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Guy Cocker has left GameSpot UK, MCV understands, as part of bigger shifts at the site’s London-based operation. Parent firm CBS has declined to comment, but we believe a management reorganisation means the UK outfit will now report more directly to its US parent team. Cocker departed last week. He …
Read More »Twitch: ‘New generation of gamers don’t want to read’
Game Informer and Gamereactor may be entering the UK, but according to TV giant Twitch, gamers don’t want new magazines, they want video. The US firm is like ‘YouTube for video games’, but specialises in live video and eSports. Its 23m unique monthly users watch 6bn minutes of video a …
Read More »GameSpot launches Xbox video app
Popular site GameSpot has created a new app for Xbox Live that will make it easier for gamers to access its video content. The GameSpot app is now available in the UK, US and Canada, and includes a vast library of footage from the site’s video team, including event coverage, …
Read More »JOBS IN GAMES: Editor profile
Our month-long Jobs In Games special, in association with OPM, once again turns its attention to careers in the UK games media. We’ve already looked at what you can expect if you become a staff writer, but now we explore what you can look forward to should you rise to …
Read More »MEDIA SPECIAL: Web masters
What defines a games journalist these days? If it is a person that reports on the industry, that reviews games, that gets press passes to consumer shows and carries business cards, the term can encompass thousands of teens and students that have their own website, podcast or YouTube channel. Joe …
Read More »JOBS IN GAMES: The other half of the games media
We’re only three days into our month-long Jobs In Games special, in association with OPM, but already interest is peaking around opportunities in the games media. But while the vast majority of readers may aspire to follow an editorial career path, GameSpot account manager Chris Thomas says there’s an even …
Read More »R18+ due by 1st January 2013
GameSpot is reporting that the new Federal Minister for Home Affairs is predicting an R18+ rating by next year. Jason Clare indicated that he believes the bill will become legislation by 1st January 2013, after introducing the bill into parliament today. It was initially unknown whether the previous Minister for …
Read More »GMA 2011 FINALISTS: Games Website
There are just over five weeks to go until the biggest night of the year for the UK’s games media. In the run-up to the big event on Wednesday October 26th at Vinopolis, we’re providing a series of features profiling those media brands and individuals in the running for an …
Read More »GAME and GameSpot to host Deus Ex event
Namco Bandai Partners, GameSpot AU and GAME are giving consumers the chance to experience Deux Ex: Human Revolution early. A preview event is slated to take place on 17th August at Goldfish Bowl in Sydney for winners of separate GAME and GameSpot competitions. The GameSpot competition requires entrants to answer …
Read More »OnLive and GameSpot reach demo deal
An interesting new agreement between streaming games specialist OnLive and giant consumer games network GameSpot has been announced. It will see the streaming service position playable demos of games within the pages of GameSpot’s reviews. The result is that consumers will be able to try a fully-featured version of the …
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