MCV/DEVELOP News, events, research and jobs from the games industry
Robert Kinder to oversee marketing of existing and upcoming third-party titles
Read More »EA: ‘We are growing, looking to hire hundreds’
EA expects their company to grow substantially in employee count by the end of the year, despite reports earlier this week that the publisher was set to let go as many as 1,000 workers. EA is growing and looking to hire hundreds of people for our digital, console, mobile and …
Read More »EA: ‘We are looking to hire hundreds of staff’
Publisher expecting headcount increase by end of year despite reports of up to 1,000 imminent layoffs at the company
Read More »Zynga makes smartphone push
Zynga’s has made a significant extension into the smartphone games space by hiring key contributors of open-source mobile tools. In a delicately arranged acquisition, Zynga has essentially taken some control of the open-source iPhone tool Cocos2d. It has achieved the feat, however, whilst keeping Cocos2d open and free to all …
Read More »Zattikka hires new exec producer
Online and mobile games specialist Zattikka has appointed industry veteran Peter Jones as its new executive producer. Jones joins from Codemasters where he held the position of product development director. He has previously worked at Mirrorsoft, Sega, Acclaim and Virgin Interactive as well as Argonaut Games and Lionhead Studios, giving …
Read More »Eutechnyx hires industry veteran
Former EA, Papyrus and Hasbro man Ed Martin assumes executive VP of North America role
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 …
Read More »Ruffian boosts design department headcount
Two new faces join Dundee-based developer
Read More »