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Details are a bit sketchy right now, but allegations are surfacing that the shake up in the IGDA leadership has something to do with the major restructuring of the organization, recently announced by board members Wendy Despain and Gordon Bellamy. Personally, I’m not convinced yet. Joshua Caulfield is apparently moving on to a new ED position elsewhere, which makes me think he wasn’t forced out and the timing is just coincidental. Brenda Brathwaite’s resignation appears to be the same way, per her twitter post: “@DC_IGDA @tinysubversions Nothing exciting on my end. My current work/personal responsibilities are such that I just don’t have bandwidth.” Also makes sense; she’s a busy, working designer/educator with a lot of responsibilities on her time. So at this point, I’m not convinced that there is a case of anything other than coincidental timings.
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Dan Rosenthal is a Maryland attorney and journalist, focusing on the games industry, intellectual property, first amendment issues, software licensing, and free culture. He also is a contributing editor at GamePolitics, and is a frequent speaker on the trade show circuit.
