We've just learned that Joseph Olin, longtime president of the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences, has decided to step down from the position. He will be replaced by Martin Rae, the president of Boss Game Studios. Olin will retain the title of president emeritus at the AIAS, an honorary title bestowed as recognition for exemplary service.
“It has been an honor and absolute pleasure to serve the Academy’s Board and members,” said Olin. “The dynamic nature within the interactive entertainment industry is always best served with new ideas – now is an appropriate time to transition from the Academy in a way that will ensure its continued growth through Martin’s leadership and energy. I look forward to working with Martin and the Board as their representative in the months ahead.”
Olin has headed up the AIAS for the past seven years, and in that time has grown the organization considerably. AIAS's DICE Summit has become one of the most important developer gatherings in the gaming industry, and their Interactive Achievement Awards are regarded by many as the Oscars of the video game industry. Through DICE, gaming scholarships, the Interactive Achievement Awards and the Into The Pixel art series, Olin has been instrumental in presenting gaming in a more serious light.
Check out our interview with Olin in the video below:
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MasterOfWeed
Maybe with him gone DICE will start pumping out some GOOD content and not make fake ass map packs that are maps from other game modes that are already on the disc and some stupid 800ms point expansion that all you do in is fight Bad Company 2's very bad AI and don't even get me started on how stupid they made MOH which is basically a watered down BC2 with no building destruction and some MW2 features, Maybe they will start listening to their community for once... OH WAIT that's what their useless piece of crap "Community Manager" is for that insists on posting stuff that has nothing to do with Battlefield or anything we the BF community care about in the BF forums and blogs seriously if I met that guy I'd go to jail just to make an example of my hate for him, DICE has turned into a bunch of scam artists the only slightly decent thing they have made for BC2 is the Vietnam expansion which comes out in WINTER -.- you think it would have more than 4 maps since they took so long, Oh wait yeah that's right those are NEW maps and they can't just cheaply make "new/VIP" maps with maps they already have on the disc so they actually have to work this time, If they keep this crap up I will not be buying Battlefield 3 which if you noticed they had to give you the beta for it JUST so you would buy their piece of crap MOH limited edition.... Seriously the only thing that might be good about that game is the single player and that's it because it's so generic on MP seriously it's just BC2 with barely better graphics and NO building destruction and predator missiles that sounds stupid, And the most stupid thing about BC2 is that you can not go PRONE (lay down) REALLY DICE? If people in the war could not lay down then we would have SO MANY dead soldiers, That might be how your weak Swedish army does it be here in America where most of your customers are WE LAY DOWN WHEN BEING SHOT AT SO WE DON'T DIE and if you can lay down in MOH the CEO of DICE deserves to be shot in the head execution style.
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