Entries in 'jobs' (163)
Rumours point to mass layoffs at THQ
Online chatter pointing to an impending announcement of significant layoffs at THQ is quickly gathering pace.
MCV Jobs Weekly: Future hires Nuts PR man, top vacancies
In MCV's weekly rundown of the industry's hottest vacancies and latest personnel news, Nuts PR Ben Bolton joins Future Publishing and we run through the best job opportunities.
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.
MCV Jobs Weekly: Namco seeks product manager, top jobs
In MCV's latest rundown of the industry's hottest vacancies and latest personnel news, Namco Bandai is recruiting for a new product manager and we run through the hottest job opportunities.
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Ubisoft closes Vancouver dev studio
Ubisoft has closed down its Vancouver development studio, the publishing giant has revealed.
FEATURE: Games Career Advice
The games industry is changing, and with it the jobs market.
MCV Jobs Weekly: Curley joins Reef, Payne moves to Microsoft, top jobs
In MCV’s latest rundown of the industry’s hottest vacancies and latest personnel news, Tecmo Koei exec Will Curley heads to Reef Entertainment and Microsoft hires Sega's Ben Payne.
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.
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Adobe drops mobile Flash development
A leaked email from Adobe appears to signal that the company is to quit development of its Flash player plug-in for mobile devices.
Warner sheds 60 development jobs
Warner Brothers has reduced its game development workforce across its Washington state studios, the company has confirmed.
Eutechnyx secures £1.8m funding
UK developer Eutechnyx has received a regional growth fund of £1.8m from the Government to fund an online racing game.
Silicon Knights axes 75% of workforce
Canadian games studio Silicon Knights has laid off three quarters of its staff, according to sources close to the company.
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MCV Jobs Weekly: Activison's new PR team, retail role for Disney's Roy
In MCV’s latest rundown of the industry’s hottest vacancies and biggest personnel news, Activision reveals its new-look PR team, Disney's Manab Roy takes on a new role and Iceberg hires ...
Square Enix to double Deux Ex studio headcount
Japanese publisher Square Enix wants to position its Canadian studio Eidos Montreal at the very centre of its game development operations, a new report claims.
MCV Jobs Weekly: THQ seeks sales boss, Jagex's new execs
In MCV’s latest rundown of the industry’s hottest vacancies and biggest personnel news, THQ is looking for a new UK and Ireland sales director, Jagex brings in two new executives ...
Cook: "Apple is not going to change"
Tim Cook, the new CEO of tech powerhouse Apple, has for the first time spoken to his new empire.
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MCV Jobs Weekly: Jobs resigns, Ingham joins Music Week, Venom hires six
In MCV’s latest rundown of the industry’s hottest vacancies and latest personnel news, Apple CEO Steve Jobs steps down, Tim Ingham returns to Intent Media and Venom hires six new ...
Apple shares fall 5% on Jobs resignation
No company is reliant on just one man – particularly the biggest tech company in the world. But so iconic has Steve Jobs become that Apple saw around £10bn wiped ...
MCV Jobs Weekly: Warner's sales vacancy, Aikins joins Sony
In MCV’s latest rundown of the industry’s hottest vacancies and latest personnel news, Warner is looking for a new sales manager, THQ's John Aikins heads to Sony and GAME hires ...
MCV Jobs Weekly: Google Ambassadors, Walsh joins Xaitment, new Koelnmesse COO
In MCV’s latest rundown of the industry’s hottest vacancies and latest personnel news, the search is on for Google Chromebook Ambassadors, Havok's Mike Walsh joins Xaitment and Koelnmesse hires a ...
Uncertainty surrounds Team Bondi future
Sydney studio Team Bondi is on the precipice of financial collapse, according to a growing number of online sources.
MCV Jobs Weekly: THQ hiring Analyst, Le Duc joins Gem, Namco promotes Bradley
In MCV’s latest rundown of the industry’s hottest vacancies and latest personnel news, THQ is seeking an analyst and Gem has hired a new PR and marketing manager.
THQ shuts Homefront developer
THQ is in the process of closing down its New York studio Kaos.
Disney confirms Black Rock job losses
Redundancies have been issued to a number of developers at Brighton studio Black Rock, Disney has told Develop.
Stringer's position under threat
The positions of both chief executive SIr Howard Stringer and corporate executive officer and executive VP Kaz Hirai are under threat as a result of the ongoing PSN saga.






































