IGE has hired DAVID D. CHRISTENSEN, MATTHEW P. SMITH, and HEATHER GORE to aid in the strategic growth of the company. Christensen, former head of business development for Universal Interactive and Black Label Games (both divisions of Vivendi Universal Games), was recently named vice president of business development. Smith has joined IGE as senior vice president of finance and controller, and Gore has been appointed as the company's vice president of marketing and communications.