Mark Jacobs (game designer)

Mark Jacobs is an American game designer, programmer, author and businessman, and the former GM/VP/CEO of Mythic Entertainment, Inc and after Mythic Entertainment was sold to Electronic Arts in 2006 he served as its GM/VP/CEO at EA.[1] Best known as a lead designer of Dark Age of Camelot (2001) and Camelot Unchained (2019), he also 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.

Mark Jacobs
NationalityAmerican
EducationSyracuse University
Bachelor of Arts degree of magna cum laude
Occupation(s)Video game designer, programmer, author, businessman

Jacobs left EA in June 2009 after the company decided to merge BioWare with Mythic Entertainment.[2]

Biography

Jacobs attended Syracuse University and graduated 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,[3] Adventures Unlimited Software Inc. in 1983. In the 1980s and until 1995, he 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 was involved in all Mythic Entertainment games since 1995, including their most successful product, the MMORPG Dark Age Of Camelot.[4]

In March 2011, he was the co-founder of City State Entertainment, along with Andrew Meggs, President of City State Entertainment.[5]

Games

References
  1. Gibson, Ellie (June 21, 2006). "Electronic Arts acquires MMO developer Mythic Entertainment". GamesIndustry.biz. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  2. Grayson, Nathan (June 27, 2009). "Mark Jacobs Bids Mythic Farewell, Spills No Beans on His Way Out". Pcgamer. MaximumPC. Retrieved January 24, 2010.
  3. Ruth, Joe. "Game Character Creator". Retrieved March 25, 2010.
  4. Takahashi, Dan (May 29, 2008). "A Q&A with Mark Jacobs, EA's chief warrior on Warhammer Online". VentureBeat. Retrieved January 24, 2010.
  5. "Former Mythic CEO Starts New Video Game Company, Not Full Of 'Old White Guys'". Forbes.
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