Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com Joystiq http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com en-us Copyright 2013 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[More DICE employees jump ship to Ngmoco's Swedish studio]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/06/more-dice-employees-jump-ship-to-ngmocos-swedish-studio/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/06/more-dice-employees-jump-ship-to-ngmocos-swedish-studio/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/06/more-dice-employees-jump-ship-to-ngmocos-swedish-studio/#comments After former DICE / EA Easy dev Benjamin Cousins left his former role, we were pretty sure he was on his way to a world bicycling championship. As it turns out, he's keeping his bicycling hobby on the side and running the Swedish branch of Ngmoco instead -- and he's bringing along some friends from his former employer.

Senior artist Wille Wintertidh and senior programmers Torbjørn Lædre and Malte Hildigsson, all from DICE, have joined the team, and we don't expect they'll be the last. Cousins announced the hires via Twitter, where he characterized the trio as "fabulous new employees." We're hoping he also threw confetti in the air as he remarked as much.

JoystiqMore DICE employees jump ship to Ngmoco's Swedish studio originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 06 Jan 2012 21:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>ben-cousinsbenjamin-cousinsdiceeaea-diceea-easyelectronic-artsMalte-Hildigssonngmocongmoco-swedenswedenTorbjørn-Lædretorbjorn-laedreWille-WintertidhFri, 06 Jan 2012 21:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Crytek's Ryse director heading to ngmoco along with Black Sea artist]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/11/19/cryteks-ryse-director-heading-to-ngmoco-along-with-black-sea-ar/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/11/19/cryteks-ryse-director-heading-to-ngmoco-along-with-black-sea-ar/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/11/19/cryteks-ryse-director-heading-to-ngmoco-along-with-black-sea-ar/#comments ngmoco's recently opened Swedish branch has bolstered its staff with another pair of AAA game developers, Gamasutra reports. Joining former EA Easy boss Ben Cousins is a pair of ex-Crytek chaps, Tony Davis and Vesselin Efremov.

Davis previously worked on Crysis 2 as a producer and director of Crytek's upcoming Kinect game, Ryse, while Efremov's was that of art director for Crytek's Black Sea Studios. Crytek ended up acquiring the Bulgaria-based studio back in 2008.

JoystiqCrytek's Ryse director heading to ngmoco along with Black Sea artist originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 19 Nov 2011 20:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>androidcrytekcrytek-black-seaiosipadiphonemobilengmoco-swedenSat, 19 Nov 2011 20:30:00 EST<![CDATA[ngmoco to launch Swedish branch with former EA Easy boss Ben Cousins]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/21/ngmoco-to-launch-swedish-branch-with-former-ea-easy-boss-ben-cou/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/21/ngmoco-to-launch-swedish-branch-with-former-ea-easy-boss-ben-cou/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/21/ngmoco-to-launch-swedish-branch-with-former-ea-easy-boss-ben-cou/#comments When Ben Cousins left EA Easy as head of the studio earlier this year, he didn't leave a forwarding address. Cousins and his new employer revealed today his position as head of newly formed ngmoco Sweden, where he'll be leading the studio in the development of "freemium games for mobile platforms like iOS/Android" (according to Cousins' Twitter feed). His last major project with EA was Battlefield Play 4 Free.

The official PR from ngmoco puts the Swedish branch in a position of support for parent company DeNA's "Mobage" social gaming platforms. And the new studios puts Cousins in a position to hire up colleagues in a part of the world ripe for the picking -- Sweden. Don't be surprised if you see some high profile ex-DICE staffers showing up at ngmoco's new Swedish office over the next few months, as we totally warned you.

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Joystiqngmoco to launch Swedish branch with former EA Easy boss Ben Cousins originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 21 Jun 2011 11:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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