EA CCO Bing Gordon Departs For "All-New Round Of Invention" - Kotaku Comments

EA CCO Bing Gordon Departs For "All-New Round Of Invention"

lml — Wed, 21 May 2008 22:31:03 MDT

I spent 14 years at EA from 1992-2006. Bing was the heart and soul of the organization. EA's marketing and publishing business bridged the gap when game quality and innovation weren't quite there, and that bridging brought the level of consistency that kept EA on a steady trajectory while other developers came and went. With Bing and Probst gone, and the recent departure of CFO Warren Jensen, EA's leadership is shaky at best - particularly, with a volatile CEO like Riccitello, who is more concerned with building his reputation than the business. In my opinion, EA's savior is Frank Gibeau, and the company would do well to hand him the reigns sooner rather than later.

lml

EA CCO Bing Gordon Departs For "All-New Round Of Invention"

haisano — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 11:17:13 MDT

Going from personal experience dealing with Bing, I can safely say his quote is genuine...mostly. He is arrogant, for sure...brilliant, but arrogant. He'll do well at Kleiner regardless, as they know true skill when they see it.

haisano

EA CCO Bing Gordon Departs For "All-New Round Of Invention"

Everyoneshouldbekilled — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:14:05 MDT

Isn't that the newsreader from the Tim Burton Batman movie?

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EA CCO Bing Gordon Departs For "All-New Round Of Invention"

Huckleberry — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 17:19:31 MDT

Bing is a pretty unique character. I remember talking with him a couple years back, and as I think about what he said then, that the performance of the Wii and DS has to have really surprised him. At the time he seemed almost complacent about how the games market was shaping, and where it was headed. Then again, it can be hard to tell with Bing sometimes.

I think that all of these social networking things, Facebook and all of these other social devices, he's really gotten inspired again. Hopefully he does well at his new company.

Huckleberry

EA CCO Bing Gordon Departs For "All-New Round Of Invention"

Kinketsu — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:58:24 MDT

@adventchild08:

Yeah he looks like the bastard child of Aaron Eckhart and Alan Ruck.

Kinketsu

EA CCO Bing Gordon Departs For "All-New Round Of Invention"

Blooregard Q Kazoo — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:54:26 MDT

I'm sure there will be a few people at EA who will be glad to see him go.

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EA CCO Bing Gordon Departs For "All-New Round Of Invention"

Cogito — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:36:18 MDT

Wow, that's one hell of a resume. I can't imagine anyone not wanting someone like him on thier team.

Cogito

EA CCO Bing Gordon Departs For "All-New Round Of Invention"

adventchild08 — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:15:30 MDT

In that picture he kinda looks like Aaron Eckhart

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EA CCO Bing Gordon Departs For "All-New Round Of Invention"

Eville1 says SKUse me a sec. — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:11:45 MDT

At least the quote sounded semi genuine. If he's that enthusiastic about the future it will be interesting to see how he impacts these growing markets.

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