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As publishers start to put successful franchises on hiatus, Sean Cleaver asks if this is now a new rush for new IPs
Read More »Opinion: The rush for new IPs
Crystal Dynamics takes on Dead Space art lead as new Tomb Raider director
Ian Milham also helped head up Battlefield 4 and Hardline during his 10-plus years working at EA
Read More »Accessories Update: Creative Sound BlasterX H5 and Amiibo End Level Modular Display Stand
MCV takes a look at the best accessories heading to UK retail. This week, Creative blasts out its latest headset and PowerA helps Amiibo fans show off their collection Creative Sound BlasterX H5 Creative has launched a brand new range of gaming audio peripherals, dubbed the Sound BlasterX series. The …
Read More »Essential guide to UK video games creatives returns in July
MCV’s bumper-sized directory of key UK games agencies and services returns in July. Now called Game Source, it will be published as a book with a print-run of 25,000 and available as a free digital book on iPad and in-browser, it will also be distributed at key events around the …
Read More »Fox giving Gearbox room to breathe
Its long development cycle may give the impression of fraught relationships behind the scenes, but developer Gearbox has got nothing but praise for 20th Century Fox. The studio is currently hard at work on tense shooter title Aliens: Colonial Marine. And speaking to GameSpot, Gearbox’s chief creative officer Brian Martel …
Read More »HMV kicks off Christmas campaign
It may be over a month and a half away, but HMV is already preparing to pull in extra customers in time for Christmas. The High Street and online retailer’s ‘Get Merry’ Christmas marketing campaign kicks off on November 5th, with in-store POS materials, posters, window creatives and bespoke carrier …
Read More »Takeoff Creative Services sponsors MCV Awards
The 2010 MCV Industry Excellence Awards has signed up another sponsorship partner, with growing UK creative force Takeoff Creative Services coming on board as the Drinks Reception Partner. Takeoff was founded in 2003 by a group of video game industry experts who shared the ambition of offering cost-effective first class …
Read More »Al King returns to games industry
Former EA and 20th Century Fox marketing director Al King has made a return to the video games industry with Creative Partnership. The marketing firm specialises in creating movie trailers, and has hired King to head up an expansion of its service offering to include video games. Creative Partnership has …
Read More »Tiga to unite developers with book publishers
Trade body to match-make with Creative Industry Switch initiative
Read More »Disney hires Bungie founder
There seems to be no stopping Disney. One minute it is grabbing headlines for a $4bn buy of Marvel, the next it is signing up Bungie founder and Halo co-creator Alex Seropian to oversee its studios. Reporting to Graham Hopper, the head of Disney’s increasingly powerful games division, Seropian will …
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