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Premier PR’s Simon Byron is leaving the company to make the jump into publishing. The former journalist turned PR guru will in July join UK studio Curve Digital, which now claims to be the largest publisher of indie games on consoles in the world, as publishing director. I’ve been very …
Read More »Scopely hires former Zynga business director
Roy Rosenthal joins mobile network as general counsel and head of business affairs
Read More »BioWare hiring for Mass Effect 4 multiplayer team
Montreal studios recruiting online producer for next entry in blockbuster sci-fi series
Read More »Layoffs hit Daybreak Game Company (formerly known as SOE)
Rebranded developer Daybreak Game Company has cjob losses at its San Diego and Austin studios. It was announced last week that Daybreak was the new name for Sony Online Entertainment, following its acquisition by Columbus Nova. To better position our newly independent studio for future growth opportunities and to deliver …
Read More »Godus troubles reportedly prompt departures at 22Cans
Key developers leaving Molyneux's studio as crowdfunding god game struggles to achieve vision
Read More »Head video games buyer leaves Amazon
Amazon UK’s category leader for video games and software, Ketu Patel, has left the etailer. Patel said he will be working in a ‘different role in a different industry’. He worked for almost six years at Amazon, after joining in April 2009 as head of commercial finance (media) before becoming …
Read More »Sonic Boom dev hiring for Xbox One, PS4 title
Sanzaru Games swapping handheld projects for consoles
Read More »New Year, New Job: Building your CV with experience from around the industry
Cryss Leonhart, community manager at online game company Aeria Games Europe, tells us the lessons he has learnt moving from journalism to indie development, and eventually, community management. A while back, I was ready to pony up close to 30k for three years of heavy drinking and occasionally studying (if …
Read More »Gearbox hiring for the Borderlands team
New Year New Job 2015: Artists, designers, coders, producers and more needed for next instalment of popular RPG shooter series
Read More »New Year, New Job: Recruitment tips from around the industry
It’s a New Year, and it could well be a new start for your career. As a part of MCV’s on-going jobs coverage, we speak to recruitment agencies and people from around the industry to get their tips on getting ahead in games. Writing the perfect CV The first step …
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