News Corp.'s Games Director Sean Ryan Joins Facebook
Sean Ryan, the head of gaming at News Corp., will become Facebook's director of games partnerships.
Facebook has confirmed the hire of Sean Ryan, the head of gaming at News Corp., who will become the social network’s director of games partnerships.
Ryan will work with other social gaming veterans at Facebook, including the recently hired Cory Ondrejka and Bruce Rogers, whose startup Walletin got aquired with is recruitment in November.
According to AllThingsDigital, Ryan had spent a short six months at News Corp. before agreeing to jump ship. While the move seems abrupt, it’s actually a time-delayed result of talks with Facebook that predate the stint at Rupert Murdoch’s company.
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