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CVG editor Tim Ingham is leaving games journalism – to run leading business magazine Music Week. GMA-winner Ingham leaves his position as editor of ComputerandVideoGames.com (CVG) and will take over at Music Week on October 3rd. Music Week is published by MCV publisher Intent Media, which acquired the title from …
Read More »EA questions future of portable gaming
The shockwaves created by the shock 3DS price drop continue to ripple outwards, and now EA has warned Sony that the PlayStation Vita faces some very serious challenges. I think it looks like a great device,” EA Play boss Jeff Karp told MCV. But the real challenge for all game …
Read More »Games mags survive Future cull
Future Publishing has confirmed to staff which titles are to be sold or closed as part of the recent job losses revealed by MCV last week – and the company’s video games teams have survived unscathed. The Guardian reports, however, that eight titles are less fortunate, with DVD & Blu-Ray …
Read More »FEATURE: Heads in the cloud
Cloud gaming is on the horizon – but what does it mean for the industry? Top bosses frompublishing and retail forecast what trends we can expect to see as the technology catches on… The following is extracted from a a new report looking at the viability of cloud gaming from …
Read More »Future UK: Around 100 staff to go
Some 100 staff are to go from Future Publishing UK in the wake of a trading statement that showed group revenues down as pressures on print mount. An internal memo to staff from Future Publishing’s UK CEO Mark Wood has broken the news to staff today, MCV understands. Around 10 …
Read More »Future turns Golden Joysticks into games showcase
Changes are afoot for the 2011 Golden Joystick Awards.Future Publishing this year will offer publishers the chance to unveil new content during the event. It mirrors similar opportunities available to firms at the Spike Video Game Awards in the US. Last year Mass Effect 3, Uncharted 3 and more were …
Read More »Future redesigns Official Nintendo
Future Publishing has redesigned Official Nintendo Magazine and its website ahead of the 3DS launch. The new-look publication arrives on Thursday, March 17th with a special 3D lenticular cover. Officialnintendomagazine.co.uk – which will include new social features – relaunches on the same day. 3DS is a landmark hardware launch and …
Read More »Media giants get appy
The UK’s leading magazine publishers are upping the ante on Apple devices. Future Publishing has launched more than 15 apps for iPhone and iPad in the last three months based on brands such as Total Film, Classic Rock and SFX, and the firm is keen to get its games portfolio …
Read More »Future eyeing BBC swoop?
Future Publishing is seriously considering making a bid for the BBC Magazine portfolio, which includes the likes of Radio Times and Top Gear. That’s according to The Guardian, which claims that the Bath-based company "has been actively involved in the sales process surrounding BBC Magazines" though understands that the final …
Read More »Online games media records visitor boom
The readers of UK games magazines may be falling but there’s better news for the online brands. Eurogamer has seen unique visitors in November 2010 increase 15 per cent to 5,216,449. The firm has a daily average of 233,949 unique browsers and over 1m daily page impressions. The numbers are …
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