News New leadership at Yakuza studio as series creator Toshihiro Nagoshi departs Studio head Daisuke Sato also leaves Sega, Masayoshi Yokoyama to lead Ryu Ga Gotoku going forward Oct. 8, 2021 James Batchelor
News Studio director at Arkane Lyon leaves after 17 years Romuald Capron looking to pursue new opportunities and spend time with family Oct. 7, 2021 Danielle Partis
News Randy Pitchford steps away from Gearbox Software, leads Gearbox Studios Former CTO Steve Jones to take over Borderlands developer, Pitchford to head up new TV/film studio Oct. 7, 2021 James Batchelor
News StreamElements launches 2021 Creator Diversity Program Streaming tools company hires Kacie Harold as manager as it aims to expand initiative Oct. 6, 2021 Jeffrey Rousseau
News EA CFO and COO Blake Jorgensen set to leave publisher Executive will depart next summer; chief studios officer Laura Miele will take COO role as search begins for new CFO Sept. 30, 2021 Brendan Sinclair
News Ex-Electric Square devs form Rev Rooms New audio studio aims to deliver integrated audio "without pain or friction" Sept. 28, 2021 Jeffrey Rousseau 1 comment
News Rovio to open Toronto studio Angry Birds developer's new office location to be led by ex-Gameloft VP of North American Studios Julie Beaugrand Sept. 23, 2021 Jeffrey Rousseau
News Keywords Studios appoints new CEO Bertrand Bodson is to replace Andrew Day, who retired earlier this year Sept. 20, 2021 Marie Dealessandri
News Tim Woodley elected as new UKIE chair Samantha Ebelthite of EA appointed as new vice chair and Liz Fitzgerald of Sony re-elected as treasurer Sept. 17, 2021 Jeffrey Rousseau
News Warner Bros. Games names David Hewitt as head of Monolith Productions Former Sony Santa Monica director will now oversee studio behind Middle-earth: Shadow of War Sept. 16, 2021 Jeffrey Rousseau
News Erin Wayne joins Riot as first global head of player community | Jobs Roundup Sony veteran Michael Pattison joins Team17, two former Sega execs join Curve Digital Sept. 16, 2021 Danielle Partis
Feature Meet the Best Boss: Fireside chat with Creative Assembly's Gareth Edmondson Our final Best Places To Work session shares lessons learned about being a good manager Sept. 16, 2021 GamesIndustry.biz Staff
News Amazon Games Montreal hires Ubisoft Toronto MD Alexandre Parizeau will be leading development of the studio's debut title, a competitive multiplayer game based on a new IP Sept. 16, 2021 Marie Dealessandri
Feature Mental health in the games industry: The ongoing journey Our third Best Places To Work Awards UK 2021 session explores best practices in supporting staff Sept. 15, 2021 GamesIndustry.biz Staff
Feature We're not talking about diversity. We're talking about our future Our first Best Places To Work Awards UK 2021 panel offers actionable steps on how to diversify your team Sept. 13, 2021 GamesIndustry.biz Staff
News Ubisoft names Igor Manceau its new chief creative officer Riders Republic creative director promoted as employee group criticizes lack of diversity in editorial leadership Sept. 7, 2021 Brendan Sinclair 2 comments
News Ashley Maidy joins Riot as head of global consumer products | Jobs Roundup Twin Suns recruits Elizabeth LaPensée, PhD as lead writer and world builder, Frontier hires Hollie Bennet as head of influencers and engagement Aug. 20, 2021 Jeffrey Rousseau
News Yogscast Games hires Curve's Simon Byron as new director of publishing Media firm ramps up its publishing efforts as Byron tasked with seeking new titles from indie teams Aug. 18, 2021 James Batchelor
News Jagex hires former Codemasters CFO Rashid Varachia Varachia takes on same role at RuneScape developer having left racing studio after EA acquisition Aug. 17, 2021 James Batchelor
News Nika Nour to step down as IGDA Foundation executive director Sarah Spiers to take over as interim director as new chair Christina Alejandre oversees search for permanent replacement Aug. 9, 2021 Jeffrey Rousseau
News Ex-Codemasters CEO Frank Sagnier resurfaces at NDreams Sagnier named non-executive chair of VR developer and publisher, will help drive towards "some very ambitious goals" Aug. 4, 2021 James Batchelor
News Amber hires Keywords, EA veteran as CEO Jaime Gine joins as the development company also hires new head of business development, Brian Waddle Aug. 3, 2021 Marie Dealessandri
News Former Sega president Kenji Matsubara named CEO of SNK Publisher aims to expand corporate value under new leadership July 29, 2021 Jeffrey Rousseau
News Shawn Layden joins Streamline Media Group advisory board Former CEO of PlayStation to provide counsel on video games and business strategy July 27, 2021 Jeffrey Rousseau
News Neill Blomkamp named chief visionary officer of Gunzilla Games Hollywood director joins studio on unnamed multiplatform project July 21, 2021 Jeffrey Rousseau 1 comment