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"Gamers at Work is a critical resource for new and experienced business leaders—for anyone who feels unprepared for the demanding and seemingly insurmountable trials ahead of them." —**Peter Molyneux OBE, founder, Lionhead Studios** "Gamers at Work explores every imaginable subtlety of the video-game industry through the fascinating stories of those who took the risks and reaped the rewards." —**Hal Halpin, president, Entertainment Consumers Association** "This is the sort of book that can tear the most hardcore gamers away from their PCs, Macs, or consoles for a few hours of rewarding reading." —**North County Times** "Gamers at Work is truly an invaluable resource that's well worth adding to your personal library." —**Wii Love It** There are few companies in the video-game industry that have withstood the test of time; most startups exit as quickly as they enter. In __Gamers at Work: Stories Behind the Games People Play__, the countless challenges of building successful video-game developers and publishers in this unstable industry are explored through interviews containing entertaining stories, humorous anecdotes, and lessons learned the hard way. __Gamers at Work__ presents an inside look at how 18 industry leaders play the odds, seize opportunities, and transform small businesses into great businesses. Here, in __Gamers at Work__, you will find their stories replete with their personal struggles, corporate intrigue, and insights into strategy, leadership, and management. __Gamers at Work__: * Explores the formation of entertainment software companies from the perspectives of successful founders who played the odds * Provides insight into why experienced professionals sacrifice the comfort of gainful employment for the uncertainty and risk of the startup * Shares the experiences and lessons that shape the lives, decisions, and struggles of entrepreneurs in this volatile business __Featured Entrepreneurs:__ * Trip Hawkins, **Electronic Arts** (Madden NFL) * Nolan Bushnell, **Atari** (Pong) * Wild Bill Stealey, **MicroProse Software** (Sid Meier's Civilization) * Tony Goodman, **Ensemble Studios** (Age of Empires) * Feargus Urquhart, **Obsidian Entertainment** (Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II) * Tim Cain, **Troika Games** (Arcanum, Vampire: the Masquerade—Bloodlines) * Warren Spector, **Junction Point Studios** (Disney Epic Mickey) * Doug & Gary Carlston, **Broderbund Software** (Prince of Persia, Carmen Sandiego) * Don Daglow, **Stormfront Studios** (Neverwinter Nights, Tony La Russa Baseball) * John Smedley, **Verant Interactive** (EverQuest, PlanetSide) * Ken Williams, **Sierra On-Line** (King's Quest, Leisure Suit Larry) * Lorne Lanning, **Oddworld Inhabitants** (Oddworld) * Chris Ulm, **Appy Entertainment** (FaceFighter, Trucks & Skulls) * Tobi Saulnier, **1st Playable** (Kung Zhu, Yogi Bear) * Christopher Weaver, **Bethesda Softworks** (The Elder Scrolls) * Jason Rubin, **Naughty Dog** (Crash Bandicoot, Uncharted) * Ted Price, **Insomniac Games** (Spyro, Resistance) __Other books in the Apress At Work Series:__ * __Coders at Work,__ Seibel, 978-1-4302-1948-4 * __Venture Capitalists at Work,__ Shah & Shah, 978-1-4302-3837-9 * __CIOs at Work,__ Yourdon, 978-1-4302-3554-5 * __CTOs at Work,__ Donaldson, Seigel, & Donaldson, 978-1-4302-3593-4 * __Founders at Work,__ Livingston, 978-1-4302-1078-8 * __European Founders at Work,__ Santos, 978-1-4302-3906-2 * __Women Leaders at Work,__ Ghaffari, 978-1-4302-3729-7 * __Advertisers at Work__, Tuten, 978-1-4302-3828-7 Front Matter....Pages i-xiii Trip Hawkins....Pages 1-15 Nolan Bushnell....Pages 17-36 Wild Bill Stealey....Pages 37-57 Tony Goodman....Pages 59-78 Feargus Urquhart....Pages 79-91 Tim Cain....Pages 93-105 Warren Spector....Pages 107-119 Doug and Gary Carlston....Pages 121-132 Don Daglow....Pages 133-168 John Smedley....Pages 169-191 Ken Williams....Pages 193-207 Lorne Lanning....Pages 209-250 Chris Ulm....Pages 251-260 Tobi Saulnier....Pages 261-280 Christopher Weaver....Pages 281-295 Jason Rubin....Pages 297-313 Ted Price....Pages 315-328 Back Matter....Pages 329-342