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FIRAXIS HIRES INDUSTRY VETERAN (13 June 2000, 10:00 EST/Misc) For immediate release: Hunt Valley, Maryland, June 13, 2000 -- FIRAXIS Games, continuing its aggressive expansion, today announced the appointment of Mike Gibson as Director of Development. He’ll be responsible for directing the audio and visual development of all FIRAXIS products. Mike is a ten-year veteran of the gaming industry having worked most recently as Director of Creative Resources at Disney Interactive Victoria, where he was responsible for the art, animation, audio and design for their games. He began his career in gaming with Microprose Software in 1990, where he advanced from a staff artist to a producer in four years. Mike went on to become an Art Director and Game Designer at Sanctuary Woods Multimedia, until joining Disney in 1996. He brings a tremendous amount of management and design experience to FIRAXIS. “I am absolutely thrilled to be at FIRAXIS”, said Gibson. “The energy in this company is phenomenal and I’m excited to be a part of one of the gaming industry’s leading developers”. As they celebrate their fourth birthday, FIRAXIS Games has reached a major milestone: the company is now 30 people big and poised to deliver two of the most highly anticipated games in the industry: Sid Meier’s Civilization III and Sid Meier’s Dinosaurs. “We are exactly where we want to be in terms of the depth and talent of our group and Mike Gibson has the management and production experience to help us continue to deliver top notch games”, said Jeff Briggs, President and CEO of FIRAXIS Games. “Sid and I couldn’t be happier with the state of our company”, he added. -DanQ
(19 June 2000, 22:14 EST/Misc) GamersCentral is conducting a poll on gamers' preference of genre. The question is: "if there's no ... in it, I won't play". The "..." is one of either Strategy, Shooting, Racing, Adventure, Roleplaying or Flying. At present, Strategy is in the lead with 26.8% of total votes, with Shooting trailing behind at 19.6%. Vote today! -DanQ
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