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Online retail giant Amazon.co.uk has hired internet veteran Chris Poad as director of software and video games Poad was previously employed as head of e-commerce at the UK subsidiary of German company OTTO, where he was responsible for the online retail strategy for home shopping businesses such as Grattan and …

Following its announcement late last week that 5,000 jobs are to be lost in the next 18 months, Microsoft has over the weekend confirmed a number of new cuts. The first high-profile casualty of the cull seems to be the head of Microsoft’s Games for Windows PC gaming initiative, Chris …

Whilst 30 per cent of the companyâ??s game testing force is also let go

What’s the biggest difference between marketing an MMO and a more traditional video game? With the traditional MMO market, where you see the likes of Warcraft, Lord of the Rings and Warhammer, a lot of those users are aware of what an MMO is. What we have with Football Manager …

'09 outing of Microsoft's developer event moved based on 'feedback from partners'

Court ruling suggests 200 employees unpaid at Utah studio

Next week, key representatives from the 3D graphics community will convene in Monaco for the 2009 Imagina conference. We caught up with Laurent Puons, director general of the event, to find out moreâ?¦

In 50 years of business, Japanese firm Sega has been an ever-transforming presence in the global games industry â?? and its operation in Europe has been no different.

Finishing off our week-long look into London's most prominant developers, we bring you a guide to six of the best

The MCV Awards ’09 will take place on Thursday, April 23rd at The Brewery, Chiswell Street, London. And you now have just one month to help us decide who makes the shortlist. By lobbying the MCV team, you can nominate yourself or another oustanding individual or company which has gone …