Officials at Capcom have announced that company exec Mark Beaumont has been handed the reigns as the publisher and developer's new chief operating officer for both North America and Europe. The promotion, which was effective as of April 1, is the second in as many years for Beaumont, who first joined the company in 2005 before being elevated to the position of executive VP and officer two years later.
Beaumont has more than 25 years of industry service to his credit dating back to the original incarnation of Atari. In his new role, the exec's responsibilities will include "growing and managing" Capcom's eye for Western development and licensing. It's a role that's likely to keep the man up to his eyeballs in paperwork given company exec's recent prediction that Capcom could "acquire a western studio in the next two years."
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Posted: May 2nd 2008 12:55PM Shagittarius said
I think I speak for everyone when I say, BRING ON THE PYOD-CAST!
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Posted: May 2nd 2008 1:08PM falcomadol said
Ooh, he's from Atari's early days.
Think he'll bring back Steve Jobs and pot?
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Think he'll bring back Steve Jobs and pot?
Posted: May 2nd 2008 1:21PM FredFredrickson said
Man, if I were in a respectable gaming company, I wouldn't even consider hiring someone from the sinking ship that is Atari. I wouldn't touch 'em with a 10 foot pole!
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Posted: May 2nd 2008 1:50PM DWells55 said
A very smart move by Capcom. Always a good business strategy to appoint a person to power who has a background dealing with a currently influential, successful, and relevant company in a similar industry.
Hmmm... what's that?
Oh... ummm.. well then...
*runs away*
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Hmmm... what's that?
Oh... ummm.. well then...
*runs away*
Posted: May 2nd 2008 2:07PM falcomadol said
Well, he's been the boss at Capcom Europe for a while.
I actually think that Capcom's been on something of a roll for the last few years. Less shovelware, more new and interesting titles (with the exception of endless Gamecube->PS2->Wii ports, and that's de rigeur for the Wii).
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I actually think that Capcom's been on something of a roll for the last few years. Less shovelware, more new and interesting titles (with the exception of endless Gamecube->PS2->Wii ports, and that's de rigeur for the Wii).
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