Ed Fries Leaves Microsoft's Game Unit

Posted by simoniker on Tuesday January 13, 2004 @11:42AM from the fry-boy-go-bye-bye dept.

jnguy writes "According to Reuters, Ed Fries, Microsoft's game studio head, has resigned. The last major person to leave Microsoft in this fashion was Seamus Blackley. I wonder if this has any other meaning - I've seen Fries at many of Microsoft's parties and launch events, and consider him one of the biggest figures in Xbox history." CNN Money has further information on Fries' departure, noting that "he plans to remain in the gaming industry", and commenting that he was "actively involved in the development and launch of the Xbox gaming system and oversaw the acquisition of several major game developers, including Bungie Software... and Rare." They also have comments from Fries himself, as he muses on his future: "I'm looking for a situation where I have a lot of freedom around the development of our products and the way those products come to market. I've had some of that to date, but not as much as I would like."

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Dariagi fahi ot lel Mogo Magwali! by Anonymous Coward · 2004-01-13 11:55 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Dariagi!...

Fhunami lel deni magi din hekki, isi fiari grinini ope dali. Lel taydeei ini lel tododi, dali dosti lel futallibi isti polinatiti tuwashi. Afradi, dariagi fahi ot lel Magwali! Deimaindini lel magwali allli todi hekki futarbieri polsintandoni retuiracti "r0x0rs j00r b0x0rs" frantandi! :D

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Fugali lel tanampriasi,
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Given his name, by Mordant · 2004-01-13 17:36 · Score: 0, Offtopic

it would be cool if he went to work for Burger King - he'd get a big kick out of saying, "Would you like Fries with that?" ;>