In MCV’s latest rundown of the industry’s hottest vacancies and latest personnel news, the search is on for Google Chromebook Ambassadors, Havok’s Mike Walsh joins Xaitment and Koelnmesse hires a new COO. INFINITE HIRING GOOGLE AMBASSADORS Positions are now available for three Google Chromebook Brand Ambassadors located. The successful applicants …

Tomorrow is 3DS price cut day, and MCV has the complete run-down of all the deals that can be had on the High Street. So far the lowest price out there is Tesco‘s unbelievable 115 offer. It must be noted, though, that despite pictures of in-store POS carrying the price, …

Retailer GAME has announced that its GAMEfest event in September will offer visitors the first ever chance to play Modern Warfare 3. This is two months ahead of its official UK release on November 8th. We are delighted that GAMEfest attendees can be the first consumers in the UK to …

Edinburgh Interactive 11: 'Soaring spend on triple-A has created a hit-driven business'

Influential music industry figure Feargal Sharkey has joined the London Games Conference speaker roster. The former Undertones lead vocalist and current head of record industry trade body UK Music, will deliver an address on lessons that the music industry has learnt during the digital transition. He will talk about the …

Former Undertones singer to discuss adapting to the digital market at prestigious London event

Grainger Games has hired two retail experts in its bid to become a national brand. The fast-rising independent chain has filled two key commercial and finance roles. Mark Blundell has been hired as finance and logistics director. Blundell boasts some 20 years experience at Asda, including a stint as finance …

Mindscape has, after thirty years in the games business, decided to work in other technology sectors. While recent release U-Singsold well at retail, sister site Develop understands the music license costs had a stark impact on profits.Mindscape bet big again on the studio with the PC title Crasher, yet the …

With the official UK price cut coming up tomorrow, retail has started to show its hand regarding the levels to which it is prepared to cut the price of the freshly discounted 3DS. And Tesco seems to be the current front-runner following leaked POS indicating it will be selling the …

Pre-order incentives for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim have been detailed for Australian and New Zealand stores. EB Games is carrying a Skyrim Steelbook, a 100 page Skyrim debossed notebook, premium physical map and 4 collectible art cards for AUD$108 or NZD$128. JB HiFi has a combo strategy guide and …