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Sega’s European marketing director Amanda Farr is moving to Xbox UK. Farr will be serving as head of Xbox content and services in the UK from March 2nd, and will be reporting to Xbox UK director of marketing Harvey Eagle. In this role she will be overseeing the management of …
Read More »Grand Theft Auto V No.1 for the seventh time; Call of Duty Ghosts back in Top Ten
Grand Theft Auto V is once again No.1 in the GfK Chart-Track Top 40. This is the seventh time that Rockstar’s crime title has take the top spot, meaning it has more No.1s than any other Grand Theft Auto title. Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare returns to second place, while …
Read More »New Year, New Job: Recruitment tips from around the industry
It’s a New Year, and it could well be a new start for your career. As a part of MCV’s on-going jobs coverage, we speak to recruitment agencies and people from around the industry to get their tips on getting ahead in games. Writing the perfect CV The first step …
Read More »APPOINTMENTS: Fresh changes at Nintendo UK
There have been a number of changes in Nintendo’s UK team. Social media and community manager Jonathan Town and product manager Vanisha Kavia are leaving Nintendo UK this January. We are sorry to see Jonathan and Vanisha leave the Nintendo family, they have both been valuable members of the UK …
Read More »What not to do in a job interview
New Year New Job 2015: Lis Naylor, MD of recruitment firm Lis Welsh, tells us about the biggest interview pitfalls job hunters face
Read More »First screens of Milestone’s new racing IP Sébastien Loeb Rally Evo revealed
The first screenshots from Italian racing developer Milestone’s new IP SbastienLoeb Rally Evo have been unveiled. The screens below depict the Swedish stage from the upcoming new racer title. They also show off the technical fidelity of Milestone’s new proprietary game engine. The developer promises extra details in this new …
Read More »US toy firm Jazwares opens UK warehouse
Florida-based toy firm Jazwares has expanded its offering in the UK. The company, which produces Minecraft, Plants vs Zombies and Terraria toys, has opened a UK warehouse so that it can supply smaller outlets. The firm opened a UK office in 2013, but had to buy products in bulk from …
Read More »New Year, New Job: Why you should move overseas for work
Last year, QA specialist Justin Cutress moved from the UK to the Czech Republic so he could work at start-up mobile game company Cashplay. Here he tells us why you should move abroad for work if the chance arises. Having already spent over six years within games QA, whether that …
Read More »Yokai Watch 2 and Pokémon continue to top Japanese charts
Yokai Watch 2: Shinuchiand Pocket Monster Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire continue to be the best-sellers in Japan, according to data from Famitsu. The former shifted over 49,000 units, a decline of 34 per cent week-on-week, while combined sales of the latter dipped by 38 per cent. In total, all …
Read More »New Year, New Job: How to get a job in marketing
Katy Ellis, account executive at experiential marketing firm Amplify, shares her journey through the games industry and offers her tips for applying for jobs. How would you summarise your role? Working in an account team at Amplify is all about bringing brands to life and turning consumers into fans through …
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