Beckett Massive Online Gamer Magazine announced "The Top 20 Influential People in MMOGs of 2007" in their July-August #13 Issue. It's no surprise that Rob Pardo, Senior VP of Game Design from Blizzard Entertainment came on top, but curse should've made it on the list, heh.
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
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