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Laura Fryer‭, Gears of War 2′s executive producer, has jumped ship to Warner Bros.

She will now head up FEAR‭ ‬2‭’‬s Monolith Productions, as well as Snowblind Studios, as the general manager of Warner’s Seattle operation.

“‬Laura’s extensive career demonstrates her great understanding of the process and her ability to innovatively grow our development studios,‭” said Samantha Ryan,‭ development boss at Warner Bros.‭

‬“Utilizing her expertise to direct our‭ ‬Seattle studios in several key areas,‭ ‬we are looking forward to developing quality games under her leadership in the most efficient ways.‭”

Press release here.

Snowblind Studios, creator of titles like Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance, Champions of Norrath, and Justice League Heroes, is now officially bedding down with Warner Bros. Guess some people just can’t endure our single, hipster lifestyle.

“The acquisition of Snowblind is an important milestone for our games business, allowing us to expand our development capabilities even further,” said Martin Tremblay, President of Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. “We are proud to be associated with such a talented team that is focused on executing innovative and captivating game designs.”

Warner Bros. has now corralled a total of three game development studios: Monolith Productions (F.E.A.R.), TT Games (Lego Batman), and Snowblind, obviously.

Currently, Snowblind is giving its full attention to XBLA game Death Tank. Don’t try calling; you’ll only get the machine.

Full press release after the break.

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There’s a video of an XBLA version of Snowblind Studios’ Death Tank on GamerBytes, and it’s looking pretty swish.

No date, but we’re promised four-way local and eight-player Live action. Go look.