Update: Albert Penello will be joining Mike Ybarra’s team.
In a surprising move out of nowhere today, Eric Neustadter has announced he is leaving Xbox after 18 and a half years at Microsoft. There was no further connotation added to the announcement, just a simple tweet was posted shortly ago. Eric has been the face of Xbox along with Major Nelson for as long as one can remember and has brought a new level of fan interactivity to the program. With numerous podcasts, interviews and conversations with fans on Twitter, Eric Neustadter, also known as E, will be missed at Microsoft.
After 14.5 years working at Xbox (18.5 at MS) today is my last day. It’s been an amazing ride. So Long, and Thanks for All the Gamerscore!
— Eric Neustadter (e) (@thevowel) October 23, 2015
We’ve reached out to get more information and will let you know what we hear. Of course, with so little information provided, we hope all is well and best of luck in the future for Eric and his family. God speed, sir.
Will was a regular ICXM contributor in 2015, publishing 31 articles across opinion pieces, game reviews, and Xbox news. Their work focused on hands-on reviews, platform commentary, and breaking-news reporting during the Xbox One’s first full year of post-launch coverage, including the early days of Backwards Compatibility and Windows 10 gaming.