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DAVID REEVES TO JOIN CAPCOM
Former SCEE President to become COO of European arm

London – March 31st,2010 – Capcom®, a leading worldwide developer and publisher of video games, today confirmed that it has appointed David Reeves as COO at CE Europe, the company’s European subsidiary. This role, effective from April 1st, 2010, will see Reeves responsible for overseeing all aspects of the European operation with the remit to maximise potential revenue and explore new areas for growth throughout the region.

Most recently President and CEO for Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, Reeves spent 14 years with the company setting up operations in Germany, Austria and Switzerland and overseeing the launch of PlayStation throughout Europe.

“We are very pleased to have secured the services of someone of David’s calibre, commented Hiroshi Tobisawa, President, CE Europe. “He brings with him an unprecedented level of industry knowledge and expertise which will be invaluable as we look to grow our European operation.”

Speaking about his appointment, David Reeves said, “I established a close working relationship with Capcom during my time at Sony and have always admired its commitment to push boundaries and develop innovative titles. It is therefore a real pleasure to now join this organisation and be a part of its future successes.”
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I emailed Reeves about my concerns and complaints and he eventually fobbed me off to an underling who then replied whilst evading every single one of my points and then in true SCEE fashion stop communicating altogether after telling me to contact him any time about any of my concerns.
He headed up SCEE which is the worst PS3 region for content and communication.

This is Reeves legacy, no communication, worst PSN of all regions and don’t even mention EU Home, it’s laughable.

I hope his retirement heralds in a new era of honesty and open communication with the customer.

He was instrumental in many defining decisions over his years in service & I believe the Sony PlayStation brand is all the better for his input.

Even if you are not aware of his part achievements you must give him credit for a reply whilst talking with representatives of the New Zealand-based ‘Button Masher’ web site in July 2008. Mr Reeves was asked about the delays in localising games for the PAL region, and responded:

“We are a PAL market and we are going to do it in PAL and we are going to do it properly, you can wait for it and you can have it in good quality, you know you can get the stuff from BitTorrent if you want to and download PSP games, it’s up to you.”

It is honestly like this that sets PlayStation apart from the competitors.

Well done, sir.

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