In this week’s roundup: PlayStation UK appoints new product managers, PC Gamer has a new deputy editor, Will Freeman becomes editor atAskAboutGames and Venatus Media hires publisher relationship manager and business development manager. PlayStation UK PlayStation UK is pleased to welcome Gameloft’s Toby Dawson (pictured above, left) as product manager on the software …
Read More »PC gaming, Xbox One X, Final Fantasy XV and Wargaming headline this week’s MCV
This week’s MCV is all about PC gaming. As it goes from strength to strength, we speak to manufacturers Intel, Nvidia and Dell about what’s next for the hardware industry. Final Fantasy XV is also getting a super-charged 4K Windows Edition next year, so we talk to Square Enix’s Hajime …
Read More »OPINION: The European Women in Games Conference 2017 paints a bright future for the industry
Women in Games CEO Marie-Claire Isaaman (pictured right) talks to MCV about the success of its recent European Women in Games Conference and how it paints a bright future for the industry. Our seventh annual conference earlier this month highlighted the key role women play in the European game industries as …
Read More »Reconnect with the game industry’s brightest and boldest minds at Future Games Summit 2017
Hannah Tovey, conference manager at NewBay Media (pictured right), talks about what’s in store for this year’s Future Games Summit. Three months ago, as part of my role as conference manager here at NewBay Media, I was asked to research content for a gaming conference – namely the Future Games …
Read More »OPINION: Tinderbox on how film crossovers can help build your game’s audience
Dan Amos, head of new media at Tinderbox (pictured right), the digital division of leading global brand extension agency, Beanstalk, talks to MCV about how movie-game crossovers can help build audiences and aid brand extension. Last month, Game of Thrones fans might have been surprised to see Ed Sheeran in the …
Read More »OPINION: Dovetail Games on how to turn gaming communities into developers
Lizzie Wilding, VP of publishing at Dovetail Games (pictured right), tells MCV how turning your community into developers can benefit both your business and the industry as a whole. A lot gets written about game communities. There is excellent advice on how to listen, how to empower and entertain your audiences, …
Read More »OPINION: WarDucks CEO on moving from mobile to console VR
Nikki Lannen, CEO and founder of Dublin-based studio WarDucks (pictured right), speaks to MCV about her studio’s transition from mobile to console VR. Virtual reality is the future. That looks pretty certain. The hardware is evolving, and adoption will almost certainly continue to increase. I work in a virtual reality …
Read More »MCV Jobs Weekly: Green Man Gaming, Sold Out, PlayStack and more
In this week’s roundup: Green Man Gaming hires new performance marketing EVP, Ukie’s Blackwell becomes theMayor of London’s first chief digital officer, a new marketing director arrives at Sold Out, PlayStack gets new COO and board director,Koch Media’s Scarborough joins Improbable and Ukie welcomes three new members. Green Man Gaming …
Read More »Gamescom review, Golden Joysticks, Oculus and Merge Games headline this week’s MCV
After a record-breaking Gamescom, we look at the core drivers of its success in this week’s issue of MCV. The potential resurgence of Xbox, the importance of video and using events to strengthen community relations were all key to this year’s edition. We talk to Xbox, IGN, Facebook and more …
Read More »SafeCharge: A game changing payments solution for publishers
COO Yuval Ziv from SafeCharge talks about SafeCharge’s Marketplace Manager – a comprehensive solution for marketplaces to effectively manage cash flow and revenue Marketplaces are booming worldwide across industries, including digital gaming. As emerging market trends open up new possibilities, businesses are expanding exponentially. For more than a decade SafeCharge, …
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