Trendy Entertainment Picks Ex-LucasArts President as New CEO

Trendy Entertainment, creators of the action-RPG Dungeon Defenders, announced today the hiring of Darrell Rodriguez, a former LucasArts president and Electronic Arts executive, as Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Rodriguez joins the studio as it prepares to launch the sequel to Dungeon Defenders.

As president of LucasArts, Rodriguez spearheaded titles like Star Wars: The Old Republic, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, as well as The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition. Prior to this, Rodriguez managed development and administration of titles within the Medal of Honor, Command & Conquer, SSX, NBA Street, FIFA Street and Marvel franchises. He joins Trendy after serving as Chief Creative Officer at International Game Technology, creator of casino games.