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An intellectual property lawyer, Rajendra has a specialism in IP relating to interactive entertainment and its technologies, and works with multiple gaming clients to advise on all types of gaming IP issues. Her video games history education particularly arose as a result of one particular infringement case, where she was …
Read More »Top 100 Women in Games: Alice Taylor
The founder of 3D printing specialist MakieLab, Taylor says her career in games began at the age of 11, when she would map directions for the Acornsoft title Sphinx Adventure on the back of a roll of wallpaper. Driven primarily by fun, Taylor picks her proudest moments as also including …
Read More »Don’t forget your ticket for next week’s MCV Women of the Year awards
A handful of tickets are still available for our Women of the Year awards, which take place on the afternoon of February 19th. Just over a week ago we revealed our Top 100 Women in Games– and has proven to be one of the most popular features we’ve published. Three …
Read More »Apple asking devs to remove guns from App Store imagery
Apple is rejecting games and updates that show images of guns or violence in their screenshots or app icons. Numerous developers have toldPocket Gamerthat they have had to resubmit images or change their game icons to remove weaponry. Apple’s own guidelines already state that apps with app icons, screenshots, and …
Read More »Top 100 Women in Games: Claudia Doppioslash
Doppioslash is a programmer at development outlet Starship. She joined the studio in 2013 to work on CyberCook, the world’s first ‘hyper-realistic’ food simulator. Having joined the games industry in 2012, she puts the blame for her decision squarely in the lap of the creators of N64 classic The Legend …
Read More »Top 100 Women in Games: Fiona Stewart
Fiona ‘Fee’ Stewart started her art career in the 1980s, working in publishing before going on to study fine art painting and printing at Bradford. From there she went on tolearn how to make 3D models/art assetsand animation for games. In the years since, she has become responsible for product …
Read More »Top 100 Women in Games: Alison Beasley
Beasley’s entry into the games market came by chance – aged 17 she applied for a job as a trainee contact lens technician, only to be offered a job at a new games firm set up by the interviewer six months later. Later that year, Galactic Software teamed up with …
Read More »Top 100 Women in Games: Catherine Woolley
Joining twin sister Charlotte in this list, Catherine credits Charlotte with giving her the nudge to study games design at the University of Wales in Newport. Graduating in 2009, Catherine moved to Aldershot to boost her chances of getting a job in games. It worked, and just under a month …
Read More »MCV Extra to delve into eSports Hardware in two weeks
As our coverage of the eSports world ramps up, MCV is preparing to publish a supplement dedicated to eSports Hardware in two weeks. This guide will be perfect for retailers looking to appeal to eSports players and fans, covering important hardware releases from the likes of Mad Catz and detailing …
Read More »Top 100 Women in Games: Catherine Anderson
Anderson’s role on Green Man Gaming’s finance team combines two of her passions – games and numbers. It’s a love affair that began in her early years, as she split studying to be an account with working as a sales assistant in the video game store Future Zone on Saturdays. …
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