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Richard Fox has joined Gem as its new IT director. He joins the distributor and retail services provider having most recently worked at London-based IT distributor CMS Peripherals, where he was responsible for the company’s IT strategies and headed up the sales and commercial teams. Fox has also held similar …
Read More »MCV Jobs Weekly: Namco seeks product manager, top jobs
In MCV’s latest rundown of the industry’s hottest vacancies and latest personnel news, Namco Bandaiis recruiting for a new product manager and we run through the hottest job opportunities. UK Product Manager needed at Namco Bandai The Japanese publisher’s UK arm is seeking to expand its product management team. The …
Read More »Trion Worlds wins $85m investment
Up-and-coming MMO specialist Trion Worlds has received a massive financial boost towards the company’s ongoing expansion. The publisher secured $85 million from Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan and current investor Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments. "We are thrilled about entering this exciting period of growth and scale with our investors," said Trion …
Read More »Ubisoft digital triple pack due in March
Three of Ubisoft’s biggest downloadable releases of 2011 are coming to retail. A Play.com listing reveals the Ubisoft Triple Pack will contain Beyond Good & Evil HD, From Dust and Outland, according to Gamerzines. It will be available for Xbox 360 and PS3 from March 23rd and will retail at …
Read More »Just Dance app tops 1m downloads
Ubisoft’s Just Dance 3 Autodance has been downloaded more than one million times in the UK on iOS and Android devices. The app was released to promote the best-selling dance game back in November, and allows users to create music videos from short clips they film with their smartphone’s camera. …
Read More »Square Enix signs mobile game KooZac
Popular online puzzle game KooZac will be released for iOS and Android devices this quarter by Square Enix. The award-winning puzzle title was created by Ben Cusack, who has now joined the publisher as head of mobile. KooZac has already been played more than 15 million times online and won …
Read More »US politicians drop SOPA support
Several high-profile US politicians have pulled their support for the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) following yesterday’s online protests. Republicans Ben Quayle of Arizona, Dennis Ross of Florida and and Lee Terry of Nebraska have all backed away from the controversial legislation, according to Eurogamer. However, the House of Representatives …
Read More »Yahoo co-founder resigns
Jerry Yang, one of the two entrepreneurs that created Yahoo, has resigned from the company’s board of directors. He co-founded the firm with David Filo in 1995 and has been on the board of directors since March of that year. He was Yahoo’s CEO from June 2007 to January 2009, …
Read More »FEATURE: Games Career Advice
The games industry is changing, and with it the jobs market. Publishers struggle if they depend only on boxed titles – now they need teams to handle downloads. Meanwhile, development studios must look into self-publishing and the expertise that requires. Every company is trying toadapt to the evolution of gaming. …
Read More »Star Trek Online now free-to-play
Cryptic Studios has confirmed that its Star Trek MMO is now free to all players. The developer completed the transition from a subscription-based model to F2P on schedule, having previously promised a relaunch date of January 17th. Players now have access to the entire game with no fees. However, those …
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