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Xbox strategy chief abandons Microsoft for Apple

Erstwhile video games strategy chief joins European office of iPhone firm after 15 years at Microsoft

MICROSOFT's Xbox strategy boss Richard Teversham has quit the firm to join arch rival Apple, MCV can reveal.

The popular exec leaves his role as senior director of business, insights and strategy for Xbox, where he reported in to European VP of the firm's interactive entertainment, Chris Lewis.

sack_boi5490d ago

This hints that Apple's going to keep pushing the iPhone platform very, very hard for gaming (and, maybe, an attempt to reboot the apple tv for gaming, which I don't think would be a great idea). Personally I don't see the iPhone/iPod Touch as a gaming platform at the moment, but Apple clearly really wants to turn that perception around.

leila015490d ago

Hopefully this means they will start moneyhatting JRPGS for iPhone.

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Former Dragon Age lead writer David Gaider pours scorn on EA's AI dreams.

"They want you to believe the devs under them are super stoked to work generative AI into their processes," continued Gaider, "but I assure you what they took as excitement was really a veiled wail of despair not unlike the time that team was informed of their new 'really cool' live service mandate.".

LordoftheCritics23h ago

Publishers see gaming as another stock market.

isarai22h ago

I think anyone with some common sense knew this, im glad i don't support their games anymore, what a sh!t company.

Psychonaut856h ago

Friends don’t let friends buy EA or Ubisoft.

Chocoburger5h ago

I said this yesterday. AI isn't what we want when it comes to crafting artistry. Alas, these soulless corporate morons don't care about their work, only about cutting corners as much as possible.