THQ has been issued an injunction preventing it from illicitly pulling talent away from a Ubisoft studio in Canada. It has been discovered that Patrice Dsilets, a new THQ employee, had helped target developers working at Ubisoft Montreal who were believed could be convinced to switch employers. Last year, Dsilets …
Read More »Axe falls at Disney Interactive Studios
Rumours suggest that up to 350 jobs have gone as publisher begins its realignment toward casual market
Read More »Games of 2010 – Staff Picks
No matter what type of games you like, 2010 was a corker with a host of quality titles that maintained the games industry’s strength in the face of challenging economic conditions. Here MCV removes it business hat and ‘gets its consumer on’ by naming the games that we enjoyed most …
Read More »Studios flock to capture RTW staff
SCEE has sent a team of nine artists, programmers, designers and recruiters to the Apex hotel in Dundee to conduct interviews with affected staff at Realtime Worlds. Over 150 staff at APB studio Realtime Worlds have been made redundant, the firm’s new administrator confirmed yesterday. Along with Blitz, The Creative …
Read More »GAME responds to staff concerns
High Street games retailer GAME has responded to claims made by an employee who established a Facebook group for all staff affected by the recent reduction in working hours for many of the chain’s UK workers. GAME confirmed last month that, following a period of internal review, it has reduced …
Read More »More devs quit Infinity Ward
Infinity Ward has for the fourth time in a month been the subject of news items regarding staff departures. Senior Animator Bruce Ferriz has confirmed to IGN that he left the All of Duty studio this month, and has now joined Santa Monica-based developer Big Red Button Entertainment. The announcement …
Read More »GAME cuts some staff hours
Retailer GAME has made its first moves following the staff consultation period it entered into last month, with some employees seeing their contracted hours reduced. MCV reported last month that employees had been called into meetings in stores across the country to be informed of the national review and to …
Read More »Total PC Gaming staff jobs safe
Good news for Total PC Gaming’s staff – the magazine may have closed but ex-team members have kept their jobs. Previous editor Russell Barnes confirmed to MCV that he is moving across to Imagine Publishing’s Linux User, where he will take the role of editor. Other members of staff have …
Read More »Job losses at Rebellion’s Oxford HQ?
Longstanding UK developer Rebellion has made a small number of staff at its Oxford HQ redundant, a source close to the matter has claimed. Our source says that up to 20 Oxford-based developers could be handed their notice. It is also thought that Rebellion has all but confirmed the closure …
Read More »GAME reviewing staff contracts
Leading UK video games retailer GAME has confirmed to MCV that it has begun a period of consultation with staff members concerning their working hours, with a view to possible future alterations. Staff members were told of the plans this morning in meetings at both GAME and Gamestation stores across …
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