Connie Booth, a longtime producer for PlayStation, has discovered a brand new residence at EA. Per IGN, Booth will be part of EA Entertainment and lead a number of subsidiaries as Group General Manager.

The Entertainment division contains studios similar to BioWare, Black Panther developer Cliffhanger Games, and EA Motive. She’ll report on to division president Laura Miele.

At PlayStation, Booth was concerned in main franchises like Uncharted, Infamous, and Ratchet & Clank. She quietly left in late 2023, although it is unclear if it was her alternative to go away or not.

“[Connie] is known for having created an incredible developer-first culture and supporting creative vision while driving innovation,” wrote Miele. “I…have always been impressed by her love and commitment to games.”

Citing Booth’s “impeccable reputation” amongst builders, Miele famous she’ll “undoubtedly have a positive impact on our games.”

EA wants Booth to proper one in every of its ships

EA Entertainment consists of collection like Dead Space and Mass Effect that EA considers “blockbuster” franchises. Booth helped PlayStation turned the status large it’s at the moment, explaining why EA sought her out.

Outside of its live-service video games like FIFA, EA’s output has been all over for years. Respawn has constantly put out hits, whereas it is laborious to pin down the place BioWare is at with Dragon Age Dreadwolf and the subsequent Mass Effect.

BioWare was highlighted as a selected focus level for Booth. Along with Dreadwolf improvement, the studio has been mired within the fallout of its layoffs from final fall.

With a renewed dedication to the franchises it actually owns (and infrequently a Marvel or Star Wars), EA could also be in nice want of somebody like Booth.