Telltale Games has hired Zynga and Electronic Arts veteran Pete Hawley as president and CEO. He replaces the current CEO, co-founder Dan Connors, who shifts to an advisory role. This is the games developer and publisher that Lionsgate came aboard in February 2015 as an investor, part of its expansion into the game…

Lionsgate isn’t giving a specific number but calls the investment in game developer and publisher Telltale Games “significant”. The move is part of the company’s continued diversification of its content business and recent entry into the game space. As part of its investment, Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer will also…