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Comet staff offered Xmas lifeline by Dixons Retail

Sebastian James, group CEO of Dixons Retail, has told Radio 5 Live this morning that the firm hopes to offer Comet staff around 2,000 jobs over Christmas. Comet,which went into administration last week,is currently still trading, but its 7,000 employees all risk losing their jobs before the holidays. James commented:"Comet …

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Ngmoco CEO Neil Young steps down

Co-founder and CEO Neil Young has left his role at mobile games developer Ngmoco, owner DeNA has announced. Former head of studios Clive Downie has been appointed as the new CEO. Downie previously spent over 15 years at EA where he reached the positions of VP of marketing. Fellow co-founder …

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Microsoft confirms redundancies at Lionhead

A number of staff at UK studio Lionhead have his afternoon been told that their jobs are in danger. It is hoped that at least some of those affected will be found new roles within the wider Microsoft Studios network. The exact number of staff affected remains unknown. Following the …

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Tesco’s Mark Burgess joins Game Retail

Tesco’s games buyer Mark Burgess has left the supermarket chain for specialist giant Game Retail. Burgess joins the team as third party physical and digital content manager. I am really pleased to be joining GAME at such an exciting time,”?Burgess told MCV. There is lots of innovative activity taking place …

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