Microsoft Says Game Studio Head Resigns

Dyre Straits · Jan 13, 2004, 09:33 PM

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - 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.

Robbie Bach, senior vice president of Microsoft's games division, said that Fries had resigned to pursue other opportunities but might return to the video game business and possibly in some future alliance with Microsoft.

By Ben Berkowitz

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Dyre Straits HH Old Fuddy Duddy Join Date: May 2002 Location: Georgia, USA Posts: 14,201 Rep Power: 216 System Specs	Microsoft Says Game Studio Head Resigns LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - 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. Robbie Bach, senior vice president of Microsoft's games division, said that Fries had resigned to pursue other opportunities but might return to the video game business and possibly in some future alliance with Microsoft. By Ben Berkowitz Article here