Jobs Roundup: Diablo co-creator Erich Schaefer joins Moon Productions
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Moon Beast Productions has appointed Diablo co-creator Erich Schaefer as its chief creative officer.
In the new role, he will oversee the creative direction of the studio's unnamed project.
Schaefer's career in the games industry spans 30 years and began at Blizzard Entertainment.
Throughout his work history, he's served as chief creative officer at Flagship Studios and held the same role at Runic Games.
His game credits include Diablo 2, Warcraft 3: Reign of Chaos, and Torchlight 2.
"I want to work on projects that are fun and genuinely try to do something different. It's impressive what the Moon Beast team has built in such a short time," said Schaefer.
"It fired up my imagination with possibilities, and that's a huge part of why I wanted to come aboard."
Takashi Iizuka has been newly elected as Sonic creative officer for Sega of America.
Iizuka's new role will be effective on April 1.
His career with Sega began in the 1990s with some early game credits, including Golden Axe 3 and Sonic the Hedgehog 3.
While at the games firm, Iizuka climbed the ranks; he would serve as director of Sonic Adventure 1 and Sonic Adventure 2.
Later on, he became vice president of product development at Sega of America while working as head of the Sonic Team.
Joshua Ball has been appointed as games and entertainment publicist at Warner Bros. Discovery.
Ball brings with him experience that includes working as a
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