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Jagex expands executive team with three new appointments
Executive appointments refocus developer on extending publishing and production operations
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Jobs roundup: Rock, Paper, Shotgun takes on two new editorial staff
Elsewhere, Yahoo's former esports head takes lead on Golden State Warriors esports offering
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Finding your place in the Creative Industries
Unity's Liz Mercuri shares advice offered to aspiring developers and more at the recent BAFTA Creative Careers Showcase
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Playground Games hires GTA V, Metal Gear Solid and Hellblade devs for open-world action RPG
Forza Horizon developer also secures new 200-person studio, which will bring headcount up to 400
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Jon Shafer leaves Paradox over creative differences
Civilisation V designer moves on after just six months with new employer
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Jobs Roundup: Green Man Gaming hires former EA, Activision marketing boss
Also this week, Keza MacDonald leaves Kotaku, a Mythbuster joins Giant Bomb, and Unity hires Insomniac developers
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Marvel Heroes to close down as Disney terminates Gazillion partnership
Future remains uncertain for Marvel Heroes staff
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GameStop CEO steps down for medical reasons
Daniel DeMatteo will take over as interim CEO while J. Paul Raines seeks treatment for his "medical reoccurrence"
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Global Britain needs to be truly global
TIGA CEO Richard Wilson stresses the importance of a less restrictive migration policy to the future of the UK games industry
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Best Places To Work Awards: How to keep hold of your staff
The Best Places To Work winners discuss ways to keep your staff progressing and learning
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Unity opens Los Angeles office with Insomniac devs
Mike Acton and Andreas Fredriksson head up fresh efforts to advance data-oriented programming
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Jobs Roundup: Breakthrough Brits BAFTA winner joins Reality Gaming Group
Elsewhere there's a new chief of people at Zynga, and studio director at Flaregames
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Telltale Games restructures, cuts 90 staff
The layoffs represent about 25% of the workforce and won't affect previously announced projects
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Runic Games shut down
Torchlight studio closed as parent company Perfect World focuses on online games-as-a-service
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Jobs Roundup: New management at Vungle after former CEO arrested
Meanwhile Sumo builds up management team and Loots prepares for US expansion
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Brawlhalla dev Blue Mammoth Games opening new Netherlands studio
Amsterdam branch opens in January 2018, aims to hire 25 people
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Making the industry's voice heard on Brexit
Exiting the EU is one of the biggest challenges the UK games sector has ever faced; the industry desperately needs its access to skilled staff to be protected
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Harmonix lays off 14 - Report
Rhythm game developer cuts staff for second time this year, fifth time in four years
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Sumo Digital expands studios and management with five key hires
Larger premises being developed to house new facilities as veterans join UK developer
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Brexit fears resurface at Westminster games panel
"We're not getting a response from government that will prevent companies from deploying their contingency plans now"
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Wargaming opens new Moscow mobile studio
New branch will focus on developing midcore titles, headed up by Andrey Zimenko
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Jobs Roundup: EA comms boss joins Gfinity
Meanwhile British Esports Association recruits an MP, plus key hires are HitPoint Studios and Big Huge Games
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Ed Vaizey joins British Esports Association as vice chair
Former culture minister for the UK is also an advisor to the International eGames Committee
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Riot co-founders Brandon Beck and Marc Merril to lead development on new title
Senior leadership team to handle company operations while duo work on studio's next project
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Dragon Age creative director Mike Laidlaw leaves Bioware
The world of Dragon Age is "in good hands" as Laidlaw brings 14 years at Bioware to an end