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Atari’s UK managing director Jeremy Wigmore has told MCV that the combination of the publisher’s new global bosses David Gardner and Phil Harrison has given the domestic office a surge of confidence”. But Wigmore was also quick to warn his team against thinking it will be an easy ride to …
Read More »Fancy a fresh start? Check out our bumper jobs board
Hilary Clinton’s barnstorming comeback in last night’s US Democratic Primary elections just go to show that people will never give up on a job they feel should be theirs. Gladly, if you’re looking for your dream role in the games industry, no-one’s asking you to campaign around the country to …
Read More »Intent Media appoints events manager
Following the launch last year of the Games Media Awards, Intent Media has hired its first in-house events manager. Shelley Dowsett joins from leading conference and exhibitions company Forum Events. She will be responsible for the Games Media Awards 2008, plus a growing portfolio which already includes the MCV Industry …
Read More »RETAILER PROFILE – DSGi
There have been a lot of reports in the press about DSGi struggling – how do you respond to these claims? We are an international business. Since the late ‘90s the company has become less UK-centric, and is focused right across the international scene. We’ve got strategies to open stores …
Read More »INTERVIEW – Robin Burrowes
Ten million. It’s not a figure to be sniffed at. Indeed, it’s near-impossible to think of many things that, if you owned ten million of them, you wouldn’t consider ‘enough’. Naked pictures of Lindsey Lohan, perhaps. But that’s about it. Xbox Live’s ten million subscribers still haven’t sated Microsoft’s desire …
Read More »Xbox 360 price cut coming this month
MCV has it on very good authority that Microsoft is planning an Xbox 360 price cut later this month, which will allow its lower-spec Arcade model to compete with Nintendo’s Wii on price. In what is being seen as a significant move to attract the family market, that would mean …
Read More »IGN to launch new marketing group
IGN has appointed Brad Ramsey as senior vice president of marketing for its new marketing group. Ramsey joins the company from Yahoo, having worked as vice president of marketing. Ramsey has also worked at eBay. I’m delighted to announce that on March 17th, Brad Ramsey will fill that role and …
Read More »THQ wins WWE royalty case
THQ has won a legal dispute with Jakks Pacific over royalty payments. The case regarded delays in reaching an agreement over the royalty rate that the US publisher would pay Jakks for use of the WWE licence. Under the terms of the original partnership, a royalty rate would have begun …
Read More »HMV offers extra Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 content
HMV.co.uk is offering two exclusive weapons for anyone who pre-orders Rainbow Six: Vegas 2. The two guns can be unlocked by using a code. The content is available for the PC, 360 and PS3 versions of the game, and includes the TAR21 Assault Rifle and the M486 Assault Rifle. Vegas …
Read More »Dungeons and Dragons creator dies at 69
The co-creator of the hugely popular Dungeons and Dragons game, which has become a seminal franchise in video games history, has died age 69 at his Lake Geneva Home. Gary Gygax’s death was confirmed by his wife, reports the Associated Press. Along with fellow D&D creator David Arneson, Gygax kicked …
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