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Rockstar’s best-selling crime title has held onto the top spot in spite of a sales decline. Sales of Grand Theft Auto V dipped by 29 per cent week-on-week, according to GfK Chart-Track data. Unsurprisingly, the lion’s share of these sales came from November’s next-gen re-release. 52 per cent of units …
Read More »How to be a community manager
New Year New Job 2015: Capcom UK's social and community manager Neil Gorton tells us how producing videos on YouTube helped him get his job today
Read More »New Year, New Job: How to become a community manager
Capcom UK’s social and community manager Neil Gorton tells us how producing videos on YouTube helped him get his job today and what challenges his role involves. How would you summarise your role? As social and community manager for Capcom UK I’m in charge of creating community-focused content, as well …
Read More »New Year, New Job: What a magazine editor looks for in writers applying for work
Official PlayStation Magazine’s editor Matthew Pellett shares what he looks for in candidates applying to the publication, and offers his top tips for landing a job in the games media. What skills do you look for in job hunters applying to Official PlayStation Magazine? Two things from a writing perspective …
Read More »New Year, New Job: How to find work as a freelance video producer
JamesBraithwaite tells MCV about the challenges of working as a freelance video producer for games developers, and which skills budding video creators should put at their top of their CV What exactly does your role entail? That depends on the client, but I do a variety of tasks. I design …
Read More »New Year, New Job: How to become a games retail buyer
Retail veteran Mike Fethers tells us what being a games buyer involves and what skills retailers look for in prospective candidates. How would you summarise your role? I’m the senior games buyer here at The Hut Group and look after the first party hardware guys and a few of the …
Read More »How to get a job in QA
New Year, New Job 2015: Testology's Harrison Baker shares his tips for getting into game quality assurance
Read More »New Year, New Job: How to get a role in QA
Testology’s Harrison Baker shares his tips for getting into video game quality assurance. What exactly does your role entail? I’m an executive QA manager at Testology. My role is driven to improve operations, communications, QA processes, service, client relation’s pre/during/post test execution, and overall success at Testology. What’s great about …
Read More »New Year, New Job: How to get a role in PR
Tracey McGarrigan, head of PR and communications at Green Man Gaming, Playfire and Green Man Loaded, offers her tips for landing a job in PR. What exactly does your role entail? I oversee our global industry/trade, corporate/financial, and publisher PR activity. My role involves sharing great stories about what we …
Read More »Get That Job: How to be a game balancer
New Year, New Job 2015: Goodgame’s Alex Felton offers bite-sized tips on what it takes to be a game balancer
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