Posts tagged greg canessa 
Greg Canessa leaves Microsoft for PopCap
Group manager for Xbox Live Arcade, Greg Canessa, is moving on to greener pastures. Specifically, Canessa is leaving Microsoft to join PopCap, purveyors of fine casual games (including the recently released Heavy Weapon on XBLA). Canessa notes a shift in game demographics, saying that games are beco...
Joystiq interviews Greg Canessa of XBLA
Today, I sat down with Greg Canessa, the group manager for Xbox Live Arcade, and we spoke about the service as a whole and what was in store for this successful extension of the Xbox 360. We touched on everything from what effect Nintendo's Virtual Console might have to the fact that Texas Hold 'Em...
GDC: A quick chat with XBLA's Greg Canessa
I met Xbox Live Arcade's Greg Canessa outside a casual gaming session this afternoon. We didn't talk long, but did manage to hit some of the larger points. Competition from Sony? They don't know what Sony has planned, so they don't know what to expect. You and all of us both. XNA and Xbox Live Arca...
XBLA chief trash talks Sony and Nintendo's offerings
Greg Canessa, the Xbox Live Arcade group manager, has plenty to be proud of in the Arcade service. We're awfully fond of Geometry Wars, Street Fighter II: Hyper Fighting will be huge, and we expect plenty more in the coming months and years. Hopefully Canessa isn't too proud... When asked about Nint...
