As had been widely rumored and expected, Microsoft's new CEO is Satya Nadella. He previously headed up the company's Cloud and Enterprise group. The change is effective as of today.

Yesterday's Kotaku article about the arrest of a fighting game competitor for allegedly striking his ex-girlfriend after-hours at the CEO gaming tournament has provoked heated response, much of it from members of the fighting game community who feel their scene is treated unfairly by this site.

Last week at CES in Las Vegas, I was invited to test out Razer's "Project Fiona" behind closed doors. What I didn't know is that I would be given a private demonstration by Razer CEO and co-founder Min-Liang Tan.

In a recent interview with Develop, Minecraft creator Markus "Notch" Persson discusses EA CEO John Riccitiello's visit to the Stockholm headquarters of Mojang, saying that any acquisition hopes Riccitiello might have had were quashed by the independent studio's vibe.

First Rod Humble worked on EverQuest. Then he headed the EA Play label, which manages The Sims franchise. After those jobs becoming the new CEO of Second Life creator Linden Lab seems like a natural progression.

I half imagine Atari's board of directors has a sticker on its windshield reminding it to change CEOs every 5,000 miles. Sure enough, it's happened again. Former chief operating officer Jeff Lapin is now in the top job.

Earlier this year, Midway's CEO David F. Zucker resigned from his position, with the company appointing an interim CEO in his place. Well that interim President and CEO is now the full-time President and CEO as Midway confirms Mr. Matthew V. Booty as their fearless leader. Congratulations, Mr. Booty! You've shown…