Karraker Leaves Sony

[cliffbo]

Karraker Leaves Sony
Senior Director moves on from game industry.
by Jeff Haynes

US, September 5, 2007 - Earlier today, news wires were abuzz with the news that Dave Karraker, Senior Director of Corporate Communications at Sony Computer Entertainment of America, would be leaving the company and the gaming industry. A figurehead for the past year at SCEA, Karraker was one of Sony's key spokesmen, and he oversaw much of the news and releases related to the PlayStation 3 console. Karraker also handled a number of press requests as to the direction of Sony with Home and its PS3 price cuts.

"I have enjoyed immensely my tenure at SCEA and think the company and its brands are very well positioned to have an exceptional holiday and a very bright future. I look forward to continuing to follow this industry as a gamer, rather than a spokesperson," Karraker said in a released statement earlier today. He will leave to take a position as the head of PR and events for Skyy Spirits.

http://www.gametab.com/news/1027888/

[GTAce]

www.skyy.com :huh:

[Fats]

^It would seem that the stress and constant negative press have pushed him to drink. ;)

[yoshaw]

The perils of our industry =-o

[masteratt]

Instead of a PS3 I'm just going to buy thousands of crates of beer now.

Karraker showed me the way.

[cliffbo]

^It would seem that the stress and constant negative press have pushed him to drink. ;)

*drum roll* Tishhhhhh!

[GTAce]

:lol: :lol: :lol:

[Viper]

Yes. Now lets get someone in there that can present information without it passing through his butt first.

Maybe Stringer knows someone more like himself for the role.

[SleazyBig slim]

He was let go, you know how these things work, dude was just recently hired by SCEA to clean up the PR mess and he failed, and I also doubt his contract term was this short, its obvious Sony fired his ass.

[Fats]

:drunk:

[Sephiroth_VII]

FISSION MAILED

Next!

[fastasleep]

Karaker took over for Molly Smith, who basically had run PR for sony for a decade. He's going back to doing something he knows about, he sure in hell doesn't know jack about the gaming business.

Dave Karraker comes from Allied Domecq Spirits and Wine, where he was the veep of corporate communications.

His only gaming experience, it seems, comes from his time, long ago, as a fledgling flak for third party PR companies Rogers & Cowan and Access Communications where he worked with such clients as Sega, 3DO, 3Dfx Interactive and Microsoft.

So they went with a guy who's last job was all about convincing people to drink lots of Kahlua and Beefeater? Wow, just wow.

[VG Aficionado]

FISSION MAILED

:lol:

[Syncere Styles]

Sony doesn't need anymore Crackers anyway.

[Black Dragon37]

This is good news.

That guy was a Karrakhead.

[OG_Monkey]

that was...soooooo corny man, come on...Karrackhead? geeeeze lol

[Pluto]

http://media.canada.com/16b6f2ca-3671-421d-b40b-5ee0ea90baea/davekar.jpg

I think he has AIDS. :shifty:

[Viper]

Things finally make sense now.

All those PR pieces the past year that had us all scratches our heads now have a valid excuse.....he was reminiscing of his past job (tipping back some liquor) while writing them.

[OG_Monkey]

[IG]http://media.canada.com/16b6f2ca-3671-421d-b40b-5ee0ea90baea/davekar.jpg[/IMG]

I think he has AIDS. :shifty:

aw, i dont know whether i should laught at that or be ashamed...you were joking right?