Joseph Olin, President of the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences for six years (and friend of the site), announced his resignation from the organization. Having assumed the presidency in 2004, he oversaw the organization during its largest membership and publicity expansion. Olin has stated the reason for his departure was “to pursue new opportunities,” […]
Steve Wadsworth had been one of the key executives helping Disney into the new digital age. A key player in the company’s acquisitions of social gaming firms like Playdom and overseer to surprise successes like Club Penguin, Wadsworth nonetheless announced his resignation from Disney Interactive Media Group in an email to fellow employees. An 11-year […]
Known just as much for her press conference appearances as her work in the industry proper, Nintendo’s Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Camme Dunaway, has reported left the company and the video game industry as a whole. Effective October 1st, the resignation of the former Yahoo! executive (who started work with the company […]
Seems like an odd move to leave the leader in music-rhythm games for an independent developer, but Rock Band 3 senior designer Dan Teasdale did just that when he left for ‘Splosion Man‘s studio, Twisted Pixel. Posting in his official blog, Teasdale noted a desire for a more “hands on” approach to designing as being […]