The news has been confirmed by EA, saying in a statement sent to Kotaku, “We appreciate Mark’s contribution to Tiburon and EA Sports and wish him well in future endeavors.” As for what those future endeavors might be, Kotaku reports Turmell is headed to FarmVille maker Zynga.
Following initial rumors of an NBA Jam revival early last year, it was confirmed that Mark Turmell had joined up with EA Tiburon as senior creative director. Turmell would serve as a consultant on the NBA Jam game that came to Wii (and later, 360 and PS3, once NBA Elite 11 was canceled), which was developed at EA Canada. Tiburon is the studio responsible for the Madden and NCAA Football series, as well as Tiger Woods PGA Tour.
