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Cuts at Future US and IGN sites
19 jobs lost at Future, Voodoo Extreme, GameSpy and Team Xbox affected at IGN
27th January 2012 @ 8:44am
Media
Future US gets new VP to oversee games portfolio
15-year company vet Ursula Morgan takes on games properties
25th January 2012 @ 8:28am
People
Media
Kristan Reed takes senior role at Pocket Gamer
Former Eurogamer editor joins handheld gaming sites
24th January 2012 @ 1:23pm
People
Media
TVG.com closes after 14 years
"Google left us high and dry" in 2011 on top of increased competition, says site
16th January 2012 @ 4:40pm
Media
New editor-in-chief for GamesBeat
Dan Hsu to lead VentureBeat games channel's expansion
13th January 2012 @ 4:28pm
Online
Media
Future Publishing sells New York division for $3m
Proceeds will go towards restructuring US business, paying off debts
13th January 2012 @ 9:36am
Business
Media
Games exec James Binns leaves Future Publishing
Will concentrate on other projects, Richard Keith to take over duties
12th January 2012 @ 8:00am
Business
Media
Vox Media unveils high-profile new hires for gaming project
Ex-Joystiq, Escapist and Gawker staff include Crecente, J and G McElroy, Grant, Pitts and Gies
4th January 2012 @ 1:53pm
People
Media
Brian Crecente, Joel Johnson moving on from Kotaku
Stephen Totilo to take over as editor-in-chief of gaming blog
GamePro closes after 22 years
Site and magazine to close, staff to be laid off
1st December 2011 @ 8:19am
Media
GameSetWatch blog closes
Gamasutra offshoot says mainstream sites now cover the indie market
30th November 2011 @ 9:30am
Media
Future goes from profit to loss in full-year results
Publisher caps difficult year with a net loss of £18 million
24th November 2011 @ 8:48am
Media
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Ofcom investigating ITV's use of Arma 2 footage
Mistakenly presented as IRA shooting on current affairs programme
Future considers "wider strategic options" for US business
Board wants radical solution to deal with failing US arm
Microsoft in partner talks to bring more cable TV to 360
Report claims platform owner talking to Comcast, Verizon for Autumn launch
Eurogamer partners with Nintendo Life in ad deal
Network to act as sole ad and biz dev agent for world's largest independent Nintendo site
9th September 2011 @ 10:00am
Media
Eurogamer to provide content for MSN games channel
Coke Zero Gaming Zone to feature EG content localised for nine European territories
1st September 2011 @ 11:58am
Media
Future and Gawker partner on Gizmodo UK
Fully localised tech website to launch in the autumn, Kat Hannaford to be editor
31st August 2011 @ 2:34pm
Business
Media
GameSpot to host OnLive game demos
Agreement will see playable games alongside website content
CVG editor leaves for Music Week
Tim Ingham quits as editor of prominent games website
24th August 2011 @ 10:21am
People
Media
Moshi Monsters magazine passes 113,000 circulation
Game tie-in becomes best-selling children's magazine in the UK
18th August 2011 @ 3:29pm
Media
100 jobs cut at Future UK
Magazine and online publisher to close titles as it moves to digital markets
15th July 2011 @ 1:06pm
Media
Future Publishing continues digital shift
UPDATE: Share price falls over 20%; "reduced headcount" expected at magazine publisher
Future Publishing to streamline UK operations
Magazine firm undertaking swift review in transition to digital markets
29th June 2011 @ 10:30am
Media
Exclusive
Editorial layoffs at IGN, UGO and Future US
At least five staff let go at IGN and UGO, as Future consolidate tech group
24th June 2011 @ 7:46am
Media
3DS TV service to begin in Japan
News, sport, trainspotting, and idol wrestling TV shows coming to 3DS
GamesIndustry.biz welcomes new staff writers
Rachel Weber and Matthew Handrahan join expanding trade team
High Voltage apologises after leaked email attacks reviewer
Internal missive calls for Amazon backlash after poor review for Conduit 2
23rd May 2011 @ 7:55am
Developers
Media
Profits drop by almost half at Future Publishing
Digital business is profitable for first time, sales drop overall to £69m
Spike TV to broadcast Microsoft E3 briefing
Times Square showing for Gears 3, Forza 4 and new Kinect titles
16th May 2011 @ 3:33pm
Publishers
Media
E3 2011
