Danny Bilson is the head of USC Games.
Danny Bilson is the head of USC Games.
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USC film school taps ex-THQ exec Danny Bilson to run games division

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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The University of Southern California has always had a stellar reputation as being one of the best game design schools in the nation, and today it is going through a big leadership change as Tracy Fullerton moves to a reduced role and former THQ executive Danny Bilson assumes more responsibilities.

Bilson will become the new chair of USC’s School of Cinematic Arts Interactive Media & Games Division (IMGD). And in that position, he’ll be in a spot to influence the next generation of professional game developers.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.