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Your favourite industry title has bolstered its sales force. Lesley McDiarmid (pictured,top left) has returned as an senior account manager following stints at Sharedit and Chelsea Magazines. She initially joined MCV in 2002 as a sales and production assistant before rising up the ranks. She will work alongside senior account …
Read More »One third of Steam users are running Windows 10
The PCs of one in three Steam users are running Windows new operating system. According to Steam’s updated Hardware and Software survey, 32.77 per cent of users are running Windows 10. During the company’s last questionnaire, 28 per cent of users were running Windows 10. It isn’t the most popular …
Read More »Nordic Games buys Digital Reality IP including Sine Mora
Publisher Nordic Games has purchased a number of game franchises for its portfolio from Hungarian firm Digital Reality. Nordic now has a number of IP from the company under its belt, including Imperium Galactica. In addition, the firm is buying Bang Bang Racing, Black Knight Sword, Skydrift, Sine Mora, Liberty …
Read More »UPDATED: LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens game on the way
It looks like last year’s blockbuster Star Wars film is getting the LEGO treatment. That’s according to a listing the Xbox Store, which claims that LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens is set for a June 28th release. Given that this is not the last date of the month, this …
Read More »New Year, New Job: Landing a job in business development
Universally Speaking’s ThomasNicholastells MCV about how to secure a role in business development What is your job? What does it involve? As a business development executive at Universally Speaking, it is my responsibility to bring in new business and develop working relationships in regards to the services we provide. What …
Read More »Sainsbury’s offers £1.3bn for Argos parent company
Supermarket giant Sainsbury’s has made an offer of 1.3bn to purchase Argos owner Home Retail. According to The Guardian, the two companies were locked in talks last night. Sainsbury’s needs to make its offer official by 5pm today (Tuesday, February 2nd), though has the option to extend its deadline in …
Read More »Mobile title Assassin’s Creed Identity launches this month
There’s another Assassin’s Creed game coming to mobile devices. Ubisoft is launching Assassin’s Creed: Identity onto the App Store on February 25th. The title is taking place during the Italian Renaissance with players charged with discovering the ‘Mystery of The Crows’. Players are able to customise their Assassin characters and …
Read More »Fine Bros apologises for ‘react’ trademark kerfuffle
Last week, YouTube channel The Fine Brothers attempted to trademark ‘React’ in an effort to monetise and license its reaction show format. The company attempted to lay claim to the word ‘react’ with regards to ‘entertainment services’.This, of course, drew the ire of the internet. Fine Bros has made its …
Read More »Bethesda Showcase returns for E3 2016
Publisher Bethesda is holding an E3 conference for the second year running. That’s according to a tweet from the publisher’s official Twitter account (below), which asks readers to save the date. Bethesda’s E3 Showcase is taking place on June 12th 2016 at 7pm PT (4am BST).It’s not yet clear where …
Read More »There’s a game developer Barbie doll on the way
Toy company Mattel is bringing a game developer Barbie doll to the market later this year. This is part of the firm’s ‘Career of the Year’ push, dedicated to the toy icon’s chosen field of a particular year. The previous year saw Barbie pursue her career of being a film …
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