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Sony’s CEO Talks About The New PlayStation 4
CNBC - February 22, 2013
Jack Tretton, President & CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment America, discusses his company's updated game console. Read »
Pincus Says FarmVille Has Passed $1 Billion…
TechCrunch - February 6, 2013
The launch of FarmVille 2 was one of the big highlights of Zynga’s past year, but CEO Mark Pincus said its predecessor FarmVille crossed major milestone too, having reached $1 billion in total player bookings. Read »
EA CEO Pretty Much Just Insulted Nintendo
Forbes - February 4, 2013
John Riccitiello, CEO of EA, recently held a call with investors to reassure them that despite a bad year, there will still be a market for big AAA games, particularly when the next generation of consoles are... Read »
Zynga Just Lost Its Chief Creative Officer
All Things D - August 29, 2012
Mike Verdu confirmed to AllThingsD that he is leaving Zynga to start his own game company in which Zynga will be an investor. Read »
EA CEO Bullish On Digital
CNBC - July 18, 2012
John Riccitiello, Electronic Arts CEO, says there's a perception among investors that the gaming industry is tough to invest in right now - but he adds that the company is growing its digital business. Read »
Ubisoft CEO: PS4, Xbox 720 Games Not Expensive
Digital Trends - May 17, 2012
Ubisoft's Yves Guillemot says in a new interview that even though PlayStation Orbis and Xbox Durango games won't cost more to make or buy on a disc, publishers will ultimately be making more money on them through... Read »
Game Over For Sega CEO…
Joystiq - May 1, 2012
Sega Europe and Sega America CEO Mike Hayes is stepping down and exiting the building, though he may peek in through the second-floor window every now and then in an "advisory role." If the Sega corporate ladder is no longer... Read »
Big Fish Games CEO Hands The Reins Back
Venture Beat - April 27, 2012
Jeremy Lewis is stepping down as chief executive of casual game company Big Fish Games. He will be replaced by company founder Paul Thelen, who had previously served as chairman and chief strategy officer. Read »
Take-Two CEO: THQ Won’t Last Six Months
Forbes - April 9, 2012
Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick decided he could offer some insight into THQ’s woes, speaking at the MIT Business in Gaming Conference: Read »
OMGPOP CEO Publicly Trashes Ex-Employee…
Forbes - April 2, 2012
Browsing the internet yesterday was a minefield, as you couldn’t tell when any given story was an April Fool’s joke or not. This item certainly seemed too ridiculous to be true, but as it turns out, it actually happened. Read »
High Flyer: Talking Angry Birds
Forbes - March 9, 2012
Mikael Hed of Rovio (Angry Birds)
The creators of what remains one of the single most popular casual games ever – Angry Birds – is generating serious financial success. Read »
Zynga CEO Launches Game Network
Fortune - March 6, 2012
Mikael Hed of Rovio (Angry Birds)
Mark Pincus, CEO of Zynga, explains how his company's upcoming new website will make it into a game network. Read »
GameStop CEO: They Could Have Cut Us Off…
The Verge - March 2, 2012
Mikael Hed of Rovio (Angry Birds)
What happens if Microsoft, Sony or Nintendo hit upon an even more convenient system? What happens to trade-ins as consumers' non-tradable digital game collections grow larger than their physical ones? Read »
Rejoice! Bill Gates’ Donkey Video Game Now On iOS
Know Your Mobile - February 10, 2012
Mikael Hed of Rovio (Angry Birds)
Bill Gate co-wrote a video game in the 80's called Donkey, and it's now available on the App Store. Read »
Sony Playstation CEO: Holidays & Video Games
Fox Business - December 22, 2011
Mikael Hed of Rovio (Angry Birds)
Jack Tretton on the company’s strong sales through the holiday season and expanding its line of 3D video games. Read »
