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Reggie Fils-Aime says 60 percent of NOA sales and marketing is gone; status of Harrison, Kaplan, Llewelyn unclear.

        Today, Reggie Fils-Aime confirmed that the rumors that started going around Wednesday were true. The outspoken executive told the San Jose Mercury News that 55 jobs would be relocated to the San Francisco/San Jose area at the end of September, as well as 25 more heading to New York City. He also stated that 60% of NOA’s staff wouldn’t be making the move, opting instead to leave the company. All the meanwhile, Fils Aime remained optimistic sayin that ” It’s much easier to do this right now when we certainly have the wind at our back.” As for Harrison, Kaplan, and Llewelyn’s status, Fils-Aime would not comment on their status, other than calling reports of such “speculation and rumor.”

  Fils-Aime also offered some insight behind relocating the department. With Silicon Valley playing home to many game developers, he named Redwood Shores-based Electronic Arts and San Francisco-based LucasArts, specifically–Fils-Aime said a desire to be closer to the action was behind the move.