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Black Rock Studios director of technology, on maximising your employment prospects

RETAIL STORES owned and operated by Microsoft are on the way to major European cities such as London – and the format-holder has confirmed to MCV it will be selling Xbox 360 games, hardware and PC titles through the new outlets. Last week, the firm announced plans to open a …

Nintendo of America has dated a number of its upcoming big releases for the next quarter, and it’s Punch Out’s arrival on May 18th that leads the way. The Punch Out brand is one of Nintendo’s most fondly remembered but least exploited, and seems ideally suited to the motion sending …

Microsoft has confirmed that Xbox 360 exclusive action title Ninja Blade will be released in the UK on April 3rd with an RRP of 44.99. In addition, the game will see a playable demo released for download on Xbox Live on March 9th. Ninja Blade is developed by FromSoftware, which …

Laura Bradley has been appointed as UK product manager at Atari. She previously worked at ad agency Cogent Elliot, where she was responsible for accounts with luxury brands such as Land Rover. Her responsibilities at Atari will include all UK marketing activity across the publisher’s 2009 line-up, including Tekken 6, …

The president of Compal Electronics has stated that Windows 7 will be shipping as a pre-installed operating system as early as September this year. He told an investor conference that: According to current planning, it should be late September or early October.” Click here to head over to PC Retail …

Microsoft and Square Enix are both celebrating the success of Xbox 360 exclusive RPG Star Ocean 4: The Last Hope, which has entered the Japanese software charts in top spot. Its sales of 162,000 units eclipsed closest contender Mario & Luigi RPG 3 on DS, which claims second position. Elsewhere …

Xbox has signed an agreement with NBC Universal International Television Distribution to bring a bundle of the entertainment firm’s films to Xbox in Europe. Movies such as Hellboy II: The Golden Army, Scarface, The Chronicles of Riddick and Weird Science will be available via Xbox Live from today in the …

Itâ??s all well and good to say that you could be earning more, but how do you go about getting that job? We asked Black Rock Studiosâ?? director of technology Tom Williams about how to improve your chances when seeking a new coding role

3D effects company establishes new presence in Seoul