Joel Breton
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Joel Breton (born 1971) is a game producer, international D.J. and entrepreneur.
Breton's first role as a producer was for GT Interactive[1] (GT), where he produced Duke Nukem[2], Anno 1602, Unreal, the original Unreal Engine, Quake and Doom along with several other video games. While at GT, Breton also kicked-off the development cycle for No One Lives Forever until the game was passed on to Fox Interactive when GT was sold to Infogrames in 1999.
Breton produced several games for Bethesda Softworks[3], a game publisher based in Bethesda, Maryland. He produced Sea Dogs[4], Echelon, and IHRA Drag Racing while serving as Producer and Studio Head of Bethesda West Studios in Olympia, Washington. Joel then moved to Moscow, Russia, to oversee Bethesda’s European development operations. While stationed in Moscow, he produced Pirates of the Caribbean[5] for the Xbox which was the first western console game developed within the former Soviet Union.
Breton founded the game development company Kozmo Games[6] in 2004, to develop casual games for the global market. Kozmo Games has since developed and released Ice Cream Tycoon [7] and War Chess [8] for the casual game market.
Breton returned to California in 2005 where he joined Take Two Interactive[9] and produced World Poker Tour for the PS2, PlayStation Portable, Xbox, and Game Boy Advance platforms. He also produced Amped 3[10], a launch title for the Xbox 360. He joined the Major League Baseball 2K6 team and produced the PlayStation Portable version of the exclusive Major League Baseball game which was released in Spring of 2006.
Joel began working as a Senior Producer with Hudson Entertainment in 2006 and produced Bomberman Live among several other console titles for the U.S. division of Hudson Soft.
