Ed Fries Flees MS - Blue's News Comments

Ed Fries Flees MS
[Jan 14, 2004, 12:01 am ET] – Share – Viewing Comments

Microsoft Says Game Studio Head Resigns (thanks nin) has word that: "The veteran Microsoft executive who headed the company's push into console video game software and is credited with launching hits like the PC favorite 'Flight Simulator' and 'Halo' for the Xbox has resigned, Microsoft said on Tuesday. Ed Fries, who joined Microsoft in 1985 as an intern, had headed the company's game studio since 1995 and was responsible for cementing key relationships with game software publishers when Microsoft introduced its Xbox video game console." Head of MSFT games unit quits on CNN Money is an article on this with a quote on the subject from Ed, who indicates his plans to stay in the game industry.

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Jan 14, 2004, 00:37

Jamil

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Jan 14, 2004, 00:37

Jamil

God forbid this guy goes on to make his own games. If he's the guy approving the craptacular stuff coming out of Microsoft Games Studio, then all of his games will be equally bland and unentertaining. At least in my opinion anyway. Freelancer, snore snore.

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