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PC-focused website PCGamesN has made a number of additions to its editorial team. Phil Iwaniuk (pictured, right) comes on board as deputy editor having freelanced for PCGamesN since September. Before that he worked at Future’s Official PlayStation Magazine. Iwaniuk starts straight away. Meanwhile, Ben Barrett (pictured, far right) has been …
Read More »Rovio names new CEO as Rantala steps down
Rovio has revealed that its CEO Pekka Rantala will be stepping down from his role. Rantala has only served in the position for a year, but will be replaced by Kati Levoranta in early 2016, according toTechCrunch. Levoranta currently serves as chief legal officer. The change was attributed to a …
Read More »Bethesda opens new Montreal studio
Quebec location staffed by more than 40 developers, led by Yves Lachance
Read More »Gameforge appoints Tim Campbell to lead new divison
German studio Gameforge has appointed Tim Campbell to head up a new division meant to increase the company’s focus on the North American market. Games Industryreports Campbell will lead Gameforge’s Games Division to streamline internal and external development. The studio currently owns AION and HEX: Shards of Fate intellectual properties, …
Read More »David Zemke joins DeltaDNA
Game analytics and marketing firm DeltaDNA has hired industry veteran David Zemke as its VP of business development in US and Canada. The new executive joins the free-to-play and mobile focused company following stints ranging back to the mid-ninties with EA, Konami, Rovio, DeNA, Sega, and Lucas Arts. Having spent …
Read More »Gigantic studio Motiga lays off staff, delays title
MOBA pushed to 2016 as 16 employees depart the company
Read More »Gameforge creates games division to double-down on US market
Former THQ, Sega and Atari vet Timothy Campbell to lead arm as senior VP for games
Read More »EA, Konami and Sega veteran David Zemke joins DeltaDNA
Former Rovio director of advocacy to focus on building brand awareness of UK analytics firm in the US
Read More »WB Games Montreal hiring for new DC Comics titles
Positions include rendering programmers, senior animators, character artists and audio designers
Read More »PlayStation UK PR boss takes on European comms role
Long-serving PlayStation veteran David Wilson has been named the new director of communications for Europe. Wilson has spent over 15 years at PlayStation, joining in 2000 as head of UK PR. He has managed the launches of PS2, PSP, PS3, PS Vita and PS4. Prior to Sony, he worked as …
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