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RePLAY: The co-lead designer for Uncharted
3: Drake’s Deception leaves Naughty Dog for more scholarly pursuits, the
CEO of SEGA America and Europe is stepping down and Nintendo is, of course, supporting
third-parties in its new digital initiative.
Richard Lemarchand, the
co-lead designer on Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception,
is leaving Naughty Dog after eight years of service with the studio for the School
of Cinematic Arts at the University of Southern California.
Lemarchand will be
teaching at the university’s Interactive Media Division in addition to working
on a “series of experimental games” as part of a research project.
“In other words, I’ll
be surrounded by awesome people, talking craft and philosophy, and building
strange new things!” Lemarchand told Gamasutra. “So I’ll get to do what I’ve been
yearning to do for a decade, in that regard—I realize how very lucky I am.”
|Source: Gamasutra
After seven years of
being in charge of SEGA America and Europe, Mike Hayes is leaving the company for
more consultative pursuits this summer.
Hayes’ position as CEO
will be passed to Jurgen Post, SEGA’s current COO.
Under Hayes’
leadership, SEGA moved to a stronger digital business model, acquired Sports
Interactive and The Creative Assembly.
“Mike has achieved a
huge amount during his time at SEGA,” said Naoya Tsurumi, SEGA’s director and
CCO, “and we thank him for the amazing things he has accomplished.”
|Source: Gamasutra
To reinforce its new initiative to publish digital content via its eShop, Nintendo confirmed plans to support
third-party content for both the 3DS and upcoming Wii U.
“We are currently
preparing a program for third parties but have nothing specific to announce at
this time,” a Nintendo representative told IGN.
Nintendo’s support of third-parties
has traditionally been weak, but the company’s new digital strategy may change
that around.
|Source: IGN
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