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Diablo 4 Got a New Director

Diablo 4 Got a New Director

Diablo 4 has got a new director. This position has been taken by Joe Shely, who previously involved in works on World of Warcraft and Diablo 3.

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Przemyslaw Dygas

October 8, 2021

Diablo 4 Got a New Director
Overwatch 2's Executive Producer Leaves Blizzard

Overwatch 2's Executive Producer Leaves Blizzard

Blizzard Entertainment has lost another important employee. Chacko Sonny, the executive producer of Overwatch 2, is leaving the company.

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Przemyslaw Dygas

September 22, 2021

Overwatch 2's Executive Producer Leaves Blizzard
Activision Blizzard Targeted by SEC; Kotick to Testify

Activision Blizzard Targeted by SEC; Kotick to Testify

More and more problems for Activision Blizzard. The company is being examined by the US Securities and Exchange Commission, and the company's chief legal officer has left the company.

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Przemyslaw Dygas

September 21, 2021

Activision Blizzard Targeted by SEC; Kotick to Testify
Open World and Survival - PUBG Dev is Working on a Huge Game

Open World and Survival - PUBG Dev is Working on a Huge Game

A few days ago, PUBG creator and „father” of the battle royale genre Brendan „PlayerUnknown” Greene left Krafton and founded the independent studio PlayerUnknown Productions, which is to create the game Prologue, announced in 2019. The developer is aiming for survival mechanics and a giant open world.

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Hubert Sledziewski

September 6, 2021

Open World and Survival - PUBG Dev is Working on a Huge Game
Paradox Interactive CEO Replaced by Her Predecessor

Paradox Interactive CEO Replaced by Her Predecessor

Ebba Ljungerud is no longer the CEO of Paradox Interactive. She has been replaced by Fredrik Wester, who has held this role in the past.

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Adrian Werner

September 2, 2021

Paradox Interactive CEO Replaced by Her Predecessor
Cyberpunk 2077 With New Support; CD Projekt Hires Modders

Cyberpunk 2077 With New Support; CD Projekt Hires Modders

CD Projekt RED will be enlisting the help of modders while working on Cyberpunk 2077. The studio has hired the company that created the WolvenKit tool to work on further mod support, but also various game systems.

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Jacob Blazewicz

August 30, 2021

Cyberpunk 2077 With New Support; CD Projekt Hires Modders
Top Bethesda Producer Leaves After 16 Years; He Worked, i.a. on Skyrim and Fallout

Top Bethesda Producer Leaves After 16 Years; He Worked, i.a. on Skyrim and Fallout

Jeff Gardiner announced today that he is leaving Bethesda Game Studios. The developer worked for almost 16 years at the company, taking part in the development of such games as Fallout 76, Fallout 4 and TES: Skyrim.

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Michal Ciezadlik

August 27, 2021

Top Bethesda Producer Leaves After 16 Years; He Worked, i.a. on Skyrim and Fallout
Apex Legends' Lead Designer Laid Off for Blog Entries From 2007

Apex Legends' Lead Designer Laid Off for Blog Entries From 2007

One of the main designers of Apex Legends has been fired. The reason is controversial posts he published fourteen years ago on a blog.

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Adrian Werner

August 13, 2021

Apex Legends' Lead Designer Laid Off for Blog Entries From 2007
Diablo 4's Lead Level Designer Fired by Activision

Diablo 4's Lead Level Designer Fired by Activision

Activision has fired three experienced developers from Blizzard Entertainment, including the director of Diablo IV and the game's lead level designer. This is most likely related to the recent high-profile harassment and bullying scandal within the publisher's teams.

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Adrian Werner

August 12, 2021

Diablo 4's Lead Level Designer Fired by Activision
Blizzard CEO Steps Down; Successors Named

Blizzard CEO Steps Down; Successors Named

J. Allen Brack, CEO of Blizzard Entertainment, has stepped down from his position and further work at the studio. At the same time, his two successors have already been appointed. They will share responsibilities and lead a team that is struggling to deal with extremely serious and well-documented allegations of harassment, discrimination and mobbing among employees.

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Michael Kulakowski

August 3, 2021

Blizzard CEO Steps Down; Successors Named
Assassin's Creed Loses Another Veteran; Series' Art Director Leaves Ubisoft

Assassin's Creed Loses Another Veteran; Series' Art Director Leaves Ubisoft

Ubisoft parted ways with another developer who for many years worked on the success of Assassin's Creed. This time Raphael Lacoste, who for 16 years helped in the creation of subsequent installments of the series, has left the company.

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Jacob Blazewicz

July 21, 2021

Assassin's Creed Loses Another Veteran; Series' Art Director Leaves Ubisoft
Codemasters Bosses Leave Just Months After EA Accquisition

Codemasters Bosses Leave Just Months After EA Accquisition

A few months following the purchase of Codemasters by EA, the British developer will lose its CEO and CFO - Frank Sagnier and Rashi Varachia will leave the company.

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Jacob Blazewicz

July 6, 2021

Codemasters Bosses Leave Just Months After EA Accquisition
Sony Cleans Up After Japan Studio; Team Removed From List of Company-owned Studios

Sony Cleans Up After Japan Studio; Team Removed From List of Company-owned Studios

Sony has ended the life of Japan Studio, and is now removing remaining traces of it. The team has disappeared from the list of developers working for the Japanese giant.

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Przemyslaw Dygas

July 6, 2021

Sony Cleans Up After Japan Studio; Team Removed From List of Company-owned Studios
Jeff Bezos Oficially Steps Down as Amazon CEO

Jeff Bezos Oficially Steps Down as Amazon CEO

Jeff Bezos has stepped down as CEO of Amazon. His place is taken by trusted associate Andy Jassy. The American billionaire will now be able to devote more time to his other ventures, including a space flight.

Tech

Konrad Sarzynski

July 6, 2021

Jeff Bezos Oficially Steps Down as Amazon CEO
Cyberpunk 2077 With New Director

Cyberpunk 2077 With New Director

Gabriel Amatangelo has replaced Adam Badowski as the director of Cyberpunk 2077 and will be responsible for the expansions of the said title. At the same time, Mateusz Tomaszkiewicz, the game's quests director, has parted ways with CD Projekt RED.

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Bart Swiatek

May 28, 2021

Cyberpunk 2077 With New Director
Shadow of Mordor Creator to Lead EA's New Studio and Develop Open-world Games

Shadow of Mordor Creator to Lead EA's New Studio and Develop Open-world Games

Shadow of Mordor and Shadow of War creator and former Monolith Productions vice president Kevin Stephens has been hired by Electronic Arts to lead a new studio that will develop open-world action games.

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Hubert Sledziewski

May 20, 2021

Shadow of Mordor Creator to Lead EA's New Studio and Develop Open-world Games
Stadia Loses Part of Key Staff to Jade Raymond's Team

Stadia Loses Part of Key Staff to Jade Raymond's Team

Google has parted ways with more employees overseeing Google Stadia. John Justice, vice president and head of product, has left the company's ranks, and a number of others have joined Haven Studios, founded by Jade Raymond.

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Jacob Blazewicz

May 5, 2021

Stadia Loses Part of Key Staff to Jade Raymond's Team
Director of The Witcher 3 Leaves CD Projekt

Director of The Witcher 3 Leaves CD Projekt

Konrad Tomaszkiewicz, the director of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, has left CD Projekt RED. The reason for his decision was supposed to be allegations of mobbing.

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Hubert Sledziewski

May 4, 2021

Director of The Witcher 3 Leaves CD Projekt
Another Key Dev Leaves Blizzard, Overwatch 2 Not in Danger

Another Key Dev Leaves Blizzard, Overwatch 2 Not in Danger

One of the veterans of Blizzard Entertainment, Jeff Kaplan, is leaving the company after 19 years. Overwatch's director did not explain his decision, but the game's sequel is said to be unaffect.

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Hubert Sledziewski

April 20, 2021

Another Key Dev Leaves Blizzard, Overwatch 2 Not in Danger
Sony Japan Studio is Officially History; Farewell to Devs of Bloodborne and The Last Guardian

Sony Japan Studio is Officially History; Farewell to Devs of Bloodborne and The Last Guardian

Sony has officially ended the life of Japan Studio. Thus came to an end the history of the team which contributed to the creation of Bloodborne, The Last Guardian and many other memorable titles. Gavin Moore, director of the remake of Demon's Souls, has also left Sony.

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Jacob Blazewicz

April 2, 2021

Sony Japan Studio is Officially History; Farewell to Devs of Bloodborne and The Last Guardian