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SPYR Inc.'s Future Just Got More Interesting with Hiring of Games Industry Rock Star
SPYR Inc.'s Future Just Got More Interesting with Hiring of Games Industry Rock Star.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nSPYR Inc.'s Future Just Got More Interesting with Hiring of Games Industry Rock Star\n\nSPYR Inc.'s Future Just Got More Interesting with Hiring of Games Industry Rock Star\n\nNEW YORK, NY--(Marketwired - February 28, 2017) - SPYR, Inc.'s (OTCQB: SPYR) investors should be growing more and more confident with the company as it becomes more clear that 2017 could be the year that SPYR takes a giant leap forward in its evolution in the games industry. With its latest hire, SPYR should earn more credibility among industry leaders. Farshid Almassizadeh, who has joined SPYR as its Chief Strategic Advisor, is a 25-year veteran of the computer, video, and mobile gaming industries, and a former senior executive at gaming giant Electronic Arts (EA).Almassizadeh is well known across a number of industries and his world-class resume leads one to wonder what big plans SPYR has for 2017 and beyond. One thing is for sure with this hire, SPYR will benefit greatly from having Farshid Almassizadeh as part of its team. After all, Almassizadeh spent almost a decade as a top-level executive with one of the biggest names in gaming -- Electronic Arts, so SPYR will now have all of that knowledge and expertise and his access to what can only be a \"Who's Who\" of contacts in the computer, video and mobile gaming industries at its disposal. While at Electronic Arts, Almassizadeh was the Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) at EA Interactive, a $1.2 billion multi-national division of EA responsible for mobile, online, and social gaming. He also worked as the Senior Director of Product Development at EA where he was responsible for the development of such popular EA titles as \"The Simpsons Game\" series and \"The Sims\" series of games.Commenting on the company's new Chief Strategic Advisor, James R. Thompson, SPYR's CEO and President, said, \"Farshid brings SPYR the highest credibility we could possibly hope to have, a level that can only be achieved by a remarkable 25-year career in the games industry. Farshid is a games industry rock star and we could not be more proud to have him on board as our Chief Strategic Advisor. \"He is a true industry veteran having been there from its very early days. He is a developer and a publisher, and he has experience with all manner of games companies from start-ups to those among the industry's largest.\...