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Activision Blizzard appoints new Chief Marketing Officer, Chief People Officer

CAA veteran David Messinger will be company's first corporate-wide CMO, Claudine Naughton to lead global human resources

Aug. 15, 2019 Rebekah Valentine

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Loot Crate files for bankruptcy, lays off over 50

Employees report no notice or severance despite promises that "operations will continue as usual"

Aug. 15, 2019 Rebekah Valentine

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Epic Games and Factor 5 founders opens new studio in Cologne

Unreal firm's third German branch will focus on interactive media and streaming technology

Aug. 15, 2019 James Batchelor

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Tim Willits joins Saber Interactive

Former id Software studio director becomes chief creative officer for World War Z developer

Aug. 12, 2019 Rebekah Valentine

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Pixelles is helping mid-career mothers stay in games

We speak to co-founder Rebecca Cohen-Palacios about the organisation's efforts to do more than just bring new women into games

Aug. 12, 2019 James Batchelor

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German games market's headcount declines, but small companies on the rise

More than 11,000 people and 600 companies in Germany develop and distribute games

Aug. 7, 2019 James Batchelor

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Nexon closes second US office in a month

LA-based Division Partners precedes the closure of Nexon M later this month

Aug. 6, 2019 Matthew Handrahan

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Jobs roundup: Frank Azor appointed chief architect of gaming solutions at AMD

Meanwhile, there are multiple hires at New World Interactive, StreamElements, and The Multiplayer Guys

July 31, 2019 GamesIndustry.biz Staff

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Defiant Development to close after nine years

Pioneering Australian studio was "not able to change quickly enough" to adapt to the changing industry

July 24, 2019 Matthew Handrahan

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"If she can do it, I can too": The message behind Girls' Game Lab

New not-for-profit team setting up coding workshops for young girls, first one to be held at Playground next month

July 22, 2019 James Batchelor

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Blizzard co-founder Frank Pearce ends 28-year career at company

"The time has come for me to step away from Blizzard and pass the torch to the next generation of leaders," says Pearce

July 22, 2019 Ivy Taylor

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Tim Willits leaving id Software

Studio director will end his decades-long run with the company after next week's QuakeCon

July 18, 2019 Brendan Sinclair

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Zynga expands its presence in India

New Bengaluru office will facilitate growth in the company's Indian headcount

July 18, 2019 Matthew Handrahan

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LuckyHammers shuts down

70 employees affected by closure of Montreal-based studio

July 17, 2019 Rebekah Valentine

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Pole to Win opens Montreal office

Production services firm now has 16 offices in ten countries

July 17, 2019 Matthew Handrahan

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Disney hires former PlayStation portfolio boss to head up games licensing

John Drake says it's an "amazing time" to bring the worlds of Star Wars, Marvel and Fox to video games

July 16, 2019 James Batchelor

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IGDA, IGDA Foundation name new executive directors

Renee Gittins to head association, Nika Nour to take over leadership of IGDA Foundation

July 10, 2019 Rebekah Valentine

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Jaroslav Beck steps down as CEO of Beat Saber studio

Beck will now focus on the game's music, while Vladimir Hrincar takes over as CEO

July 10, 2019 Matthew Handrahan

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Monolith Soft opens new studio as profits boom

New Osaki studio arrives following a fiscal year in which profits doubled

July 10, 2019 Matthew Handrahan

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Jobs Roundup: Sébastien Motte to head up third-party efforts at Quantic Dream

Lisa Anderson joins Jam City from Disney; Michael 'ODEE' O'Dell departs Team Dignitas; Gary Edwards now studio director for Sumo Nottingham

July 9, 2019 GamesIndustry.biz Staff

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Layoffs at HQ Trivia as downloads continue to fall

Troubled mobile company streamlines as it shifts towards subscriptions

July 8, 2019 James Batchelor

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Layoffs at Endless Entertainment

Mobile studios behind Series: Your Story Universe dismisses seven staff due to slowdown in development cycle

July 4, 2019 James Batchelor

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iPhone designer Jony Ive leaves Apple

Ive to launch wearable tech firm next year

June 28, 2019 Ivy Taylor

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Gumi shuts down Paris office, laying off 32

Former employees speak out against poor severance, management errors that led to closure

June 27, 2019 Rebekah Valentine

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Microsoft reportedly cuts internal content teams at Inside Xbox and Mixer

UPDATE: Platform holder tells GamesIndustry.biz a limited number of vendors were affected by re-evaluation of business unit

June 25, 2019 James Batchelor