Media & PR

In this week’s roundup: PlayStation UK appoints new product managers, PC Gamer has a new deputy editor, Will Freeman becomes editor atAskAboutGames and Venatus Media hires publisher relationship manager and business development manager. PlayStation UK PlayStation UK is pleased to welcome Gameloft’s Toby Dawson (pictured above, left) as product manager on the software …

This week’s MCV is all about PC gaming. As it goes from strength to strength, we speak to manufacturers Intel, Nvidia and Dell about what’s next for the hardware industry. Final Fantasy XV is also getting a super-charged 4K Windows Edition next year, so we talk to Square Enix’s Hajime …

Independent designers will now be able to create and sell Valve-related merchandise via 3D printing firm Shapeways’ marketplace thanks to a new partnership between the two companies. Announced on Shapeways’ website, this licensing deal will allow fans to create 3D prints of their designs based on any IP from Valve, …

Ukie has announced its new board of directors for 2017-18, with Revolution Software’s owner and COO Noirin Carmody acting as chair, Playmob’s chairman Ian Livingstone CBE as vice chair, and Take-Two Interactive’s senior director of sales UK and export Dave Gould as treasurer. The Ukie board is made up of …

The new partnership with CWLEP will look to build on the local success in the industry out of Leamington Spa

The International Game Developers Association (IGDA) has named Jen MacLean its interim executive director. Her appointment follows the departure of former executive director Kate Edwards, who stepped downat the end of June before joining mental health charity Take This. In MacLean’s new role, she will continue to work closely with …

Licensing and merchandising are the big themes of this week’s issue of MCV, and with Brand Licensing Europe heading to London next month, we look at how games businesses can take full advantage of the huge predicted growth in brand extension. We also speak to Loot Crate to find out …

Brands that work alongside entertainment culture are more likely to create a more powerful connection with consumers than those that don’t, a new study from marketing agency Frukt has found. In the ‘Press Play: Brands and the Power of Entertainment’ report, over 70 per cent of respondents said they would …

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Destiny 2 launched today, but if you go and take a look on Metacritic you’ll find that all the big gaming sites are still working on their reviews. A quick look round and most have prominent stories on their homepages explaining why the review isn’t up yet and what the …