10 Jan
Shortly after Steve Ballmer announced he would retire as Microsoft CEO, Ford CEO Alan Mulally reportedly was one of the front-runners to replace him. According to the Boston Globe, Mulally has withdrawn his name from consideration for the position. “I would like to end the Microsoft speculation because I have no other plans to do […]
10 Jan
Microsoft studio manager Mike Ybarra announced today that former Halo writer and creative director Joe Staten has joined Microsoft Game Studios. “Thrilled to welcome back Joe Staten to the Microsoft Studios family,” Ybarra wrote on Twitter. Staten had been working at Bungie as the design director on Destiny until September last year, when he announced […]
18 Dec
One of Microsoft’s board of directors, John W. Thompson has revealed in a post on the Microsoft blog that the company’s hunt for a new CEO is in its final stages. The successor to Steve Ballmer is expected to be chosen in early 2014. “After defining our criteria, we initially cast a wide net across […]
06 Dec
Microsoft has closed down it studio in Victoria, Canada as part of a plan to consolidate its resources, according to the Times Colonist. “This was not an easy decision, but one guided by our desire to centralize development in our Vancouver studios,” Microsoft said in a statement provided to the Times Colonist. “We are working […]