<![CDATA[Kotaku: Jim Ward]]> http://cache.kotaku.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/kotaku.com.png <![CDATA[Kotaku: Jim Ward]]> http://kotaku.com/tag/jim ward http://kotaku.com/tag/jim ward <![CDATA[Former LucasArts President Running For Congress]]> Jim Ward, former president of LucasArts, is running as a Republican to represent Arizona's 5th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives in next year's election, according to Ward's official election site. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5337704&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Rumor: LucasArts Sees Massive Layoffs, Outsources Jobs [Updated]]]> We've heard from multiple sources today that LucasArts has laid off approximately 50-100 of its employees, including a handful of higher profile names like VP of Product Development Peter Hirschmann. The move comes just a few days after the publisher and developer released LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures on multiple platforms and four months after the departure of LucasArts president Jim Ward. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5013710&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Alleged LucasArts Staffer Gets Gossipy On Ward, ILM & More]]> When LucasArts president Jim Ward surprised us by resigning from the company he'd been with for more than a decade, we didn't have any insight into the reasons why. LucasArts reps chalked it up to "personal reasons." However, a recent and lengthy comment on the matter at Gamasutra, picked up by GameSetWatch, may reveal more about the departure, which may have been the result of internal strife. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=364899&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Jim Ward Depature Sparks DICE Shuffle]]> When we broke the news of Jim Ward quitting LucasArts last week, I mentioned that he would no longer be speaking at the DICE conference this week. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=352243&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[LucasArts President Talks About His Departure]]> LucasArts president Jim Ward surprised the developer on Monday with news that he was leaving the company he's been with for nearly ten years. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=351775&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[LucasArts President Has Quit]]> LucasArts has just confirmed to Kotaku that Jim Ward, longtime Lucas worker bee and current president of LucasArts, has resigned from the company "for personal reasons" and will be leaving LucasArts in a couple of weeks. More »
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