Several stars have left Hollywood behind for normal jobs despite having successful movie or TV careers.
12.03.2024 - 16:17 / nme.com
Payday 3 developer Starbreeze has fired its CEO, Tobias Sjögren, following the underperformance of the heist-themed first-person shooter.In a notice to investors, Starbreeze stated it has appointed Juergen Goeldner as interim CEO. Goeldner is the former Focus Entertainment CEO and has over 40 years of experience in the video game industry.
He was appointed to the board of Starbreeze last year, and has also worked at companies such as Final Fantasy developer Square Enix.Starbreeze has begun the recruitment process for a new, permanent CEO. Its statement focuses on the studio’s need to leverage its licensed IPs, and “the board’s consolidated assessment is that the execution of strategy needs a different leadership.” Starbreeze currently has a co-op Dungeons & Dragons game slated for a 2026 launch.Starbreeze has had a turbulent few years.
In 2018, two people were arrested during a raid on its offices for alleged insider trading. According to a Eurogamer report from 2019, Starbreeze “hasn’t had a hit since 2013’s Payday 2.” Unfortunately, its sequel hasn’t done as well as the studio hoped, adding further pressure to the studio.Released September 21, 2023 Payday 3 launched in a poor state.
Former CEO Sjögren apologised at the time, writing “we should be able to do better”. Xbox and PC players were experiencing matchmaking issues and crashes, while PS5 players were actually on an older version of the game, rather than the one that should have been available at launch.Within a month of the game’s launch, its Steam concurrent player count had dropped to just 10 percent of what it peaked at when first released.
Several stars have left Hollywood behind for normal jobs despite having successful movie or TV careers.
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IGDA is the world’s largest nonprofit organisation supporting the rights of everyone who works towards creating games.“We are deeply concerned about the increased harassment of historically marginalized developers and those advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives,” they said in a statement following the launch of the so-called Gamergate 2.The original Gamergate happened in 2014 and was a loosely organised campaign of hate against a number of high-profile, female-identifying developers from people who were annoyed that games were being more aware of feminism and diversity. The harassment campaign used the hashtag GamerGate and included doxing, rape threats, false accusations and death threats.In recent months, people have been concerned about a resurgence in the Gamergate campaign with a number of individuals attacking developers over the apparent “woke-ism” in gaming.
Naman Ramachandran Prime Video has unveiled a 69-title 2024 slate of new and returning series and original and licensed films. The slate was revealed at a star-studded event in Mumbai on Tuesday hosted by Indian media personality Karan Johar. Amazon executives present at the event included Mike Hopkins, head of Prime Video and Amazon MGM Studios, Kelly Day, VP Prime Video International, James Farrell, VP, international originals, Gaurav Gandhi, VP, APAC and MENA, Sushant Sreeram, country director, India, Aparna Purohit, head of originals, India and Southeast Asia, Manish Menghani, director, content licensing, India, and Nikhil Madhok, head of Hindi-language, India.
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Tatiana Siegel Christopher Nolan took home two Oscars on Sunday night for director and producer of “Oppenheimer.” But his ultimate haul for the period drama was so much bigger. Nolan’s final payday for the film, which traces the life of titular scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer and his role in creating the atomic bomb, is just south of $100 million, according to knowledgeable sources.
Following a breach-of-contract lawsuit filed after he departed the agency, former CEO Bill Weinstein and Verve have agreed on a settlement.
MoviePass CEO Stacey Spikes said the service may give users buying tickets on the app the option of watching a bucket of commercials in exchange for credits they can cash in for movie tickets.
Katcy Stephan Entrepreneur, philanthropist, author and media personality Jason Lee has signed with UTA for representation in all areas, Variety has learned exclusively. Lee is the CEO and founder of Hollywood Unlocked, a leading source for breaking news and tell-all interviews with some of entertainment’s biggest names. Since its founding in 2015, Hollywood Unlocked has become a trusted platform for figures in the entertainment and music space and has secured podcast and digital series syndication deals with Fox Soul and iHeartRadio, putting Lee in 72 markets and establishing worldwide reach as the No.