{"id":395942,"date":"2025-10-31T01:23:52","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T01:23:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/article.php?article_id=2174277"},"modified":"2025-10-31T01:23:52","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T01:23:52","slug":"slightly-mad-studios-ceo-and-founder-has-just-left-the-company","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/slightly-mad-studios-ceo-and-founder-has-just-left-the-company\/","title":{"rendered":"Slightly Mad Studio&#8217;s CEO and founder has just left the company"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/slightly-mad-studios-ceo-and-founder-has-just-left-the-company.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Ian Bell, the founder and CEO of Slightly Mad Studios, is to leave the Project Cars developer.<\/p>\n<p>Bell made the announcement via Twitter, with the news verified by our partners at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesindustry.biz\/articles\/2021-10-29-slightly-mad-studios-founder-and-ceo-departs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GamesIndustry.biz<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2021-10-29-slightly-mad-studios-ceo-and-founder-has-just-left-the-company\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2021-10-29-slightly-mad-studios-ceo-and-founder-has-just-left-the-company\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ian Bell, the founder and CEO of Slightly Mad Studios, is to leave the Project Cars developer. 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