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Rovio,RockYou和MocoSpace公司近期重要人事变动

发布时间:2011-02-16 11:08:51 Tags:,,,

手机游戏开发商Rovio Mobile公司——Petri Jarvilehto

Angry Birds-Valentines

Angry Birds-Valentines

据游戏邦了解,芬兰开发商Rovio最近宣布Petri Jarvilehto将担任其掌机游戏开发的高级副总裁,Jarvilehto的第一项任务就是执掌《愤怒的小鸟》(Angry Birds)掌机版的开发工作。

Rovio的首席执行官Mikael Hed表示,他们希望《愤怒的小鸟》成为一个具有持久生命力的全球性游戏,我们认为掌机平台能够提供更愉快,更强大,更具粘性的游戏体验,Petri在这一行经验丰富,他们很高兴他能加入Rovio团队。

Jarvilehto则认为,“《愤怒的小鸟》是目前全球发展最快的游戏之一,我们可以通过掌机创造新的游戏体验。”

Jarvilehto之前是Remedy的联合创始人之一,曾参与开发了《Max Payne》前两个系列以及《Alan Wake》。

社交游戏开发商RockYou公司——Katrina Osio和John Yoo

rock you logo

rock you logo

游戏邦获悉,RockYou最近宣布他们将聘请Katrina Osio为市场营销高级副总裁,并任命John Yoo为创意总监。他们将共同协助开发和发行高质量的社交游戏,拓展游戏内置广告业务。

Osio表示,“在RockYou工作能够充分发挥我在市场营销上的优势,这里的团队力量雄厚,并有战略远见,能成为其中的一份子我感到很自豪。”

据游戏邦了解,Osio从1996年开始,就开始从事互动媒体工作,曾在美国在线,时代华纳以及Sidebar任职。她的上一份工作是Fastpoint Games公司的营销主管。

John Yoo将把他在过去10年的社交游戏、在线游戏经验带到了新工作中,他曾参与开发《魔兽世界》( World of Warcraft),并领导了包括《Star Trek Online》,《城市英雄》(City of Heroes),《城市恶棍》( City of Villains)以及《Earth Eternal》等游戏的开发工作,他还曾带领设计了社交游戏《CityVille》。

他表示,“RockYou的宗旨是创造高质量的游戏,支持开发者的创作自由,我期待同我们团队和工作室合作伙伴密切合作,继续走在下一代社交游戏开发的前列。”

手机游戏平台MocoSpace公司——Robert Lindsley

logo_mocospace

logo_mocospace

MocoSpace最近聘请Robert·Lindsley担任MocoSpace游戏部门副总裁,据游戏邦了解,他将负责监管MocoSpace游戏平台的业务发展,同时带领MocoSpace的内部游戏开发工作。

MocoSpace的首席执行官贾斯丁·西格尔(Justin Siegel)表示,“……有了Robert,我们就能够为更多用户提供更棒的游戏体验。”

Lindsley在游戏行业有20年的经验,他曾在Sierra On-Line公司参与开发了《King’s Quest》系列,还曾经在微软任职,参与发布了Xbox和多款游戏。他之后又担任美国雅达利(Atari Interactive)的执行制作人,他的上一份工作是Harmonix Music Systems公司的执行制作人。

他表示,“ MocoSpace拥有如此庞大的用户,我不想失去这样一个开发平台和各种游戏的机会。”(本文为游戏邦/gamerboom.com编译,转载请注明来源:游戏邦)

Industry Movers: Rovio, RockYou and MocoSpace

Rovio Mobile – Petri Jarvilehto

Rovio Mobile recently announced that Petri Jarvilehto has joined as the senior vice president for console development. His first job will be to oversee the new console iterations of Angry Birds.

“We want to make Angry Birds a long lasting global gaming franchise, and we see the console platforms as a way of delivering an even more entertaining, powerful and involving experience,” said Rovio CEO Mikael Hed. “Petri has an outstanding track record and we’re thrilled to have him take the lead of our console development.”

“Angry Birds is one of the fastest growing gaming franchises in the world right now,” said Jarvilehto. “I think we’re only in the beginning, and with consoles we have the opportunity to create a new kind of gaming experience.”

Jarvilehto previously co-founded Remedy. While at the company he helped develop the first two Max Payne titles and Alan Wake.

RockYou – Katrina Osio, John Yoo

RockYou has announced that they will hire Katrina Osio as SVP of Marketing and John Yoo as Creative Director. They will help develop and distribute high-quality social games and expand their in-game advertising network.

“Working at RockYou will enable me to exercise my broad range of marketing experience,” said Osio. “We have a strong team and strategic vision here, and I’m proud to be a part of it.”

Osio has a multidisciplinary marketing background and has been in the interactive space since 1996, with positions at AOL, Time Warner, and Sidebar. She most recently was head of marketing at Fastpoint Games.

John Yoo brings over ten years of social and online gaming experience to his new position, having helped develop World of Warcraft. He guided the development of star franchises including Star Trek Online, City of Heroes, City of Villains and Earth Eternal. Yoo was most recently the design lead for CityVille.

“RockYou is committed to creating quality titles and supporting the creative freedom of our developers,” says Yoo. “I look forward to working closely with our in-house team and studio partners as we continue our mission to pioneer the next generation of social games.”

MocoSpace – Robert Lindsley

Recently, MocoSpace announced that it hired Robert Lindsley as VP of MocoSpace Games. He will oversee the expansion of the MocoSpace Game Platform and also lead MocoSpace’s internal game development activities.

“We are thrilled to have someone with Robert’s gaming chops on board,” says MocoSpace CEO Justin Siegel. “This hire will really advance us towards our goal of delivering a great game experience to our large, fast-growing smartphone audience.”

Lindsley brings two decades of video game industry experience. He started at Sierra On-Line working on the King’s Quest series. Lindsley worked at Microsoft for several years, launching the Xbox and collaborating on numerous titles. He then went on to serve as Executive Producer at Atari Interactive. Lindsley was most recently at Harmonix Music Systems where he was Executive Producer.

“I’m very excited about joining a great team with an amazing opportunity,” says Lindsley. “With MocoSpace’s audience, the idea of getting to build out a platform and games was too good to pass up.”(Source:gamedaily)


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