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Zei9, the CEO of Chinese organisation Newbee has created a new Dota team called Newbee Boss that features stars and himself. After retiring just over a week ago Zhang "xiao8" Ning has returned to active play for the team, and is joined by fellow Chinese legends Wong "ChuaN" Hock Chuan …
Read More »CEO Dreamland is a new Smash Bros focused fighting game event
CEO founder Alex Jebailey announced a new event called CEO Dreamland that will primarily focus on the Smash Bros titles. CEO Dreamland will be held at the Wyndham resort in Orlando, Florida, which is the same location as the normal CEO venue. The event will run from April 14th 2017 …
Read More »Former Eidos COO Jonathan Kemp is the new CEO of Team Dignitas
Team Dignitas has appointed Jonathan Kemp as its new CEO after being purchased by the Philadelphia 76ers. Kemp is perhaps best known around these parts as being the former Chief Operating Officer for Eidos, although he has also worked in marketing and on the Olympics. His new role will see …
Read More »Remedy takes on RedLynx veteran as new CEO
Tero Virtala takes over from interim boss of Quantum Break studio, Markus Mäki, who returns to leading studio production
Read More »Vivendi’s Stéphane Roussel appointed as the new CEO of Gameloft
Former Vivendi COO Stphane Roussel has been named CEO of Gameloft during its shareholders’ meeting yesterday. In addition to Roussel, four new members also entered the Gameloft board of directors: Sbastien Bollor (chairman of Omnium Bollor, director and chairman of Blue Solutions USA), Frdric Crpin (member of the Vivendi management …
Read More »WWE superstar Xavier Woods competes in Street Fighter V exhibition match at CEO
WWE superstar Xavier Woods competed against fellow pro wrestler Kenny Omega in a Street Fighter V exhibition match at CEO. It was Omega, who currently works for New Japan Pro Wrestling, that took the victory but the two provided a show for those watching. The match was a first to …
Read More »Leffen to miss CEO, US return pushed back to EVO
William "Leffen" Hjelte has dropped out of the upcoming Super Smash Bros. Melee tournament at Community Effort Orlando (CEO) due to personal reasons. The Smash Bros star tweeted earlier in the week that he will not be at CEO but will still take part at EVO next month. The news …
Read More »Women in Games new CEO on how she intends to improve diversity in the industry
As the new CEO of Women in Games, Marie-Claire Isaaman hopes to be part of the movement leading to gender equality in the games industry. But actually she has already done her fair share of work to improve diversity, as a researcher and education consultant in games at the Norwich …
Read More »Women in Games appoints new CEO
The not-for-profit organisation Women in Games has hired Marie-Claire Isaaman as its new CEO. She is replacing Jenny Richards-Stewart, who held the position for 18 months. Isaaman formerly was a researcher and education consultant at Norwich University of the Arts for the past eight years. She worked as course leader …
Read More »EA veteran Frank Gibeau named as new Zynga CEO
Former chief Mark Pincus steps down for a second time
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