

Microsoft has predicted that Halo 3, Mass Effect and PGR 4 will go on to become ‘evergreen’ sellers after it added the games to its Xbox 360 Classics Range. The titles will now retail for around 19.99, alongside other Xbox 360 Classics such as Crackdown, Gears Of War and Saints …