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‘I’m too busy running the company to do enough of the creative work I love,’ co-founder of UK studio explains, adding that he will move into freelance
Read More »Microsoft cutting 1,850 jobs as part of Nokia cull
1,850 jobs are to be cut as part of Microsoft’s ending of its $7.2bn Nokia adventure. Microsoft acquired the Finnish company in 2013, having previously entered into partnership with the then struggling former giant in 2011. 1,350 of the job cuts will from the Finnish workforce. Microsoft has now said …
Read More »Social games firm KamaGames opens London office
Dev hires PokerStars’ Daniel Kashti and former Team17 PR Sam Forrest
Read More »Ex-Lionhead art director joins Sumo Digital
Kelvin Tuite moves to studio working Crackdown 3 and Dead Island 2
Read More »Chief creative officer Rich Hilleman departs EA
Publisher praises Madden creator as a “pioneer”
Read More »‘The advice for any aspiring developer is the same: study’
Develop catches up with CV Bay business development director Harry Vlahakis to ask about the firm’s work in games recruitment over the last decade, helping both aspiring devs and established studios
Read More »Studio Gobo hires Boss Alien art director
Jason Green to focus on Brighton dev’s mobile titles
Read More »Creative Assembly hires Thumbstar’s Gareth Edmondson
Former mobile publisher CEO heads up operations at Total War studio
Read More »The Foundry appoints new chief customer officer
Former Industrial Light & Magic exec Jody Madden promoted to new role
Read More »‘When the industry you’re in takes a hit, it’s important to come together’: Devs react to UK studio closures
Evolution and Lionhead’s collapses have shaken the UK sector, but also led major studios to offer help
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