Farewell Helen 🫡 You made Minecraft what it is today..
The executive who ran Minecraft for 9 years — Helen Chaing — was passed over for the XBOX CEO role and is leaving. She ran Microsoft’s only moddable franchise and has been at the company for more than 20 years. I’ve only met her a few times, so don’t know her personally, but she has the most insane resume.
Aisha is rebuilding the entire Xbox strategy and the old guard is rotating out. (She had been COO for 3 months, likely as part of Aisha’s transition).
Helen is likely the most sought after executive in all of gaming right now. Will be curious where she lands next. Congrats on a generational run.