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MAY 29, 2012

Agoura Hills-based THQ said Monday afternoon that it is in a "major" leadership restructuring, and has set Jason Rubin as President of the firm. Ribin is the co-founder of game developer Naughty Dog, and co-created that firm's popular Crash Bandicoot and Jak and Daxter titles. READ MORE>>.

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THQ Agoura Hills Agoura Activision 140

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DECEMBER 5, 2008

Computer game maker Activision Blizzard is apparently cutting jobs in El Segundo and Los Angeles, according to a filing with the California Employment Development Department. A spokesperson for Activision Blizzard did not respond to requests for comment on the public filings.

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Activision Los Angeles El Segundo Layoffs 124

socalTECH

AUGUST 1, 2011

Los Angeles-based Gamzee , the HTML5 game development firm headed by Activision co-founder Howard Marks, has made a high profile hire, saying Monday night that it has hired on Michael Scholz as its CTO. Scholz had previously founded CasualCafe, and also served at WildTangent, SkillJam Technologies and THQ. READ MORE>>.

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CTO Hire THQ Activision Los Angeles 178

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

Southern California has a long tradition of computer gaming experience, with such firms as THQ, Activision, Blizzard, EA, and many others maintaining development studios in the region. Tags: facebook executive farmville gaming games social activision zynga. Zynga's headquarters are in San Francisco. READ MORE>>.

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Los Angeles CTO Angel Activision 196

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AUGUST 5, 2010

Santa Monica-based Image Metrics , a developer of facial animation software, said Thursday that it has acquired FacePro , a developer of lip sync technology used by art directors. FacePro develops technology which analyzes audio information to automatically drive facial animation. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed.

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Metrics THQ Activision Santa Monica 113

SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 19, 2009

With all of the major console and PC video game companies in Los Angeles (Electronic Arts, Activision, THQ, Blizzard), it only makes sense to discuss how more and more games are bringing in aspects of social media to enhance game play. See [link] (more).

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Electronic Arts THQ Activision Social Media 100