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Jagex has appointed Mark Gerhard as its new CEO, effective from February 2nd. Gerhard joined the firm in 2008 as its chief technology officer. He was previously at GTECH, where he was principle security architect for the National Lottery. To read the story in full, head over the MCV’s sister …

Inaugural Vancouver event to take place in May

There are plenty of opportunities listed on our jobs board

Former CTO Mark Gerhard to take post from Feb 2nd after Geoff Iddison's departure

Japanese electronics giant Sony has insisted that despite the f alling annual sales of its PS3 console , it is still on track to sell ten million units by the end of its financial year March 31st. The exact year-to-date sales of the console are not known, though Sony has …

Develop source confirms that previously announced dev downsizing is US-only

Disney’s Interactive Studios division is the latest games company – and one of many companies working in software and technology – to see lay-offs amongst its development staff. Developmag.com has the full story – click here to go there.

Slightly Mad Studios, EA Montreal, Black Box and EA Singapore all involved

Developer shortlisted for National Council for Work Experience Awards

Following the questions asked of the franchise just this morning , publisher EA has announced that its successful Need for Speed franchise is to get a radical three-SKU revamp in 2009, with the casual market being at the heart of the reinvention. MCV’s sister site CasualGaming.biz has the full story …