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Former VP of EU major markets for triple-A publisher moves to QA and localisation specialist
Read More »Ramsdale joins Testronic as COO
Former EA Europe VP Keith Ramsdale has been unveiled as the new chief operating officer of QA and localisation firm Testronic. Ramdale was made EA’s UK MD in 2005 before stepping up to his former European role in 2008. He left the publisher in May 2015. At Testronic he will …
Read More »Goodgame chief Böni replaced by Warner Bros’ William Corey Barnard
Former development director for publisher oversaw the creation of Lord of the Rings, Dungeons and Dragons and DC Comics MMOs
Read More »Former PlayStation indie advocate Shahid Ahmad joins Double Eleven board
Sony’s strategic content director moved into independent development last year
Read More »Spil Games takes on new art director
Aaron Magpayo joins from Top Eleven studio Nordeus, having previously worked with Disney, Warner Bros and Sony
Read More »Mass Effect: Andromeda writer Schlerf joins Bungie
Chris Schlerf has announced that he has joined Destiny developer Bungie. Schelrf was the lead writer on 343 Industries’ Halo 4 before joining BioWare as lead writer for the in-development Mas Effect: Andromeda. To confirm what some folks asked about a few months back, I am no longer working on …
Read More »Mass Effect Andromeda, Halo 4 writer moves to Bungie
Chris Schlerf joined BioWare Montreal in 2013 before leaving late last year
Read More »Having hired 38 ex-Zynga devs in 2015, FanDuel will now lay off 55 staff
Orlando office of US fantasy sports leagues studio to be home to just 19 customer support and talent team employees following cuts
Read More »Playtonic celebrates its first birthday by hiring more ex-Rare devs
Volume and Stealth Inc designer Hamish Lockwood completes trio of new staff for Yooka-Laylee studio
Read More »Sony London boss and VR lead leaves studio
The head of Sony’s virtual reality development is leaving the platform holder’s London studio. Sony London studio director Dave Raynard is leaving the company after 17 years. He was currently working on VR titles The London heist and Streetluge. Previous credits include SingStar, Wonderbook, EyeToy and The Getaway. "2016 is …
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