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Free-to-play outlet founded a new Games arm last year

Nottingham location is Crackdown 3 dev’s second UK office and third global outlet

Former Vivendi and Take 2 CTO Jan Lindner takes over from founder Patrick Buckland

Oskar Burman has stepped down from his position as GM of Rovio Stockholm. Burman joined the newly-founded team in 2012, having previously served as GM and head of Easy Studios for publisher EA. I’ve resigned from Rovio – but can’t speak yet of the next step in my journey,” Burman …

The editor for franchises including Dragon Age, Mass Effect, Guild Wars and Gears of War is to leave games development completely. Cameron Harris has been at BioWare since late 2013, working on titles such as Dragon Age: Inquisition and upcoming sci-fi sequel Mass Effect: Andromeda. I’ve decided to exit the …

League of Legends developer Riot Games is closing the Brighton office it opened in 2014. Games Industry reports that staff are being offered the chance to relocate to Riot’s European headquarters in Dublin, with discussions currently underway. "We are indeed planning to relocate the Brighton office over the next few …

Zynga CEO Mark Pincus has been replaced by former EA exec Frank Gibeau. Pincus’ resignation from his position at the top of the social and mobile studio marks the second time he has stepped down from the post. He returned to the company last April, replacing outgoing boss Don Mattrick, …

Former chief Mark Pincus steps down for a second time

Eugene Wei will lead team dedicated to producing VR and 360-degree content

Former Zynga SVP of games Mark Skaggs will serve as director for Indian mobile studio founded by ex-Zynga devs