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Larry Hryb has been appointed community development consultant at Commodore International Corporation.<\/p>\n
In his new role, Hryb will advise the Commodore executive team with a focus on preserving and expanding the global community around the iconic Commodore brand.<\/p>\n
Last year, the original Commodore brand was acquired by retro YouTube creator Christian Simpson (Perifractic), as reported by PC Gamer. Simpson is now the company’s CEO and president.<\/p>\n
“Through blogs, podcasts, social media, and events, Larry pioneered direct communication with players long before that kind of engagement became standard across the industry,” said Simpson.<\/p>\n
“Bringing Larry in to help support continued engagement with the fans that kept Commodore alive while also welcoming a new generation of fans is a natural next step for us in rebooting the brand.”<\/p>\n
Hryb added: “I’ve always believed the best thing a company can do is partner with its community \u2013 and with a passionate fan base carrying the torch for 31 years, Commodore\u2019s situation is truly unique when it comes to community engagement.<\/p>\n
“The community didn’t wait around \u2013 instead they built something remarkable. Players, hardware hobbyists, developers, content creators, and publishers are all a part of the Commodore community, and now we get to build what\u2019s next together.<\/p>\n
Before joining Commodore, Hryb was senior director of advocacy and community at Unity. He joined the firm in June 2024 but was laid off at the start of this year.<\/p>\n
This was his first role after working as a senior director of corporate communications at Xbox for over a decade, where he was better known by his Gamertag Major Nelson.<\/p>\n
Hryb joined Microsoft in 2001 as editor-in-chief of MSN Music, then moved to Xbox in 2003 as principal program manager.<\/p>\n
He contributed to the launches of the Xbox 360, Xbox One, Xbox Live and Kinect during his tenure, and hosted the official Xbox podcast.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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