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MCV today provides a must-read guide to landing the job you’ve always wanted in games, whether it’s your first post – or you’re angling for a management role. Our experts in each of the market’s key fields offer sage advice to readers on how to find their dream job, apply …
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Big names sign for 2009 D.I.C.E. Summit
EA’s John Riccitiello, Resi 5 producer Jun Takeuchi and SCE WWS VP Michael Denny are just three of the industry execs signed up to speak at next month’s D.I.C.E. Summit. The event returns to the Red Rock Resort in Las Vegas on February 18th to 20th and features "a line-up …
Read More »MCV Salary Survey – How we worked it out
A number of readers who turn to our site alone for all their latest industry news rather than the print edition of MCV as well have this morning asked for more details on how we collated data and calculated the averages for our 2009 Games Industry Salary Survey. So, for …
Read More »NPD: Xbox 360 enjoys its biggest ever North American December
In a carbon copy of the festive sales success the firm saw in Europe at the end of 2008, Microsoft is celebrating both a record month and record year for Xbox 360 in North America. Xbox 360 sold 1.4m units in December according to NPD stats, with sales climbing 38 …
Read More »Women earn more than men in the UK games industry
Who said the games industry was just a boys club? Whilst women are still a minority in the sector’s workforce, they are earning more than their male counterparts, according to research conducted by MCV. Average female annual salaries are 2,000 higher than the male wage, at 33,260. The data comes …
Read More »EA Partners signs up Red Eagle
Red Eagle has signed up with EA Partners to produce games based on Robert Jordan’s The Wheel of Time series. Under the agreement, Red Eagle will develop and publish games for consoles, PCs, handhelds and mobile platforms, including an MMO based on the themes, characters and world of The Wheel …
Read More »Red Eagle signs up to EA Partners
Californian studio to produce games and MMO based on Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series
Read More »Sega Unleashed
What was the highlight of 2008 for Sega?Alan Pritchard: Mario and Sonic at The Olympic Games. With two million games sold, you can see how that was a big deal for us. John Clark: Agreed – we re-advertised this game, which was a first for Sega, and it has proved …
Read More »Grand Theft Auto V ready for Christmas?
Despite the fact that GTAIV still has plenty left to give in the shape of the upcoming Xbox 360 exclusive DLC , US games mag Game Informer claims to have word that the fully-fledged console sequel will arrive by the end of the year. PSU quotes issue 190 of the …
Read More »Sega and THQ end joint trade event
Sega and THQ’s annual Business Partners Summit has been retired after two successful years. MCV understands that both companies wanted to find alternative routes to showcase their products to European retail in 2009. Sega has confirmed to MCV that it will be switching support to this year’s less US-centric E3. …
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