Our Team

Our team has collectively developed and launched over a dozen hit console and online games, including several that have redefined their respective genres: Lemmings, Grand Theft Auto, Diablo II, and Lineage II.

  • SAN FRANCISCO, CA
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Animator turned designer with 12+ years in game development working on a wide range of projects including Jet Li’s Rise to Honor, Conan, Star Wars The Force Unleashed 2, and Sly Cooper Thieves in Time.

Favorite 90s game: Mortal Kombat II

STEVE

Foodie Ranger (CEO)

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Born in the 90’s and raised in the Bay Area with a love for video games. BA in Animation and Visual Effects. Enjoys seeing or applying the smallest details in art, especially animation.

Favorite 90s game: Jak 2

CHAD

Kinesthetic Engineer (Character TD/Animator)

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Grew up in the Philippines and Guam. Dropped the island life to come stateside and got my BFA in Animation/Illustration at SJSU. Been working in the game industry for the past 10 years. Have a deep love for raw fish and rice.

Favorite 90s game: NBA Jam

CHRIS

The Islander (Lead 3D Artist)

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Previously worked as a Programmer at EA, Namco, SmartBombInteractive, and KIXEYE. Previous titles include Godfather, Dead To Rights, Snoopy Vs RedBaron.

Favorite 90s game: ICO (almost 90s!)

DARYL

Professional Fixer (Lead Software Engineer)

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Experienced product manager with a passion for solving problems and delighting users. Worked on titles such as Big Fish Casino, Jackpot Magic Slots, and King’s Road. Loves food, loves games, loves music.

Favorite 90s game: Super Mario Bros. 3

JAIME

Sultan of SWOT (Associate Director of Product)

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MFA in Visual Development at Academy of Art and BA in Graphic Art and Animation at SF State University. Worked as freelance concept artist in animation at Helpful Bear Production Inc. and Carlos Baena LLC.

Favorite 90s game: NBA Jam

JAMES

Figment Projector (Art Director)

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Majored in Psychology at Stanford University and liked the Bay Area so much I never left. Previously worked at Jam City on Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery. Spreadsheets for both fun and profit.

Favorite 90s game: Age of Empires II

JOE

Spreadsheet Wrangler (Lead Designer)

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BFA in Animation at the Academy of Art University. He has spent the last 10 years creating fun and interactive VFX for video games with styles ranging from cartoony, to realistic. Some previous titles include Heroes of Newerth, Strife, and Savage Resurrection.

Favorite 90s game: Mario Kart 64

KRIS

The Pixel Pusher (Technical Art Director)

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10+ years of experience in the game industry. Previously worked at Nexon and Neople. Previous titles include Dungeon and Fighter and Mabinogi. Likes to spend time with his cat named Momo.

Favorite 90s game: Lunar Silver Star Story

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Calm Striker (Sr. Software Engineer)

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Former Capcom, Namco, Sony. Tradeshows and E-sports production. Fighting game enthusiast (non-pro), Souls fanatic, platformer born and raised, RPG explorer, sharpshooter and license revoked. “They say I’m I.T. but I’m not…they say I’m a video editor but I’m not…they say I’m asleep but I’m n — okay you got me there.”

Favorite 90s game: Breakers Revenge

MIKE

The Firefighter (Combat Designer)

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Emmy-nominated producer with a passion for developing innovative products. Held senior and executive producer positions at Digital Domain, Digital Funk Machine, Konami, Hijinx Studios, and Interplay working on iconic franchises such as Voltron, Dance Dance Revolution, Karaoke Revolution, Silent Hill, Castlevania, NBA Jam, Barbie, Vandal Hearts, Touchmaster, Fallout, and Star Trek.

Favorite 90s game: GoldenEye 007, Starcraft, Metal Gear Solid

RENE

Old-fashioned Technophile (Lead Producer)

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Majored in Computer Engineering. Has worked in the gaming industry close to a decade. Passionate about creating a company culture based on growth, transparency, and feedback.

Favorite 90s Game: Super Mario’s World

YING

Yingie (Director of People & Culture)

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10+ years in the gaming industry in various capacities most recently in Finance. My favorite genre is match 3. Love Art museums, film festivals / indie / foreign films, volunteering and traveling.  Most exciting experience in recent times was participating in a Lady Gaga Flash Mob!
Favorite 90s games: Donkey Kong and Star Wars Racer Arcade

ISABEL

World Traveler (Director of Finance)

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Grew up playing games, then started living the dream working in the games industry. Love playing and talking about all varieties of games. My game backlog frequently taunts me.
Favorite 90s Game: Chrono Cross

JESSE

Game Hopper (Sr. QA Analyst)

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Born and raised in Brazil, Alberto is a game-programmer turned game-designer with well over a decade of experience working in games. Severely addicted to the chaos of the games industry, he desperately needs a hobby.

 

Favorite 90s game: Diablo

 

ALBERTO

Dungeon Master (Game Director)