Greg Richardson has big shoes to fill as he takes the CEO post of VG Holdings. VG Holdings is the operating company of the merged giant dev, BioWare/Pandemic. John Riccitiello has stepped down from the post and has returned as the CEO of Electronic Arts.

The BioWare (Mass Effect)/Pandemic (Mercenaries 2) merger was made possible by Elevation Partners (Riccitiello being a co-founder). Richardson has been working as a senior exec since the merge and according to Roger McNamee is "natural choice to work with the BioWare/Pandemic executives as they come to create award-winning titles and expand their talent base."

Well, the gaming industry's top guns get shuffled and the world will keep on turning. Let's hope that Bioware/Pandemic's vision comes true - and more great titles for us.