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Week
of November 20- November 26, 2000
[Tuesday,
November 21, 2000]
Pole
Joins Fox
Michael Pole is joining Fox Interactive. The Activision and EA veteran
joins Fox as senior vice president of product development. Before Fox
Interactive, Pole served as executive vice president of studios at Activision
and senior vice president of product development at Electronic Arts. "Michael's
extensive experience and background in video and computer game production
is a great contribution to our team,'' said Fox Interactive President
Steven Bersch. "He has a proven track record of creating hit franchises
and managing development teams, and we're thrilled that he's bringing
his expertise to Fox."
IGDA
Scholarship
The IGDA is announcing a plan to send students to GDC 2001. The International
Game Developers Association's Education Committee will provide opportunites
for up to 25 qualified college students to attend the annual Game Developers
Conference free of charge. Students interested in the GDC scholarships
can apply online at the IGDA's website.
The deadline for applications is January 31, 2001. "One of the Education
Committee's goals has always been to provide developers with better trained
and better qualified entry-level staff," said IGDA Education Committee
co-chair Warren Spector, "Awarding these scholarships gets us closer
to that goal by providing access to GDC and imparting that extra edge
academically and professionally and to see what it takes to succeed in
game development."
[Monday,
November 20, 2000]
Nintendo
Gains
Nintendo expects to reports a rebound in profits for the second half of
the year. Analysts anticipate that Nintendo, assisted by strong game sales
and an improving currency situation, will post a parent only profit of
more than $400 million for the April to September period, roughly double
what the company managed in the same period last year. Nintendo will make
a full report on Wednesday, November 22.
Tracking
Sony
Sony plans to raise funds for its internet activities with the issue of
a tracking stock. The company will issue tracking stock for Sony Communication
Network Corp., an Internet service provider that is expected to play a
role in Sony's online plans. The total value of the issues has yet to
be determined, and Sony has called a January 25 shareholders meeting to
discuss the issue. Sony will be the first company to issue a tracking
stock in Japan.
Crave
Razor
Crave Entertainment has snagged a scooter license. Crave has reached an
agreement with Razor USA, makers of the wildly popular Razor scooter,
that grants Crave exclusive rights to all interactive entertainment products
based on the fad. Crave expects to have its first Razor scooter game available
by Christmas. "The same cool kids that ride our Razor scooters also
own videogames systems," said Razor President Carlton Calvin, "We
see this as a great brand extension for the scooter products. The first
game is a 'must buy' this holiday season."
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