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8 Motivational Posters we want to give Don Mattrick's replacement

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By Hollander Cooper published 1 July 2013

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Don Mattrick is gone

Don Mattrick is gone

A few days ago, Don Mattrick was king of the castle over at Xbox headquarters. As Microsoft's Interactive Entertainment Business President (AKA LONGEST TITLE EVER), he oversaw everything that went into the Xbox One. He was held responsible for the 24-hour check-ins and the used game blocking, as well as the decision to reverse the 24-hour check-ins and used game blocking. He had a rough month.

So rough, in fact, that he is out. Today it was revealed that Don was jumping ship to Zynga, casual game company known for Farmville, Mafia Wars, and every other thing you get nonstop invitations to on Facebook (other than Candy Crush Saga). He's done with this "hardcore gamer" nonsense. In his place is... someone. We don't know who yet, but we do have some friendly advice for whoever sits on the iron throne that we assume is in his massive office.

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Always-online Mafia Wars is in the future

Always-online Mafia Wars is in the future

So far there's been no replacement named for Don, but we bet Microsoft is going to act fast to get someone to oversee its new console launch. As of now, Steve Ballmer is handling Mattrick's responsibilities, but he has bigger things to do than to babysit us as we cry about launch titles and release dates. Do you have any advice for Mattrick's replacement? Put them in the comments, below!

And if you're looking for more, check out 8 ways it could be worse for Don Mattrick and why PS4's online is worth paying for.

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Hollander Cooper was the Lead Features Editor of GamesRadar+ between 2011 and 2014. After that lengthy stint managing GR's editorial calendar he moved behind the curtain and into the video game industry itself, working as social media manager for EA and as a communications lead at Riot Games. Hollander is currently stationed at Apple as an organic social lead for the App Store and Apple Arcade. 

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