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Murray Pannell joins restructured SCE UK

Sony has revealed a brand new management structure for its UK office, with former Ubisoft marketing boss Murray Pannell named as the new SCE UK marketing director. Pannell – who left Ubisoft earlier this month – replaces Alan Duncan whose departure was revealed by MCV last week. Former employers throughout …

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Inside Xbox team ready video return

The team behind the scrapped Inside Xbox series have vowed a return to our screens with the formation of a new production company. The Games Media Award winning Inside Xbox was cancelled by Microsoft in Europe earlier this month after the platform holder decided to retreat from first party video …

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EA grows brand licensing team

Electronic Arts has named Stephen Wanigesekera as senior brand licensing managerfor Europe. Wanigesekera previously worked on EA’s corporate sales team in Switzerland. He officially started this role back in February but relocated to the publisher’s Guildford office this month. As well as developing EA’s licensing operations,he will represent the publisher …

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Nintendo’s Zelda memories

As Skyward Sword hits shelves, members of Nintendo’s UK team share their favourite memories from The Legend of Zelda series. "My favourite moment was when I was playing The Legend of Zelda: Link to that Past and I warped to the Dark World (as a pink rabbit) and realised just …

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Apple looking to reinvigorate App Store

The App Store may have shaken the very foundations of the traditional games industry, but Apple isn’t blind to the growing competition it faces. The result, Brand Republic reports, is that the company is looking to hire a digital marketing team for Europe to lead the reinvigoration of its App …

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HMV fast forwards expanded technology offer

After a turbulent year to date, retailer HMV has announced that it is to fast-forward” its efforts to increase its presence in the technology market. Its new range and displays are being rolled out as quickly as possible to 150 of the chain’s UK and Ireland stores following a successful …

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Ubisoft restructures marketing team

A reshuffle at Ubisoft has seen the marketing team transformed as it shifts focus to bigger, broader campaigns. Former group brand manager for core games James O’Reilly has transferred to Ubisoft Montreal, where he takes up the role of international brand manager. Meanwhile, Phil Brannelly has left his position as …

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The increasing games-film crossover

Having announced last month that it has merged its games and films divisions, Future Publishing has told MCV that the decision was made due to the increased crossover between the two once disparate sectors. "When speaking to our clients and partners in games, we increasingly hear of their desire to …

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OPINION: Tesco’s video games ambition

Tesco is too much of an easy target for many critics.The company best known for a competitive food offer has had countless legal cases brought against it and accusations thrown at it – ranging from unfair trading to exploitation. Outside of groceries and in games it is often accused of …

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First PES 2011 DLC detailed

With PES 2011 hitting retail shelves in the UK today, Konami has confirmed that it will release the first online update for the title on October 12th. Primarily the patch will update the rosters of every team in the game, bringing the squads up to date with the latest transfers …

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