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Read More »MCV Jobs Weekly: New Sony DADC boss named
In MCV’s weekly rundown of the hottest vacancies and latest personnel news, Sony DADC restructures its distribution team and we look at the best job vacancies. Tyrrell heads up new Sony DADC teamNatasha Tyrrell (right) will rebuild Sony DADC’s supply chain following the fire that destroyed the company’s Enfield distribution …
Read More »GAME to exit administration as RBS consortium wins race
MCV has been led to believe that the GAME saga will come to a welcome close earlier than expected. Sources close to the negotiations are certain that a deal to save the retailer is incredibly close, with a likely exit from administration as early as tomorrow (Friday March 30th). Furthermore, …
Read More »277 GAME and Gamestation stores close, 40% of workforce axed
Administrator PwC has today closed the doors on 277 of The GAME Group’s 609 UK and Ireland stores, MCV understands. The result is that by the end of the day around 2,104 GAME employees will have lost their jobs – 40 per cent of its UK workforce. 15 of these …
Read More »GAME enters administration
After two months of worry and rumour, GAME has as of today officially entered administration. PwC remains hopeful that a going concern sale of the business is achievable”, but that will not stop the closure of many stores and the potential loss of thousands of jobs. PwC has not yet …
Read More »Tiga: Tax breaks will secure and create 4,700 jobs
Groundbreaking initiative to generate £190 million in investment expenditure through UK studios
Read More »MCV Jobs Weekly: The top vacancies
In MCV’s weekly rundown of the hottest vacancies and latest personnel news, Activision announces changes to its PR division and we look at the best job vacancies. Changes for Activision UK PR teamThe publisher has reshuffled its PR team. Lucy Donald went on maternity leave last Friday (March 9th).Adam Paris …
Read More »MCV Jobs Weekly: THQ PRs depart, top vacancies
In MCV’s weekly rundown of the hottest vacancies and latest personnel news, departures at THQ’s UK arm and we look at the best job opportunities. UK PRs depart in THQ restructureSam Forrect and Rebecca Attard have departed the UK PR team at THQ. Forrest was head of PR for the …
Read More »EA opens Gothenburg studio
EA is currently recruiting for its new studio in Gothenburg, on the west coast of Sweden. The new studio will concentrate on developing new generations of games, and the engine of choice is Frostbite 2”. Patrick Sderlund, EVP of EA’s Games Label, took the initiative to start the new studio …
Read More »58 jobs lost in Choices UK collapse
A total of 58 jobs have been lost following the Webb Group’s descent into administration, MCV can confirm. One victim of the Group’s collapse is games retailer Choices UK, which had lived on as an online brand following its collapse as a High Street retailer in 2007. Administrators BDO confirm …
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