In somewhat surprising news, Greg Canessa, the big guy behind Xbox Live Arcade, has left the Microsoft compound for PopCap Games. For those unaware, Greg was a big deal for Microsoft and was key in making sure Xbox Live Arcade was a success. Why is he leaving? Next Gen found out:
“That being said, XBLA is now established and the business is out of its infancy. While I love Microsoft and Xbox 360, I'm an entrepreneur at heart and I love creating and defining new businesses. I'm also a huge gamer, and getting back into the game development space is important to me. And finally, I miss the nimbleness and agility that a small company can offer.
“This is what attracted me to PopCap. Of all the companies out there, PopCap gets it like no other when it comes to making awesome, broad appeal games…Honestly, I think we are looking at what could be the next Blizzard or EA in the game industry with PopCap, and I want to be a part of that.”
Canessa's new role at PopCap games will be as VP of video game platforms.
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11:04 AM on 02.08.2007
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Interesting, well seeing what he did with XBLA wonder what he has in store for Popcap.
Just because their games don't cost $60 bucks in the store or $50million to produce doesn't mean they aren't popular as hell.
02/08/2007 10:58
Nintendo or Sony should have picked them up, to fix the bastardized services they put out last year.
You're right...if they were smart enough...one of them should have picked up PopCap for their online service...stupid Nintendo stupid Sony...lol