New gamer in chief at EA

Now this is the kind of story Mel Karmazin probably had in his head when he left Viacom after spending years being choked by Sumner Redstone. Unfortunately Sumner is like stone and didn't budge. But luckily for former Electronic Arts Prexy John Riccitiello who left the company back in 2004, EA CEO Larry Probst is budgeable. Riccitiello is back in a major way, but not without a catch or two. Electronic Arts topper Larry Probst unexpectedly gave up his CEO post Monday but is staying atop the world's No. 1 videogame publisher by taking the new title of executive chairman. John Riccitiello, Probst's former prexy and chief operating officer who left the company in 2004, presumably out of some frustration that he hadn't ascended to the primo post, is returning to take the CEO role. Shift essentially lets Riccitiello return to EA under Probst, but with a higher title and more responsibility. Electronic Arts names new CEO [Variety]