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Microsoft’s Xbox Live policy and enforcement director Stephen Toulouse is to quit the firm after 18 years. He resigns on February 15th to explore other opportunities”. Known as StepTo to many Xbox gamers, Toulouse has for many years been the face of Xbox to much of its social networking community …
Read More »Another games vet heads to Apple
Xbox Live marketing boss Robin Burrowes is the latest games exec to join Apple. Burrowes worked at Xbox for seven years, and was in charge of Xbox Live. He was one of the execs promoting the latest Xbox dashboard update, even attending London Games Conference and Gamescom last year. Prior …
Read More »NEW YEAR, NEW JOB: Avatar on relocating globally
Daily advice on recruitment and HR from the industry's top companies. Today: A serious look at moving for work
Read More »Rumours point to mass layoffs at THQ
Online chatter pointing to an impending announcement of significant layoffs at THQ is quickly gathering pace. Talk intensified last night after analyst Kevin Dent claimed that the publisher would soon be announcing 170+ layoffs spread across its various operations. Note, though, that Dent was also the source of claims that …
Read More »Apple hires Dixons boss
John Browett, former CEO of Dixons Retail, has left the firm for a new role at Apple. He will leave in April to take up his new position as senior vice president of retail for the iPhone and iPad manufacturer. His role at Dixons will be filled by current group …
Read More »NEW YEAR, NEW JOB: Improve your game demo
Daily advice on recruitment and HR from the industry's top companies. Today: Making your demo shine
Read More »NEW YEAR, NEW JOB: Craft a perfect CV
Daily advice on recruitment and HR from the industry's top companies. Today: Building a brilliant CV
Read More »Playfish GM Earner quits
John Earner, the Playfish executive who spearheaded breakthrough games Pet Society and Restaurant City, is believed to have left parent company EA. The young games exec will join investment group Accel Partners, according to aTech Crunch report.EA has yet to comment on the matter. If true, Earner’s departure would follow …
Read More »Kristan Reed heads up Pocket Gamer
Steel Media has announced that Kristan Reed has taken on the role of editor-in-chief for Pocket Gamer. Reed has ore than a decade of experience in video games journalism, having started back in 1999 on Computer Trade Weekly, the precursor to MCV. He was also editorial director at Eurogamer, before …
Read More »Rumour: Microsoft to open new Kinect studios
Console giant recruiting staff for internal projects
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