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Markus ‘Notch’ Persson is unlikely to stay at Mojang once Microsoft’s acquisition of the Minecraft developer is completed, reports suggest. Bloomberg says that Persson reached out to Microsoft a few months ago, based on a positive working relationship on Minecraft for Xbox” in an effort to close the estimated $2bn …
Read More »Fable Anniversary lead designer leaves Lionhead
The lead designer for Fable Anniversary has departed Lionheadafter over seven years at the studio. Ted Timmins, who joined the Guildford studio full-time in 2007, said he has taken the tough decision” to leave over several messages on Twitter. This was a really tough decision, as I’ve had such an …
Read More »Mizuguchi leaves Q Entertainment – report
The acclaimed creator of Rez, Sega Rally and Space Channel 5 has walked out” of Q Entertainment. That’s according to CVG, which has word from an insider that Tetsuya Mizuguchi left the studio last year. It is also said that chief executive Shuji Utsumi has departed too amidst unrest relating …
Read More »Marc Whitten leaves Xbox
Xbox’s chief product officer Marc Whitten has left the company. He’s off to take up the same position and Sonos after 14 years at Microsoft, throughout which he played a big part in all three Xbox launches. His former Xbox team will now report to executive VP Terry Myerson. I’m …
Read More »Jack Tretton leaving Sony at the end of the month
Sony has announced that SCEA president and CEO Jack Tretton will leave the company at the end of March. The decision is as a result of a mutual agreement not to renew their contractual relationship”. Tretton has been at SCEA since its creation in 1995. Current executive VP and COO …
Read More »Writer Amy Hennig leaves Naughty Dog
The creative director and writer for Sony’s Uncharted series has left developer Naughty Dog. Amy Hennig had been at the studio for a decade and overseen the huge success of the Uncharted brand. Sony confirmed the move in a statement to IGN which said: "We can confirm that Amy Hennig …
Read More »Co-founder Ghadiali leaves Ouya
Muffi Ghadiali, one of the founding members of Ouya, has left the company behind the crowd-funded microconsole. A statement toTechCrunchconfirms Ghadiali’s departure, although it does not specify reasons for his move or where he is heading. The statement reads: "Ouya is focusing more on the next phase of the business …
Read More »Atari to exit bankruptcy
A U.S. judge has approved Atari’s plan to leave bankruptcy protection a little less than a year after filing for Chapter 11 in January. The Wall Street Journal reportsthat Judge James Peck of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Manhattan not only signed off on the deal Thursday, but actually thanked …
Read More »Co-founder Justin Waldron quits Zynga
Zynga’s Justin Waldron is leaving the company he co-founded over six years ago. This comes as the social game maker has swapped out former CEO and founder Mark Pincus for former Xbox head Don Mattrick, and a year of several high-level executive departures. I’ve decided it’s time to leave zynga …
Read More »President Todd Hollenshead leaves id Software after 17 years
Todd Hollenshead has left id Software after 17 years with the company. He joined the studio of Doom fame as CEO in 1996 and became president when id was bought by ZeniMax in 2009. Now IGN reportsthat Hollenshead’s tenure as the company’s business head has come to an end. After …
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