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Blizzard loses global esports director Kim Phan
Phan is the second high ranking departure from Blizzard's esports department in recent weeks
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Ustwo Games appoints Maria Sayans as CEO to help multi-project development
Studio head Dan Gray is now chief creative officer, and tech director Peter Pashley is chief development officer
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EA names Sam Ebelthite as UK and Ireland boss
Former head Shaun Campbell takes new unspecified role
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Nintendo promotes Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma
Aonuma handed deputy general manager role alongside two more key promotions
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Amazon Game Studios lays off "dozens"
Multiple unannounced projects cancelled; employees given 60 days to find new internal positions
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Intellivision opening European office
Hires Computec CEO ahead of new Amico console launch in 2020
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Starbreeze lays off a quarter of its staff in further efforts to cut costs
Struggling Swedish publisher makes organisational changes that will save £310,000 per month
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Quantic Dream pushes into third-party publishing with new hire
Microsoft veteran Sebastian Motte will be director of third-party studios at the French company
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Jobs Roundup: Christian Baur takes over as new head of Gamescom
Meanwhile, Jagex appoints new technical and art directors, and Hutch bulks out it QA department
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Migration Advisory Committee recommends games roles be added to UK shortage list
Body calls for programmers, artists, producers, directors and more to be prioritised when considering immigration applications
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G Into Gaming launches industry diversity charter
Campaign teams up with RightTrack Learning, calling on games firms to commit to diversifying their workforce
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Riccardo Zacconi to step down as CEO of King
Zacconi has been in charge of the Candy Crush developer for 16 years
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Overwatch League commissioner joins Epic's Fortnite esports push
Nate Nanzer was one of the founders of The Overwatch League
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Marvelous CEO Haruki Nakayama steps down due to ill health
Nakayama is also president and chairman, will be succeeded as chairman by Shuichi Motoda
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Following your dreams: Pursuing a career making games | Opinion
Game Dragons' Philip Oliver discusses how we can help career advisors see the industry as a serious choice
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Emily Greer departs Kongregate for new gaming venture
COO Pany Haritatos to take over as temporary CEO following co-founder's departure
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Sindiecate founders go AWOL, owing staff and contractors over €30,000
Spanish indie publisher collapses without answers after founders cultivate toxic work environment
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Sega Hardlight integrated into publisher's European pillar structure
New studio director Neall Jones will oversee transition, but Sonic Dash studio will still focus on mobile
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996.ICU accuses NetEase, Tencent and Chinese devs of overworking staff
Chinese tech workers use GitHub to highlight intensive overtime schedules, Microsoft employees petition to keep list uncensored
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Jen MacLean joins Amazon Game Tech
Former IGDA executive director will join firm as global biz dev head for small and mid-sized studios
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"Find your tribe but reach out to everybody"
Developers offer advice to minorities seeking support during diversity panel at the GamesIndustry.biz Career Fair
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Brenda Romero's guide to becoming a game designer
The Wizardry developer shared insight into this crucial role during last week's GamesIndustry.biz Career Fair
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Hideo Baba departs Studio Istolia, Square Enix
Former Tales series director leaves Project Prelude Rune studio due to "change of management policies"
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Jobs Roundup: Klang Games appoints new COO
Phil Harrison joins Game Awards advisory board, Jagex brings on multiple new hires