News Sony Online Entertainment lays off staff Everquest Next creator confirms cuts, says development on anticipated MMO and Landmark side project unaffected Aug. 28, 2013 Brendan Sinclair
News Ballmer to retire as Microsoft CEO Change will happen within a year once successor is chosen Aug. 23, 2013 Dan Pearson 15 comments
News Socialspiel secures €200k angel funding, appoints new CEO Mike Borras to head up Austrian developer Aug. 22, 2013 Dan Pearson
News Big Fish cuts 49 staff, "realigns" over 70 as Vancouver office shuttered Casual firm discontinuing its cloud business, which "is not growing as fast as we had hoped it would and is not on a path to profitability" Aug. 21, 2013 James Brightman 4 comments
News Halo novelist joins Amazon Games Studio Gears of War 3 and Halo: Reach writer Eric Nylund becomes online retailer's new director of narrative design Aug. 16, 2013 Brendan Sinclair 1 comment
News n-Space names EA vet Dan Tudge as new president Dragon Age: Origins director steps into role as studio co-founder Dan O'Leary moves to CEO position Aug. 14, 2013 Brendan Sinclair
News Three more senior execs leave Zynga Don Mattrick tightens up management ranks at Zynga Aug. 14, 2013 Steve Peterson
News Layoffs at Crystal Dynamics Tomb Raider studio cuts about a dozen as it re-scopes the new IP they were working on Aug. 13, 2013 Brendan Sinclair 3 comments
News Cory Barlog back at Sony Santa Monica God of War II director returns to head up a new team and new project at his old studio Aug. 9, 2013 Brendan Sinclair
News Former id creative director joins Oculus VR Matt Hooper joins John Carmack to work on Oculus Rift Aug. 9, 2013 Matthew Handrahan 4 comments
News Gates and Semple leave Valve Go indie again after 8 months with developer Aug. 9, 2013 Rachel Weber 2 comments
News Trion Worlds names Scott Hartsman CEO Rift maker's former chief creative officer returns in new role after just seven months away Aug. 8, 2013 Brendan Sinclair
News Carmack joins Oculus VR id Software co-founder announced as Rift maker's new full-time CTO; id says Carmack's technical leadership at studio "unaffected" Aug. 7, 2013 Brendan Sinclair 15 comments
News Demiurge Studios adds Looking Glass founder to board Paul Neurath joined by Puzzle Pirates dev Daniel James on advisory board of Boston indie Aug. 7, 2013 Matthew Handrahan 1 comment
News Nordeus appoints Google vet as customer relations exec New customer relations director Kerrie Power to head up new office in Dublin, Ireland Aug. 7, 2013 Matthew Handrahan
News Gary Briggs is Facebook's first CMO "Telling the story of such an important and still very young brand is an incredible opportunity" Aug. 5, 2013 Rachel Weber
News Wargaming opens Austin studio World of Tanks developer sets up shop in Texas capital, comments on Master of Orion and Total Annihilation acquisition Aug. 2, 2013 Brendan Sinclair
News CD Projekt Red launches Krakow studio Doors open at new Polish studio, will work on new and existing projects Aug. 2, 2013 Matthew Handrahan 3 comments
News New head of business development for Bytro Labs Sebastian Teuber takes role at online games developer July 30, 2013 Rachel Weber
News Two more games execs quit Zynga Exodus continues as casino gaming boss also walks from troubled company July 30, 2013 Matt Martin 3 comments
News Zynga VP joins gambling start-up Ryan Linton joins Betable as chief revenue officer July 26, 2013 Rachel Weber
News Eidos Montreal GM resigns Stephane D'Astous departs, citing irreconcilable differences with Square Enix management, lack of leadership, courage, and communication. July 23, 2013 Brendan Sinclair 3 comments
News Ratchet & Clank writer: "I'm leaving Insomniac… sort of" T.J. Fixman switching focus to screenwriting, but won't "abandon" games July 22, 2013 Rachel Weber
News Minor layoffs at Jagex as publisher refocuses on Runescape, Transformers 10 staff lose jobs as "experimental projects" dropped July 19, 2013 Dan Pearson 3 comments
News SimCity vets form new mobile studio Jellygrade gives "recovering ex-AAA" developers a new creative outlet July 17, 2013 Mike Williams