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Electronic Arts has closed its Visceral outfit in Melbourne, a local developer association has confirmed. As many as 21 workers have been made redundant as part of the move, according to a tweet from the Melbourne Chapter of the International Game Developers’ Association. EA has not officially commented on the …

Codemasters has announced that it is proposing to retire” its Guildford based development studio. The most recent game to come from the outfit was console and PC FPS Bodycount, which has proved to be both a critical and commercial flop. 66 people are employed by the studio, all of whom …

RuneScape development studio and publisher Jagex has appointed two new staff to senior positions. Daniel Clough has now joined the team as chief operating officer, while Wendy Rosenthal has been appointed as the new chief marketing officer. Daniel and Wendy bring a huge weight of experience to Jagex’s leadership team,” …

After a turbulent year to date, retailer HMV has announced that it is to fast-forward” its efforts to increase its presence in the technology market. Its new range and displays are being rolled out as quickly as possible to 150 of the chain’s UK and Ireland stores following a successful …

Respected industry veterans Roy Campbell and Jon Rissik have joined Codemasters. Campbell has taken the role of senior VP of publishing. His job will see him look after Codemasters’ worldwide publishing business, directing the sales and distribution activities with the firm’s partners in the US, EMEA and other distributor territories. …

Long-running publisher Atari has hired two new senior managers to bolster its US operations. Lee Jacobson joins as senior VP of licensing and digital publishing and will oversee worldwide licensing and IP partnerships. The former Midway VP will report to Atari’s president and deputy CEO Jim Wilson. The publisher has …

THQ has recruited Adam Roberts and Richard Stickler, who take up new roles in order to help grow the publisher’s business both in the UK and abroad. Roberts has been hired as sales director for UK and Ireland, which makes him responsible for driving sales activity in these territories and …

THQ has made a number of changes to its marketing team as part of a major restructure. The publisher has hired experienced talent from other industries and firms, and promoted some of its long-serving personnel. Most notably, Mich Davis has joined from Universal Pictures to take up the role of …

Retail veteran Gian Luzio has joined new digital distribution provider, Green Man Gaming, as chief operating officer. Luzio joins the firm following a brief but successful stint at The Hut, where he launched several new product categories and helped grow the retailer’s turnover three fold. Prior to that, he spent …

THQ has named Paul Pucino as its new chief financial officer and executive vice president. Pucino takes up his new role after THQ posted poor financial results and will lead the publisher as it attempts to reduces its costs by $220 million. He replaces Colin Slade, who is indefinite medical …