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One of GAME’s most high profile execs will leave the High Street retailer on July 29th. Martyn Gibbs is regional MD at the Group, looking after stores in the UK, EIRE, Scandinavia and Czech Republic. He is leaving to ‘pursue his career in other areas.’ GAME has moved swiftly to …
Read More »New Star Trek game revealed
Paramount is working on a brand new Star Trek game for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. The boxed game is being developed by Digital Extremes (the team that worked on BioShock 2 and Dark Sector amongst others) and is due for release in summer 2012. Although not based directly on …
Read More »How to survive E3
This year’s Electronics Entertainment Expo is now just days away, and MCV has the perfect solution for newbies and veterans hoping to get through the week in one piece. MCV’s 2011 E3 Survival Guide features hints and tips from experienced journalists on how to survive the show, there’s a look …
Read More »The MCV E3 special is out now
This week’s MCV – our yearly E3 spectacular – is available to download or read online right now. You can download it to your iPad by clicking here, download it to your desktop here, or you can simply read it online here. What makes this issue special? Well it is …
Read More »New FIFA will stun consumers
FIFA 12 will revolutionise the franchise and stun fans, says the man behind the series. The latest game in the award-winning, best-selling football franchise was shown to the press last week. That’s earlier than usual because EA believes it has something special this time, says producer David Rutter. This year’s …
Read More »LucasArts eyes return to form
LucasArts boss Paul Meegan has told MCV he feels people look at the firm ‘and wonder why it hasn’t done better’. In his first interview since becoming president of the firm a year ago, Meegan says he wants to reverse that perception with a focus on decent Star Wars games. …
Read More »London Games Conference returns
The London Games Conference will return on November 10th at a new venue – and with a unique audience participation element. Taking place at the Royal Society of Medicine, the event already has three big-name speakers on board. GameStop’s EVP of international, Mike Mauler, will present a keynote on the …
Read More »Trion picks Burns as European GM
John Burns has been appointed as SVP and general manager of Trion Worlds Europe. The online games outfit welcomes the former EA and Atari man to its exec team – he has been consulting for the firm since the start of 2011. He reports to publishing SVP David Reid. Trion …
Read More »45,000 set for E3 2011
Some 45,000 execs from over 200 companies and 80 countries will be attending E3 this year. That’s comfortably close – but not too close – to the big show’s pre-collapse boom, according to ESA’s VP of industry affairs Rich Taylor. That seems to be the size and scope of show …
Read More »Develop Awards partner with Eurogamer
This year’s Develop Industry Excellence Awards have been bolstered by new partner Eurogamer. Over 500 leading games development professionals will be attending the awards event, which runs on Wednesday July 20th during the Develop Conference in Brighton. There are 95 companies competing across 21 categories, including New Download IP, Best …
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