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MCV joins numerous market-leading gaming brands within Future

PCGamesN has appointed two new deputy editors: Ben Maxwell (pictured left) from Future Publishing’s Edge magazine, and Julian Benson (pictured right), also of Future Publishing, from Kotaku UK. Benson and Maxwell will be replacing existingdeputy editor Phil Iwaniuk, who is departing the publication to pursue an MA.Maxwell will be joining …

eSports Pro hires new editor, Premier appoints two senior account directors, Charlotte Nangle joins Curve Digital and Future appoints three new editors. eSports Pro appoints Tucker as editor Jake Tucker has joined MCV’s sister title eSports Pro as editor. Previously he was a contributor on Develop, but he’s also written for a …

The proposed acquisition of Imagine Publishing by Future has been given the green light. The Competition and Markets Authority has given the deal the go-ahead after wanting to take a closer look at its implications. Central to this investigation was a concern that the science fiction magazine market would take …

PC Gamer’s Tom Senior talks about bringing the platform back to E3 The PC can lose out in the tumult of E3, to the extent that publishers occasionally forget to mention their PC editions entirely when announcing new games. This year, we launched the PC Gaming Show at the Belasco …

Media company Future has announced its new executive management team. Nial Ferguson has been appointed as content and marketing director, having previously served at Future for six years. Prior to this he was managing director of Future UK. Media veteran Jeff Turner has joined the media firm as commercial director …

Computerandvideogames.com will not close yet but its editorial headcount will be reduced, MCV understands. Staff have been informed that the writing team will be cut to three. There are five full-time staff members writing for CVG UK, with additional resource in the US and Australia. Parent company Future will then …

Regular readers of MCV magazine will notice a significant change from this week. Our bumper-sized E3 feature doesn’t just feature a raft of great content and market information, but a fresh new look and feel. We’ve introduced new sections, more data, industry columnists, introduced a new Big Game feature that …

Future has posted a loss for the first half of 2014, and has says it plans to reduce its headcount by 170 in the UK. It follows the news that it has sold its sport and craft titles – including its cycling magazines – to Immediate Media in a 24m. …

Future Publishing’s "business model isn’t working hard enough" according to new CEO Zillah Byng-Maddick. In an email sent to staff, the new leader for the firm has started to detail her plan for the specialist publisher, famed for its games products and titles in the tech, entertainment and music markets. …