Report: NBA Jam creator Mark Turmell leaves EA to join Zynga
by Alexander Sliwinski 
on Jul 14th 2011 3:30PM
Mark Turmell, EA Tiburon's senior creative director and the creator of
NBA Jam, has allegedly left Electronic Arts for Zynga.
Kotaku confirmed with EA that Turmell left the publisher, with a company spokesperson saying, "We appreciate Mark's contribution to Tiburon and EA Sports and wish him well in future endeavors."
Turmell's departure adds some questions to the
rumored return of NFL Blitz, allegedly being developed at EA Tiburon. Turmell co-created the original
NFL Blitz while at Midway.
If Turmell does end up at Zynga, he adds his name to a list that includes former
EA COO John Schappert, developer
Brian Reynolds and
many, many other individuals and studios.
