Mark Jacobs (video game designer)

Mark Jacobs is the former GM/VP/CEO of Mythic Entertainment, Inc. He is one of the pioneers in the massively multiplayer online role-playing game industry, having created two early MUDs, Aradath and Dragon's Gate serving as both the designer and programmer in addition to his duties as President/CEO. He founded A.U.S.I. (Adventures Unlimited Software Inc.) in 1983 and worked on a number of computer games for systems such as the Apple II. He is also a screenwriter having penned a number of screenplays including one based on the game Imperator Online.

He is known for his strong position against "real money transfer", aka "gold selling".[1] Jacobs left EA in June 2009 after the company decided to merge BioWare with Mythic Entertainment.[2]

Biography

Mark attended Syracuse University and graduated, Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree. He then attended Georgetown University Law Center and graduated with a Juris Doctor. While at GULC, he started his first computer game company, Adventures Unlimited Software Inc. in 1983. In the 1980s and until 1995, Mark created online games for both local networks and nationwide networks such as GEnie, AOL and Kesmai's Gamestorm network.

In 1995, he was the co-founder (along with Rob Denton), President and CEO of Mythic Entertainment, Inc.. He has been involved in all Mythic Entertainment games since 1995, including their most successful product, the MMORPG Dark Age Of Camelot.[3]

Games

References

  1. ^ "A banning we will go, a banning we will go. Heave ho off the servers yo, a banning we will go!". Online Games Are a Niche Market. http://onlinegamesareanichemarket.wordpress.com/2008/09/21/a-banning-we-will-go-a-banning-we-will-go-heave-ho-off-the-servers-yo-a-banning-we-will-go/. Retrieved 2010-01-24. 
  2. ^ Grayson, Nathan (2009-06-27). "Mark Jacobs Bids Mythic Farewell, Spills No Beans on His Way Out". MaximumPC. http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/mark_jacobs_bids_mythic_farewell_spills_no_beans_way_out. Retrieved 24 January 2010. 
  3. ^ Takahashi, Dan (May 29, 2008). "A Q&A with Mark Jacobs, EA’s chief warrior on Warhammer Online". VentureBeat. http://games.venturebeat.com/2008/05/29/a-qa-with-mark-jacobs-eas-chief-warrior-on-warhammer-online/. Retrieved 24 January 2010.