Entries in 'boss' (32)

Saturo Iwata takes control at Nintendo of America

Saturo Iwata takes control at Nintendo of America

Nintendo’s global president Saturo Iwata is taking on a second job – CEO of Nintendo of America.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 24th 2013 at 10:16AM in News
Charlotte Harrington named as new Tesco entertainment boss

Charlotte Harrington named as new Tesco entertainment boss

The UK’s leading supermarket Tesco has named Charlotte Harrington as its new home entertainment and books boss.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 18th 2013 at 10:56AM in News
HMV cuts 190 jobs including Ian Kenyon, Ewan Pinder; Twitter account vents frustration

HMV cuts 190 jobs including Ian Kenyon, Ewan Pinder; Twitter account vents frustration

Around 60 staff at HMV have just been told that they have lost their jobs.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 31st 2013 at 2:15PM in News
Zynga's design chief walks

Zynga's design chief walks

Zynga lost yet another executive today with the departure of Brian Reynolds.

by Seth Tipps
on Jan 30th 2013 at 3:09PM in News

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Rare's Henson becomes new Lionhead boss

Rare's Henson becomes new Lionhead boss

Industry verteran Scott Henson has been named as the new head of operations at Fable studio Lionhead.

Craig Chapple
by Craig Chapple
on Jan 10th 2013 at 3:23PM in News
Mark Slaughter made Head of Marketing at Ubisoft

Mark Slaughter made Head of Marketing at Ubisoft

Ubisoft has announced that Mark Slaughter has assumed the role of head of marketing at its UK office.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Sep 6th 2012 at 1:46PM in News
Cave CEO and president steps down as outlook darkens for shmup studio

Cave CEO and president steps down as outlook darkens for shmup studio

The president and CEO of Japanese developer Cave has resigned his position.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Aug 28th 2012 at 11:46AM in News
GAME category manager moves to HMV

GAME category manager moves to HMV

Former senior category manager for GAME Andy Pinder is to join HMV as its games category manager next month.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Aug 6th 2012 at 9:37AM in News

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New games boss for Asda as Thompson moves on

New games boss for Asda as Thompson moves on

Craig Thirkell is Asda’s new games buying manager.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Jul 16th 2012 at 12:48PM in News
Ubi marketing boss moves on

Ubi marketing boss moves on

Ubisoft is looking for a new marketing boss, following Murray Pannell's decision to seek a new challenge.

Stuart Dinsey
by Stuart Dinsey
on Jul 3rd 2012 at 3:19PM in News
J'ACCUSE: There's life in Vita

J'ACCUSE: There's life in Vita

System 3 boss and industry veteran Mark Cale explains why PS Vita has the potential to be an iPad-beater and what Sony could do to help the handheld prosper in ...

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on May 11th 2012 at 9:46AM in News
New UK boss for Tecmo Koei

New UK boss for Tecmo Koei

Publisher Tecmo Koei has flown in an exec from its Japan HQ to run the UK office.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Apr 13th 2012 at 4:35PM in News

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RUMOUR: Microsoft replaces lead Xbox design boss

RUMOUR: Microsoft replaces lead Xbox design boss

Xbox design manager Don Coyner has been replaced as the lead for Microsoft's next-gen console, according to reports.

Craig Chapple
by Craig Chapple
on Dec 15th 2011 at 3:51PM in News
Nintendo UK appoints new PR boss

Nintendo UK appoints new PR boss

Jo Bartlett has been named as the new head of UK communications at Nintendo.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Dec 5th 2011 at 2:16PM in News
Facebook games chief wants content to match consoles

Facebook games chief wants content to match consoles

The man responsible for getting more games on Facebook wants it to start hosting core crowd pleasers like shooters and footy sims.

Michael French
by Michael French
on Aug 29th 2011 at 12:00PM in News
Madden boss leaves EA

Madden boss leaves EA

Phil Frazier, the longstanding executive producer for the Madden series, has parted ways with Electronic Arts.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jun 20th 2011 at 11:02AM in News

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Meet Tesco's new games boss

Meet Tesco's new games boss

Sarah Kaye has been waiting to take the games hot seat at Tesco for over six months. She was recruited from Activision in June last year to eventually succeed former ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 22nd 2011 at 12:30PM in News
Tesco reveals new games boss

Tesco reveals new games boss

Sarah Kaye will be Tesco’s new senior buying manager for video games, the retailer has announced.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 10th 2011 at 3:28PM in News
Tesco web boss departs

Tesco web boss departs

The person credited with driving Tesco's recent multi-channel success, Laura Wade-Gery, has been poached by High Street rival Marks & Spencer.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 8th 2011 at 1:13PM in News
Rare: Look out – Kinect will be amazing

Rare: Look out – Kinect will be amazing

The new manager of Microsoft owned UK developer Rare has told MCV that the progress made in Kinect game development over recent months points to an amazing future for the ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Oct 28th 2010 at 2:30PM in News
Rare now focused on Kinect

Rare now focused on Kinect

Scott Henson, the new studio manager of Microsoft owned developer Rare, has told MCV that he expects the studio to work exclusively on Kinect-compatible software going forwards.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Oct 28th 2010 at 1:00AM in News
Rare gets new studio boss

Rare gets new studio boss

Microsoft has revealed that experienced company man Scott Henson has become the new studio manager of owned UK developer Rare.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Oct 28th 2010 at 1:00AM in News
Sega raised expectations too high

Sega raised expectations too high

Publisher Sega has admitted that it has in the past been over-enthusiastic with its forecasting, resulting the perception that its titles have failed to deliver as expected.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Oct 11th 2010 at 5:06PM in News
Google loses games boss

Google loses games boss

Having only joined the firm in April, Google’s games boss Mark DeLoura has left the company.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Aug 25th 2010 at 6:47PM in News
Facebook hiring games boss

Facebook hiring games boss

Facebook is racing to find a star games industry exec that will broker deals with publishers and development studios.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Aug 9th 2010 at 6:52PM in News