The Clymb, a flash sales website with a focus on outdoor gear, just raised two million dollars from an unlikely source – former Xbox exec J Allard, fan of all things extreme. [Via All Things D]
J Allard may have left Microsoft, leaving us heartbroken in his wake, but he leaves with some solid advice for the lumbering giant of the electronics world. More »
The departure of two key men involved in the Xbox 360 from Microsoft won’t cause major changes in the Xbox division, a source close to Microsoft told Kotaku today. But the timing of the next steps for the Xbox brand was a factor. More »
It’s official. Our most beloved Microsoft exec, James “J” Allard, is leaving Microsoft after 19 years. The MIT grad tasked with injecting cool into the Xbox, Xbox 360 and Zune is moving on, leaving us only with fond, hoodie-filled memories More »
Sources have confirmed to Kotaku that both Robbie Bach, the current head of Xbox for Microsoft, and J. Allard, one of the top men behind the Xbox and Xbox 360, are leaving Microsoft. More »
Say. It. Ain’t. So. Reports indicate that J Allard, a driving force behind the design of the Xbox (and the Zune) is leaving Microsoft, after his latest dream project was binned by the company. More »
