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In MCV’s weekly round-up of the latest personnel news and hottest job opportunities, Xbox UK hires a new product marketing manager and we look at the best positions available. Xbox UK explands with Williams hireAnna Mostyn Williams has joined the Xbox UK team as product marketing manager. She will take …
Read More »How the new MMO from NCsoft’s Carbine studio wants to change the genre
The MMO bandwagon has trundled along since World of Warcraft won over gamers back in 2004. Countless rivals have attempted to overtake, but even the biggest brands have run into a few potholes. Star Wars: The Old Republic failed to draw in enough subscribers and switched to a free-to-play model …
Read More »Mind Candy unleashing new Moshi retail game
Moshi Monsters will return to retail this October in a reinvention of its hit DS titles. Katsuma Unleashed for 3DS and DS focuses on a single Moshi Monsters character, and abandons the mini-game formula for platforming action. It is being developed by UK studio Sumo Digital. Mind Candy believes the …
Read More »Square Enix: "We’re not abandoning core console and PC games"
Phil Rogers, CEO for Square Enix Europe and America, has spoken out about the publisher’s platform priorities going forward. In an official blog post – in which he confirms a next-gen Tomb Raider sequel – the exec states the firm is categorically "not abandoning core, triple-A console and PC games". …
Read More »Tomb Raider sequel "well into development" for Xbox One and PS4
Square Enix has confirmed work is already underway on a follow-up to this year’s best-selling game Tomb Raider. The project has been hinted at before, but has now been confirmed by Square Enix’s European and American CEO Phil Rogers in an official blog post. "I am excited to reveal that …
Read More »Free-to-play Ridge Racer enters closed beta
Namco Bandai is giving consumers the chance to be among the first to test Ridge Racer Driftopia, the first free-to-play entry in the series. The game was announced back in April and enters closed beta on Steam today. It is being developed for PS3 and PC by Bugbear Entertainment, the …
Read More »TV ads lift Forge of Empires past 10m users
InnoGames is using UK TV to grow the userbase of its free-to-play strategy game Forge of Empires. The ads have been running for several weeks, with the online games firm planning a long-term TV campaign for the title. The campaign has helped Forge of Empires push its userbase past 10m, …
Read More »SOURCEBOOK: Side & Sidelines profile
Our series of profiles of leading games service and creative firms continues with Side & Sidelines. Side & Sidelines Sector:Creative & Promotional ServiceYear Established:1997Number of employees: 15Address:Great Titchfield House, 14 – 18 Gt Titchfield Street, London, W1W 8BDPhone:020 7631 4800 Key contacts:Andy Emery, Managing Director – andy.e@side.comSini Downing, Sidelines Agency …
Read More »Disney kills off licensed games with Infinity
Entertainment behemoth Disney has taken yet another step away from the licensed video games market. The firm will instead promote upcoming films with content for toy/game hybrid Disney Infinity, which is due on August 23rd. Disney has not released games based on its major blockbusters Monsters University or The Lone …
Read More »300,000 further users abandon WoW
Blizzard's longstanding MMO World of Warcraft sees player tally drop to 7.7m
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