Company veteran will oversee the firm\u2019s range of editorial brands, including GamesIndustry.biz, while Yin-Poole runs day-to-day editorial on IGN.com<\/p>\n
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IGN Entertainment, the parent company of GamesIndustry.biz<\/em>, has appointed Alex Simmons as VP, Editorial and Group Editor-in-Chief, overseeing the firm\u2019s entire portfolio of editorial brands.<\/p>\n Simmons was previously Senior International Editorial Director, the latest role in a 20-year run at the firm that included serving as Editor-in-Chief of IGN UK. In his new role he will lead editorial across IGN.com, Eurogamer, Rock Paper Shotgun and GamesIndustry.biz,<\/em> while continuing to support partner brands Outside Xbox and Hookshot Media, home of Nintendo Life, Time Extension and the recently-launched Steam Hype.<\/p>\n Alex Simmons | Image credit: IGN Entertainment <\/p>\n Separately, the firm has promoted Wesley Yin-Poole to Managing Editor, IGN, managing the day-to-day editorial operations of its global editorial teams across the US, UK and Australia. Yin-Poole previously spent two years as Head of News, IGN, following a long career at Eurogamer where he rose to Editor-in-Chief.<\/p>\n Simmons will report into Justin Davis, who was appointed as VP, Editorial and Commerce last year as part of a unification of the firm\u2019s editorial,<\/p>\n