Top 20 Most Influential People in MMOs
May 28 2008 2:47PM
Press Release
Top 20 Influential People in Massively Multiplayer Video Games of 2007 Announced
Feature found in July-August #13 Issue of Beckett Massive Online Gamer Magazine on sale beginning May 28, 2008.
DALLAS, TX (May 28, 2008) --- Beckett Massive Online Gamer magazine has announced the top influential people in massively multiplayer video games for 2007 in the July-August #13 Issue.
World of Warcraft's Rob Pardo, GuildCafe.com's community mastermind, Sanya Weathers, and Richard Garriott himself are listed as three of the twenty names in the feature, The Top 20 Most Influential People in the MMO Industry.
Beckett's Massive Online Gamer highlights the most talented people in massively multiplayer video games and gives details on how they've influenced the future of the industry in this latest issue that hits newsstands May 28, 2008. Jess Lebow, now working at Carbine Studios, shares, "I've played the games these people have made for years, so to be listed alongside such industry luminaries is a tremendous honor."
The complete list of the Top 20 Most Influential People in the MMO Industry:
1. Rob Pardo, Senior VP of Game Design, Blizzard Entertainment
2. Jeffrey Steefel, Executive Producer, Turbine
3. John Smedley, CEO, Sony Online Entertainment
4. Hilmar Pétursson, CEO, CCP
5. Jack Emmert, CCO, Cryptic Studios
6. Rob Seaver, CEO, Vivox
7. Min Kim, Director of Game Operations, Nexon America
8. Scott Hartsman, Formerly Senior Producer, SOE
9. Raph Koster, President, Areae
10. James Phinney, Lead Designer, ArenaNet
11. Richard Garriott, Creative Director, NCSoft
12. Starr Long, Producer, NCSoft
13. Cory Ondrejka, Formerly CTO, Linden Labs
14. Mark Jacobs, GM and VP, EA Mythic
15. Sulka Haro, Lead Concept Designer, Sulake
16. Sage Sundi, Global Online Producer, Square-Enix
17. Jess Lebow, Lead Quest Designer, Carbine Studios
18. David Perry, CCO, Acclaim
19. Sanya Weathers, Director of Community, Guildcafe.com
20. Daniel James, CEO, Three Rings Design
For Additional information about this list or the magazine, you can contact Massive Online Gamer's Editorial Director, Doug Kale, at mog@beckett.com.
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