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Amazon has announced that CEO and founder Jeff Bezos will resign from his position during the third quarter of 2021, and will transition to executive chair of Amazon’s board. Amazon Web Services (AWS) CEO Andy Jassy will replace Bezos, according to CNBC.

“I’m excited to announce that this Q3 I’ll transition to Executive Chair of the Amazon Board and Andy Jassy will become CEO,” Bezos wrote in a statement sent to employees. “In the Exec Chair role, I intend to focus my energies and attention on new products and early initiatives. Andy is well known inside the company and has been at Amazon almost as long as I have. He will be an outstanding leader, and he has my full confidence.”

Bezos continued his statement saying that he will use his new role as executive chair of Amazon’s board to focus on initiatives like Amazon’s Day 1 Fund, the Bezos Earth Fund, Blue Origin, the Washington Post, and others.

Bezos originally founded Amazon in 1994, growing what began as an online bookstore into a massive online retailer that competes in numerous sectors, including food delivery, technology, and movie and television streaming. Amazon passed a $1 trillion market cap in 2020 under Bezos’ leadership.

Bezos is worth approximately $182 billion as of last December, according to NPR, making him the wealthiest person on the planet.

Jassy joined Amazon in 1997. He has directed work on Amazon Web Services since its launch in 2006. AWS provides a wide variety of cloud computing and API services to individuals and companies, including data storage, networking, developer tools, and more. To give you an idea of how important AWS had become to Amazon’s success, CNBC reports that AWS accounted for 52% of Amazon’s operating income in October 2020.

AWS supports various game developers’ operations, including Clash of Clans’ developer Supercell, Borderlands 3’s Gearbox Software, and Monster Hunter World’s Capcom.

Amazon’s forays into first-party video game development have gone considerably less successful in the past year, with their free-to-play team shooter Crucible shutting down in November last year. An extensive report from Bloomberg in January shed light on Amazon Game Studios’ alleged culture of sexual discrimination and mismanagement.

Amazon’s game streaming platform, Amazon Luna, is also currently in beta. Amazon’s MMO, New World, is expected to launch in Spring 2021.

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After stepping further away from day-to-day operations at Amazon, Bezos found himself pulled back in due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the logistical complications that arose as a result, according to the New York Times.

Bezos has also been criticized numerous times in the past for anti-worker policies, including aggressively monitoring employee behavior to stop unionization efforts, according to CNBC.

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Joseph Knoop is a writer/producer for IGN.

Pokemon Go is celebrating the series’ 25th anniversary with the Pokemon Go Tour: Kanto, a one-day event revolving around the original 150 Pokemon. As with the original games, the event will be available in two flavors, a Red Version and a Green Version, and now developer Niantic has explained how you’ll be able to choose your event version when the festivities begin later this month.

How To Choose Your Event Version

The Pokemon Go Tour: Kanto event takes place on Saturday, February 20. Before you can participate, however, you’ll need to choose which “version” of the event you want to experience. Once the event is underway, open your item bag and select your Pokemon Go Tour: Kanto virtual ticket. After that, you’ll see a prompt asking you to Choose Red or Choose Green. Simply tap on the event version you’d like to experience to make your choice. Bear in mind that your choice is final, so think carefully before making your selection.

Version Differences

As was the case with the original Pokemon Red and Pokemon Green games, the primary difference between the event versions boils down to Pokemon selection. Some monsters will be more likely to appear depending on which version of the event you choose. You can see the full list of event-exclusive Pokemon below:

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Disney+ and Marvel have announced Marvel’s Behind the Mask, a new upcoming documentary special slated to hit the streaming service on February 12. You can check out the official trailer for the special below.

Marvel’s Behind the Mask will let fans behind the curtain to “discover the inspiration behind Marvel’s greatest heroes” in what looks to be a deep dive into the company’s history and evolving creative philosophies.

According to an announcement posted on Marvel’s website, the documentary will also “feature guests from across Marvel’s 80-year legacy, including the writers and artists behind the rise of characters like Black Panther, Miles Morales, Ms. Marvel, Luke Cage, the X-Men, Captain Marvel, and many other characters in the Marvel Universe, highlighting Marvel’s impact on pop culture and media.” The documentary will serve as a nice counterpart for Marvel Studio: Legends, a new series that revisits some of the most iconic moments from the MCU, one character at a time.

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Game publisher Electronic Arts has announced earnings results for its big holiday quarter that ended December 31, and the company is doing great, with live services AKA microtransactions helping fuel the publisher to some big numbers, though it wasn’t all good news.

Total revenue for the three-month period was $1.673 billion, compared to EA’s projection of $1.675 billion. For the trailing 12 months, EA pulled in revenue of $5.956 billion, which is up 8% year-over-year. Looking at money in the bank, EA made a profit of $1.179 billion for the trailing 12 months, compared to a profit of $2.83 billion for the same period last year (though this number includes the impact of a one-time tax benefit).

EA also called out its EA Sports games for their performance, reaching more than 230 million people in the past year. FIFA’s Ultimate Team mode, meanwhile, reached a new record high of 6 million daily active players in December 2020.

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If you enjoy both the tactical shooting action of The Division 2 and the zombie horror of Raccoon City, we’ve got good news: The Division 2’s Resident Evil 25th Anniversary crossover event is now live. Celebrating the 25th anniversary of the release of the original Resident Evil game for PS1, players of The Division 2 can grab loot that’s inspired by the horror series for the next two weeks.

The event runs until February 15, and it is now live on every platform. Players who log in during the event will receive the Leon Kennedy RPD 3-piece outfit automatically. Resident Evil fans will recognize this as one of the outfits that Leon can wear in the much-acclaimed remake of Resident Evil 2.

According to Ubisoft’s website, possible rewards from the event include an outfit inspired by Chris Redfield’s STARS outfit, an Umbrella Corporation Operative skin that looks a lot like fan-favorite HUNK, and a Jill Valentine-like outfit. A Nemesis Mask will also be available soon as an event completion reward. There are also a few Backpack Trophies and Arm Patches available during the event. February 2 will also bring The Division 2’s 4K 60 FPS update to PS5 and Xbox Series X, so if you’re rocking a next-gen console, check that out.