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Ubisoft is splashing out over 4m in the UK to make Assassin’s Creed III one of the biggest Christmas games. It is the most expensive marketing spend in Ubisoft’s history and funds a campaign that spans more than three months, rivalling support for titles such as FIFA and Call of …
Read More »JOBS IN GAMES: Demos can be more important than your CV
Our Jobs In Games special, in association with OPM, has already looked at creating a succinct CV, but in the development world there’s something else to consider. Leading recruitment agency OPM offers advice on why more effort should be put into a winning demo reel or portfolio. DEMO WORK – …
Read More »Nominees detailed for Women In Games’ Hall of Fame awards
This Wednesday, non-profit organisation Women In Games Jobs will give two industry members a place in its Hall of Fame. The prizes will be held during the firm’s European Women in Games conference on Wednesday (September 26th), at the Kensington Hilton where 25 women will present innovations in games and …
Read More »Crowdfunding begins for London indie game café
Loading has launched a crowdfunding campaign to finance a new London branch. The Cornwall-based indie gaming caf started its campaign on IndieGoGo last week. The appeal has already raised more than 4,500. It is calling for 50,000 to get the ball rolling, after which it will seek additional funding. Ubisoft, …
Read More »MCV Jobs Weekly: PlayStation hires Brown, top vacancies
In MCV’s weekly rundown of the hottest vacancies and latest personnel news, Sony’s UK PlayStation team hires a new account manager and we look at the best job opportunities. BROWN TO HEAD UP SONY RETAIL ACCOUNTSHuw Brown has joined the PlayStation firm as its new national account manager. While at …
Read More »Ubisoft’s digital boss on free-to-play, mobile games, eSports and the new UPlay
Ubisoft showed off its download line-up at its Digital Days showcase in Paris earlier this month, and MCV caught up with worldwide director of online games Stephanie Perotti. The publisher’s digital boss shared with us the plan for the newly-relaunched UPlay downloads service, the ever-growing free-to-play sector, the promising eSports …
Read More »Fans to host 500 WWE ’13 launch parties
THQ wants hundreds of gamers to run their own WWE launch parties, offering the chance . The publisher has teamed up with IGN, Kerrang! Radio and party organisers Come Round to offer 500 gamers the chance to get WWE ‘13 a week ahead of release. Winners will receive their title …
Read More »Ubisoft’s Rocksmith: The new school of rock
Rocksmith was an odd announcement. Barely a month after Activision scrapped its fallen giant Guitar Hero, Ubisoft unveiled this seemingly similar game that took the genre one step further. The premise is simple: play along with classic rock songs – but rather than a plastic guitar controller, you use a …
Read More »GAME OF THE DAY: Rayman Jungle Run
Ubisoft’s limbless platforming hero has made a comeback over the past twelve months – and as of today he’ll show iOS and Android gamers why. When the Wii arrived in 2006, Rayman was upstaged by the lobotomised, initially funny and now far-too-prominent Rabbids and their cartoonish mini-game collections. But in …
Read More »Kickstarting video game reboots
If a brand has been out of the limelight for many years, it can be difficult getting publishers to support a new release – but crowdfunding offers an alternative solution. Sites likes Kickstarter, IndieGoGo and Gambitious have been flooded with campaigns for video games this year. And many of those …
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