MCV/DEVELOP News, events, research and jobs from the games industry
Following a troubled few months at its UK operations, a number of redundancies have been made at the Australian arm of video games retailer GAME. In addition, the chain has reshuffled a number of key executive positions and has plans to close several of its outlets. MCV has been lead …
Read More »D3P closes Cambridge office
Namco Bandai has closed the D3P office in Cambridge. The news comes after Namco Bandai acquired D3P last year. MCV understands redundancies have been made as a result. The firm has integrated all sales and marketing for titles such as Ben 10 into the main Namco Bandai European offices. D3P …
Read More »D3P closes Cambridge office
Namco Bandai has closed the D3P office in Cambridge. The news comes after Namco Bandai acquired D3P last year. MCV understands redundancies have been made as a result. The firm has integrated all sales and marketing for titles such as Ben 10 into the main Namco Bandai European offices. D3P …
Read More »Activision UK to restructure
Activision has confirmed that the reshuffle at its US office will result in alterations to the structure of its UK operations, though the exact details remain unclear for now. We are realigning our structure to better reflect our slate and the market opportunities in Europe as well as directing our …
Read More »Kuju announces job losses
British developer Kuju has confirmed to MCV’s sister magazine Develop that it has made redundancies across a number of of its offices – but says that it remains optimistic about company growth in 2009. 10 positions at Zoe Mode are ‘at risk’ the firm said, with some other jobs lost …
Read More »Redundancies at EA’s Black Box
The unfortunate job-cutting spree in the games industry seems to be continuing today with news that EA studio Black Box has, after weeks of speculation , lost 200 members of its staff. MCV’s development-orientated sister-site Developmag.com has the full story – click here to head over there.
Read More »Mass Microsoft layoffs unlikely
A new report has dispelled rumours that Microsoft will be laying off a significant portion of its workforce, claiming the company has other cost cutting measures in mind. Following rumours that Microsoft was considering dismissing thousands of employees, CNBC reports that the company will be reducing its outgoings through attrition …
Read More »Microsoft to see ‘thousands of redundancies’
Microsoft could be considering a plan for ‘substantial redundancies’, reports The Independent . Citing rumours on Silicon Valley website Fudzilla, the paper suggests that the software giant may look to cut between 10 and 17 per cent of its workforce – possibly affecting up to 15,000 jobs worldwide – and …
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