38 Studio’s CEO, VP of Product Development Leave Studio

<p>Developer 38 Studios not only lost some of their staff due to <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;bagogames&period;com&sol;38-studios-confirms-layoffs&sol;">recent layoffs<&sol;a> but CEO Jen MacLean and senior VP of product development John Blakely have left the company as well&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The two former executives updated their LinkedIn profiles indicating that they have left the studio&comma; according to a report by WPRI&period; Polygon has confirmed that the reports of their departure are accurate&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>MacLean’s profile shows that she left officially left 38 Studios in March&period; She was reported to be on indefinite maternity leave&period; She has since indicated she is no longer with the studio as CEO&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Blakely worked at Sony Online Entertainment for nine years where he helped launch <em>EverQuest II<&sol;em> and <em>DC Universe Online&period;<&sol;em> Following Sony&comma; he spent a brief time with Zynga before moving to 38 Studios&period; He was with the developer for five months&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>According to Rhode Island governor Lincoln Chaffee&comma; he’s doing everything he can to prevent 38 Studios from going under&comma; but that communicating with the developer has been &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;frustrating&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&lpar;Via <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;theverge&period;com&sol;gaming&sol;2012&sol;5&sol;23&sol;3039670&sol;38-studios-ceo-and-senior-vp-leave-company-amidst-layoffs">Polygon<&sol;a>&rpar;<em><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;