MTV Games has named Scott Guthrie as its new executive vice president and general manager.

The former THQ EVP of publishing will set the business direction for all marketing, sales, bundling, sourcing, purchasing, planning and supply-chain management and manufacturing of MTV Games’ videogame products.

Based out of MTV Networks’ New York City headquarters, he’ll report directly to Van Toffler, president of the MTV Networks Music & Logo Group.

Also joining MTV Games as senior VP of Sales is David Cox, who previously served as senior director of sales and merchandising for Sony Computer Entertainment America.

“With our acquisition of Harmonix to our relationship with Jerry Bruckheimer Games, MTV Games has quickly risen to become one of the top five videogaming publishers," said Toffler.

"We're going after the best in music videogaming with Rock Band and the best in storytelling with our Bruckheimer partnership, and now we have the best leaders and team in place to bring MTV Games to the next level and grow through the next evolution in videogames.”