MCV/DEVELOP News, events, research and jobs from the games industry
A Blizzard veteran has decided to lay down his tools and opt for a life away from the games industry. Chris Metzen was just 20 years old when he joined Blizzard, working his way up over 22 years to the position of SVP for story and franchise development. He has …
Read More »MCV Jobs Weekly: Develop deputy joins Tabletop Gaming magazine
Jarvis departs after three years,Indigo Pearl promotes account manager,Future hires new Media MD Matt Jarvis leaves Develop Develop’s deputy editor Matt Jarvis has departed MCV’s sister title to become editor of Tabletop Gaming magazine. Jarvis had joined Develop nine months ago as senior staff writer and was soon promoted deputy …
Read More »New COO at GAME as retail boss Charlotte Knight resigns
High Street retailer GAME has appointed a new chief operating officer. Guy Lister joins from shoe firm Office, where he served as chief customer and marketing officer. He previously held roles at New Look, River Island, and Marks and Spencer. The company has also announced that Charlotte Knight, GAME’s UK …
Read More »MCV Jobs Weekly: UKIE hires new business development executive
Rice replaces Jenny Brammall,PocketGamer.biz hires new editor and account execRegan leaves Indigo Pearl. UKIE appoints new business development executive The UK games industry trade body has hired Megan Rice as business development executive. She replaces Jenny Brammall, who left to join nDreams earlier this year. Rice previously worked at games …
Read More »UK studio Relentless is shutting down
Brighton-based Buzz developer Relentless is closing after 13 years. Games Industry reports that founder Andrew Eades has confirmed that the studio has made its employees redundant today. Relentless is known to most as the team behind the successful Buzz! series. Back in the age where game-specific peripherals were all the …
Read More »MCV Jobs Weekly: GameSpot promotes UK editor
Tamoor Hussain is GameSpot’s new UK editor, The Hut Group hires a new social media exec and Substance Global strengthens its teams. GameSpot promotes Hussain to UK editor The media site has appointed former news editor Tamoor Hussain as its new UK editor. Before joining GameSpot in early 2015, he …
Read More »Stripe Communications is Ubisoft’s new UK PR agency
Assassin’s Creed publisher Ubisoft has picked Stripe Communications as its retained consumer and corporate PR agency in the UK. Stripe will be working with Ubisoft’s in-house team on upcoming launches such as Ghost Recon: Wildlands, Watch Dogs 2 and South Park: The Fractured But Whole. The firm has been working …
Read More »MCV Jobs Weekly: Ripstone hires Rose to help it ‘explode’
Tinybuild PR manager joins the UK firm, new product manager for We Sing andCrossley leaves GameSpot. Ripstone hires Mike Rose Former Tinybuild PR manager Mike Rose has joined Liverpool-based games company Ripstone as PR manager and developer relations, to boost its publishing presence. Before joining Tinybuild in 2014, Rose worked …
Read More »Playdead co-founder Dino Patti leaves the Inside and Limbo developer
The co-founder of indie studio Playdead Dino Patti has announced his departure from the company. Games Industry reports that Patti has sold his existing shares in the firm to business partner Arnt Jensen. It’s been amazing journey, where I’ve been lucky to work with some extremely talented people and partners," …
Read More »Third party dev relations boss Boyes is leaving Sony
The head of Sony’s third party developer relations Adam Boyes has announced his decision to return to development. VentureBeat reports that Boyes confirmed his intention to leave Sony on the PlayStation blogcast. This represents a return to the pastures from where he came when joining Sony in April 2012. He …
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