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New year, new owners, new MCV, new emails, new phone numbers!
Read More »UPDATE – MCV’s emails and phone numbers have changed!
Bandai Namco to establish new ‘cutting-edge’ Central European HQ in France
Company commits to "developing 50 per cent of our new titles outside of Japan"
Read More »MCV has moved to London
Your favourite games industry trade publication has moved from the countryside of Hertfordshire to London. MCV is now based in NewBay Media’s London office at the Emerson Building, near London Bridge, after the closure of the Hertford office. This follows the hiring of journalism veteran Seth Barton as the publication’s …
Read More »Funcom confirms economic crime unit office raid
Funcom has confirmed the Norwegian economic crime unit visited its offices on Wednesday and is investigating the firm on suspicions of infringing the Secruties Trading Act. The company wastemporarily taken off the Oslo Stock Exchangeon Wednesday morning. "Yesterday, the company received a visit from kokrim who is conducting an investigation …
Read More »No Man’s Sky dev Hello Games falls foul of UK Xmas floods
Hello Games’ Guildford office was flooded during the Christmas holidays after torrential rain stormed the town. The nearby riverbank broke, leading to what the studio described as a "biblical amount" of water pouring in through the windows. Tweeting on Christmas Eve, the Joe Danger and No Man’s Sky developer said …
Read More »Bethesda establishes Australian publishing office
ZeniMax owned Skyrim publisher Bethesda has set up camp in Sydney. ZeniMax Australia Pty Ltd will oversee all sales, marketing and distribution activity for the publisher in the region. The company already operates out of Tokyo and Hong Kong. Simon Alty has been named as MD of the new office. …
Read More »New UKIE office opens next week
Trade body UKIE will open its new London HQ on Monday – and games companies are welcome to use it themselves. The organisation is making its meeting rooms, hotdesk areas and more available to members for free, whether it’s for internal meetings or press launches. Non-members can also use it …
Read More »Ubisoft UK moves to new Guildford office
The UK arm of Assassin’s Creed and Rabbids publisher Ubisoft has relocated its headquarters. The firm, previously, based in Chertsey has moved to a new Guildford office. You can find them at:3rd Floor, Ranger House,Walnut Tree Close,Guildford,Surrey,GU1 4UL Ubi is the latest in a string of games firms that have …
Read More »Green Man Gaming opens US office
UK digital retailer Green Man Gaming is expanding its operations in a bid to crack America. The firm, which sells both downloads and boxed products online, has opened a new office in California which will allow GMG?to better handle sales in the US. In line with our expansion strategy, we …
Read More »EA opens Star Wars focused DICE office in LA
A brand new office is being opened in LA specifically to work on Star Wars titles. It comes as a result of EA’s decision to acquire the Star Wars licence from Disney. The Wall Street Journal reports that the new outfit will be run by Battlefield creators DICE, but won’t …
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