Entries in 'appointments' (41)
MCV Pacific Weekly Wrap-Up
MCV Pacific interviews Xbox Australia Product Manager Adam Pollington about the new hardware this week, and there are new faces at Activision APAC.
EA confirms restructuring job losses; Hundreds feared to have been cut
Publisher EA has confirmed an “an organisational restructure” that is feared to have led to hundreds of job losses.
Stackhouse takes charge of Activision UK as Brown heads to US
Activision has named Roy Stackhouse as the new general manager of its UK & Ireland arm.
David Reeves steps down as Capcom Europe's COO
Industry stalwart and former PlayStation Europe boss David Reeves is stepping down as Capcom COO in January, MCV can reveal.
Advertisement
Focus on gaming increased as Sony reveals turnaround plan
PlayStation has been given the full backing of Sony CEO Kaz Hirai today as the executive outlined a plan to reverse Sony’s sliding fortunes.
Trion grows European team
MMO publisher Trion Worlds has dramatically expanded its team to cope with its 2012 release slate.
Rumours point to mass layoffs at THQ
Online chatter pointing to an impending announcement of significant layoffs at THQ is quickly gathering pace.
Dawn Paine is leaving Nintendo UK
Popular industry figure and leading marketer Dawn Paine has announced that she is to leave Nintendo UK after ten years to join Universal Pictures.
Advertisement
Segerstrale steps up at EA
Kristian Segerstrale, the co-founder of London studio Playfish, has been appointed to a senior role at Electronic Arts, as another key executive quits to join Zynga.
Yahoo poaches PayPal president Scott Thompson
Scott Thompson, the former president of online payment specialist PayPal, has left the company to become the new CEO of Yahoo.
Battlefield 3 devs quit for Ngmoco
A trio of developers at Stockholm studio EA DICE have quit to join nearby outfit Ngmoco Sweden.
Advertisement
EA's new UK PR team finalised for 2012
Electronic Arts has completed the restructure of its UK PR team ahead of the New Year.
New digital and Nordic chiefs for Warner Interactive
Popular NCsoft Euro boss Véronique Lallier has left the MMO publisher to take up a senior digital position at Warner Bros.
Konami U-turn sees big layoffs at Day 1 Studios
As many as 100 staff at independent studio Day 1 have been made redundant, an alleged source close to the matter has said.
Buahin back at Sony
Popular Rosemary Buahin has returned to Sony Computer Entertainment UK as head of trade marketing.
Advertisement
MCVuk.com looking for US writers
Interested in joining the team behind the world’s leading video games trade news website?
Trio join Trion to grow Euro team
Jonathan Goddard, Jeff Pabst and Simon Bull are the latest names to join MMO specialist Trion Worlds.
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.
Warner sheds 60 development jobs
Warner Brothers has reduced its game development workforce across its Washington state studios, the company has confirmed.
1,200 jobs face the chop at AMD
AMD will shed 10 per cent of the firm's global work force as part of a restructuring plan designed to facilitate a "competitive cost structure," the chipmaker announced.
Monster firm gobbling up UK games staff
Moshi Monsters creator Mind Candy is poised to become one of the largest games firms in the UK.
Nintendo UK promotes Dawn Paine
Nintendo UK’s Dawn Paine has been promoted to assistant general manager and marketing director, MCV understands.
Closure threat hangs over UK studio EA Bright Light
Electronic Arts has begun a formal consultation process at EA Bright Light, with redundancies and outright studio closure both possible.
