Tag Archives: recruitment

Blizzard is looking for someone to head up its Diablo franchise following the news that game director Josh Mosqueira has left the studio. Mosqueira joined Blizzard in 2011 and took over responsibility for the gothic RPG series two years later, replacing Jay Wilson. Wilson himselfexited Blizzard in June after 10 …

Karl Magnus Troedsson joined Battlefield studio as producer in 2001 before rising to become VP of group strategy at publisher parent

Announcement follows recent exits of former Diablo III director Jay Wilson and designer Leonard Boyarsky

Trio from Guitar Hero developer, former Lionhead design lead and pair of comms hires bring Sea of Thieves studio’s additions over last three months to 13

Business manager for the recruitment specialist Liz Prince looks back on the firm's 16 years in the industry - and predicts what might lie ahead for those seeking a career in development in the future

Consumer games site Destructoid has let its three UK writers go. Laura Dale, Joe Parlock and Vikki Blake will leave the site at the end of the month. Our team being dismantled is apparently nothing to do with content quality of viewership of content, and due to seasonal financials and …

Angry Birds developer Rovio has taken another big hit, as long-time ‘brand ambassador’ and executive Peter Vesterbackahas announced his departure from the company. Vesterbackajoined the company in 2010 and served as the frontman for the Angry Birds brand, as well as having stints as CEO and, most recently, chief marketing …

Vacancies include narrative director, animation and rendering programmers, and character and technical artists

Team has already grown to 65, is also exploring ideas for new IP

1,850 jobs are to be cut as part of Microsoft’s ending of its $7.2bn Nokia adventure. Microsoft acquired the Finnish company in 2013, having previously entered into partnership with the then struggling former giant in 2011. 1,350 of the job cuts will from the Finnish workforce. Microsoft has now said …