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Dan Porter, the general manager of Zynga’s New York studio, has quit the company. Porter was the former CEO of Draw Something developer OMGPOP and joined Zynga as part of its $180m acquisition of the company in 2012. OMGPOP went on to become Zynga New York, and is currently developing …
Read More »UPDATED: Edge editor Wiltshire is leaving Future
Alex Wiltshire, the current editor of Future’s Edge magazine, is to leave the publication at the end of the month. The news comes from upcoming games conference Launch, which says Wiltshire is leaving to work as a freelance writer and consultant on video games for developers and institutions including the …
Read More »Zampella confirms that West has left Respawn
Jason West has indeed left Respawn Entertainment. MCV reported yesterday that the Call of Duty co-creator was understood to have left the studio as long ago as last May. Jason has left Respawn to take care of some family issues,” fellow Call of Duty co-creator and Respawn co-founder Vince Zampella …
Read More »Logitech to exit console peripherals market
Established peripherals firm Logitech has announced its intended departure from the console sector. The move follows a 14 per cent dip in sales in its 2013 Q3 to $615m and an operating loss of $180m. Net losses hit $195m. Sales were down 20 per cent in EMEA, 11 per cent …
Read More »Epic design director Cliff Bleszinski quits Gears of War dev
Cliff Bleszinski, the familiar face and design director of Epic Games, is to leave the studio. It is not known what comes next for the outspoken figure, with the official note simply saying he is departing to chart the next stage of his career”. I’ve been doing this since I …
Read More »Cave CEO and president steps down as outlook darkens for shmup studio
The president and CEO of Japanese developer Cave has resigned his position. Ito Masahito, who will be replaced as president by chairman of the board Kenichi Takano, becomes the second high-profile executive to quit the firm this year following the departure of COO Miko Watanabe in May. It marks a …
Read More »Harada would quit before OK’ing character DLC for Tekken
Katsuhiro Harada. Loved by gamers. And quite possibly hated by publishers. The famed head of Namco Bandai’s Tekken series has stated that he would consider walking from the publisher if put under pressure to introduce character downloads as DLC. "If I was given the choice to include paid DLC or …
Read More »Kaz Hirai resigns as Sony Computer Entertainment chairman
One of the key figures in the recent history of PlayStation has distanced himself from the business. Kaz Hirai has resigned his position of chairman of Sony Computer Entertainment. His role as Sony Corporation president remains unaffected. He will retain the role of part-time board member of SCE, meaning that …
Read More »Tesco abandons Japanese dream
The significant Japanese aspirations of retail giant Tesco appear to be over. Reuters reports that the supermarket chain has sold 50 per cent of its business to Japan’s second largest retailer Aeon Corp for a nominal sum. Tesco currently operates 117 stores in the country since paying 32.8bn for the …
Read More »Trip Hawkins quits Digital Chocolate
EA founder Trip Hawkins has resigned from his role of CEO at digital games developer Digital Chocolate. Trip described the move as transitioning into a consulting and advisory relationship with Digital Chocolate”, with the company now said to be narrowing its focus” and getting more streamlined”. The news comes on …
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