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Rock Band 4 co-publisher Mad Catz has experienced a day of significant upheaval ahead of the publication of its latest financials. Long standing president and CEO Darren Richardson, chairman Thomas Brown and senior vice president of business affairs Whitney Peterson have all resigned. CFO Karen McGinnis replaces Richardson, who has …
Read More »Sumo Digital: ‘We need top talent for our new studio’
UK developer now recruiting for new Nottingham outfit, due to open in March
Read More »Writer Gaider leaves BioWare after 17 years
The scribe behind some of BioWare’s biggest RPG success stories has left the company after nearly two decades. David Gaider joined the studio in 1999, designing for PC title Baldur’s Gate 2: Shadows of Amn. He went on to work on the beloved Star Wars spin-off Knights of the Old …
Read More »Rise of the Tomb Raider director joins Infinity Ward
The director of Rise of the Tomb Raider has joined Call of Duty studio Infinity Ward. Brian Horton was game director at Crystal Dynamics for just over a year, having previously served as senior art director for six and a half years – including on the original self-titled Tomb Raider …
Read More »Leslie Benzies has officially left Rockstar
One of the key faces behind the Grand Theft Auto franchise and the boss of Rockstar North has left the company. Kotaku reports that Leslie Benzies had been on sabbatical from the studio for 17 months, taking a break from the company around a year after the launch of Grand …
Read More »Free recruitment guide Develop Jobs Extra now available
Our who’s who of hiring returns, profiling some of the biggest studios that are currently hiring
Read More »Julien Merceron joins Bandai Namco
The former head of the Fox Engine at Konami has joined rival Japanese publisher and developer Bandai Namco. Julien Merceron reportedly left the role of worldwide technology director at Konami back in September. Prior to that he had served under the same role at Square Enix. Now he has assumed …
Read More »600 laid off at ZeniMax Galway since 2014
A former Bethesda employee, speaking to Develop on condition of anonymity has confirmed the rumoured closure of Zenimax Galway and revealing the full extent of the layoffs. Over the summer of 2014, the branch’s customer service group began to handle multiple titles handled by ZeniMax Online’s sister company Bethesda Softworks, …
Read More »Jo Bartlett has left Nintendo UK
Nintendo UK’s head of communications and partnerships Jo Bartlett has left the company. Bartlett spent four years at Nintendo, having replaced her long-term predecessor Rob Saunders in 2011 upon his departure to Apple. During her tenure she worked on a number of campaigns including the launch of the Wii U …
Read More »ZeniMax lays off 300 staff, report claims
Roughly 300 employees from the Irish branch of ZeniMax Online Studios have apparently lost their jobs. The Connacht Tribune, a regional newspaper, reports that the firm’s business in Galway, Ireland has essentially been shut down, with the vast majority of full-time and contract employees let go. The Galway office of …
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