Trion asks president and CCO to try on new career

by Alexander Sliwinski { Apr 22nd 2009 at 7:00PM }

We received a rather inflammatory anonymous tip about Trion World Networks and the current state of the company, but the only piece we feel comfortable in sharing is that President and Chief Creative Officer Jon Van Canegham has been let go from the company. We followed up and an official representative for the MMO publisher informed us that Canegham has "transitioned out" and no longer has "any operational responsibilities" -- his creative and operational roles have been distributed among the senior team. Find the full statement after the break.

On paper, Trion World Networks is doing quite well, having raised $100 million in capital and announcing this week that it has joined the ESA. The company will allegedly show its first title at E3, but that's just "rumor and speculation" for now.

Full statement:

Jon Van Caneghem has transitioned out of his role as president and no longer holds any operational responsibilities at Trion. His creative and operational roles have been distributed among the talented senior team.

Trion is focused on creating the next generation of entertainment and will continue to evolve its operations to deliver on its vision. The Company has great momentum and has scaled up its operations tremendously. Trion is well funded, has strong teams with ambitious games in production and its partners are the leading players in the media, technology and finance worlds.

JVC's departure is a part of the natural evolution of the growing company. To manage an ambitious and successful operation, the Company will always rely on its core belief that great teams plus great processes make great games.

Tags: jon-van-caneghem, mmo, trion, trion-world-network

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

LaughingTarget @ Apr 22nd 2009 7:05PM

Translation: Haha, suckers! I'm $100 million richer and I'm now heading to the Bahamas!

Jose @ Apr 22nd 2009 7:13PM

God you guys are so punny!

Monsignor @ Apr 22nd 2009 8:51PM

Where did the image come from?

Maxathon @ Apr 23rd 2009 1:45AM

JVC did M&M back in the day. Sounds like he had given up R&D and moved on to downing 7&7s during work hours.

JSE @ Apr 23rd 2009 7:01PM

@ Mr. Sliwinski:

I would be interested in which way that tip was "inflammatory". I understand that you probably can't share details -- but was it basically "against" or "for" JVC?

Suthainn @ Jun 17th 2009 6:58PM

I think it's a good move for both parties as I can only speculate that when someone has lost the passion they once had for their job, it's best for everyone for that person to move on and let those who still have that burning desire to take over the reins.

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