Earlier today there were reports that Don Mattrick, the President
of Interactive Entertainment Business at Microsoft would be leaving Microsoft and jumping ship to Zynga, but not quite what position until now.
«As home to the largest and most engaged Call of Duty community, it is no surprise that the newest entry in the blockbuster franchise has quickly become the most played multiplayer game on both Xbox One and Xbox 360», said Yusuf Mehdi, Corporate Vice President of Marketing & Strategy,
Interactive Entertainment Business at Microsoft.
Hours later, Twitter user @LynnDawson tweeted at Microsoft Chief of Staff
for Interactive Entertainment Business Aaron Greenberg with a screenshot of one of Orth's tweets, to which Greenberg replied that he did not know who Orth was.
Following the NA November 4th release date announcement during Microsoft's E3 media briefing on Monday, Microsoft's VP of
Interactive Entertainment Business Chris Lewis has now confirmed that Europe won't be far behind.
Thanking fans and consumers for their feedback and their help «reshaping the future of the Xbox One,» Don Mattick, president of
Interactive Entertainment Business with Microsoft, discussed the importance of the company's relationship with consumers.
Sony arrogance was at an all - time high... but people like to dismiss the «Sony is arrogant» claim from conversation as if it were hyperbole, especially now that Don Mattrick — previous President
of Interactive Entertainment Business for Microsoft — is on record saying:
Evolution's developers, Jeff Sember and Don Mattrick (who now heads up Microsoft's
interactive entertainment business), went on to form Distinctive Software and became one of the largest publishers of video games not owned by a console maker in the 1980s.
How about Don Mattrick, the former head of Microsoft's Xbox division — officially the president of
the interactive entertainment business — who left for social game maker Zynga last month?
The video below is a short clip from my interview with Dennis Durkin, chief operating and finance officer for Microsoft's
interactive entertainment business.
At last year's Electronic Entertainment Expo, I asked Dennis Durkin, chief operating and finance officer for Microsoft's
interactive entertainment business, if the vertically integrated approach with the video game console could be applied to other parts of the company.
Having joined Xiaomi in 2013, Shang Jin leads Mi Talk, gaming business integration and is responsible for Xiaomi's
interactive entertainment business.
According to the Microsoft website Todd Holmdahl the Corporate Vice President of Gaming and the XBOX Product group has a great new job title; Corporate Vice President,
Interactive Entertainment Business, Incubation.
«With the holiday season right around the corner, it's already time to start looking for entertainment and gifts that everyone will enjoy,» said Shane Kim, Microsoft's
Interactive Entertainment Business» corporate vice president of strategy and business development.
The Microsoft VP of
interactive entertainment business for EMEA revealed: «We don't break out figures by country, but the UK continues to be a very strong market for us with the highest attach rate in the world.
As it turns out, it actually will be sold at a profit from the get - go, according to Microsoft's head of
Interactive Entertainment Business Don Mattrick.
The Devices and Studios Engineering Group is a consolidation of
the Interactive Entertainment Business Division alongside other divisions dealing with «all games, music, video and other entertainment».
Microsoft has today announced that former Sony man Phil Harrison has joined
the Interactive Entertainment Business (IEB) leadership team as corporate vice president, with an emphasis on growing the... Read more
He will report directly to Phil Harrison, corporate VP of Microsoft's
Interactive Entertainment Business.
«No one had tried to solve these problems in the consumer space and put all of this together,» says Don Mattrick, the president of Microsoft's
interactive entertainment business.
In a press release the Xbox 360 manufacturer said the former Sony executive had joined
the Interactive Entertainment Business (IEB) leadership team as corporate vice president «with an emphasis on growing the division's European business».
Here's how Don Mattrick, senior vice president of
the Interactive Entertainment Business at Microsoft, put it.
And finally, Don Mattrick, president,
Interactive Entertainment Business, had his say: «Phil has played an instrumental role in shaping modern console history through his keen insights into both hardware and software strategy.
Schappert, who originally left EA in 2007 to be Corporate Vice President of the Microsoft
Interactive Entertainment Business, will now be going back home to EA under the slightly shorter title of Chief Operating Officer.
Taking to the stage at this morning's E3 press event, Senior VP of Microsoft's
Interactive Entertainment Business Don Mattrick announced the deal struck with Activision.
«We are consistently thrilled with the overwhelming response received from critics and consumers alike to the Call of Duty series, which has firmly established its home on the Xbox 360 with the game's largest and most engaged community,» said Don Mattrick, president of
the interactive entertainment business at Microsoft.
Two bylined articles pertaining to game development and / or
the interactive entertainment business written by the journalist in the last six months OR a game industry publication's masthead with journalist's name as a staff writer.
«Pete Hawley is widely regarded as a forward - looking executive with a strong grasp of where
the interactive entertainment business is heading,» said Lionsgate Chief Executive Officer and Telltale board member Jon Feltheimer.
A business card that includes name and title Byline report pertaining to game development and / or
the interactive entertainment business written by the analyst in the last year A letter from the analyst's director, on the analyst's company's stationery, stating that they are assigned to cover IGF Mobile.
Today Microsoft, in the form of Don Mattrick, president of
the Interactive Entertainment Business at Microsoft.
If it's the latter you're probably thinking about Aaron Greenberg, Chief of Staff for Microsoft's
Interactive Entertainment Business, Don't You Know.
Their sources are saying that head honcho of Microsoft's
Interactive Entertainment Business (a fancy way of saying XBox) is leaving the company for struggling indie game developer, Zynga.
«We are appreciative of the response we have seen from consumers that has culminated in sales of more than one million units in the first 10 days on the market for Kinect for Xbox 360,» said Don Mattrick, president of
the Interactive Entertainment Business at Microsoft.
The feature was demonstrated by Don Mattrick, the president of
the interactive entertainment business at Microsoft.
Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Durkin held a number of positions of increasing responsibility at Microsoft Corporation, most recently serving as the corporate vice president and chief operating and financial officer of Microsoft's
interactive entertainment business, which included the Xbox console business.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER Phil Harrison Corporate Vice President,
Interactive Entertainment Business, Microsoft EMEA
Don Mattrick, Microsoft's President of
Interactive Entertainment Business, in a blog post announcing the company's change of heart said, «We appreciate your passion, support, and willingness to challenge the assumptions of digital licensing and connectivity.»
The speech recognition was particularly impressive; when Yusuf Mehdi (SVP of Microsoft's
interactive entertainment business) told Xbox One to «go to TV,» it immediately jumped from a game to a television show.
Prior to joining Microsoft's
interactive entertainment business in 2006, Mr. Durkin worked on Microsoft's corporate development and strategy team, including two years where he was based in London, England, driving pan-European activity.
He spearheaded the market introduction of the Xbox console, and was responsible for the establishment of
the Interactive Entertainment Business division.
Spencer, who previously headed up Microsoft Games Studios, takes on the role following the departure of
Interactive Entertainment Business President Don Mattrick last year, and of Xbox's chief product officer Marc Whitten earlier this month.
Harrison will form part of
the Interactive Entertainment Business (IEB) leadership team as corporate vice president «with an emphasis on growing the division's European business».
According to an article on OXM, «Microsoft will invest no less than $ 1 billion into games next gen.» In the interview with OXM, Don Mattrick, president of Microsoft's
Interactive Entertainment Business, and Phil Spencer, Microsoft Studios corporate vice president, reassured gamers that Microsoft will not be forgetting about games for the -LSB-...]