Joel Breton
Encyclopedia
Joel Maximilian Breton is an international video game producer, video game designer, D.J.
and entrepreneur
. Joel is also known as an international super producer and he is best known for producing award winning video games including Bomberman Live, Unreal, Duke Nukem, and Pirates of the Caribbean.
Breton is a video game industry veteran who began his career in 1993 when he produced the Mortal Kombat World Championship at the Cow Palace in San Francisco. Since then he has produced, designed and created more than 20 video games across 20 console platforms. He has also created more than 100 online games that have been played billions of times at AddictingGames and across the web.
Joel's first role as a producer was for GT Interactive, where he produced Duke Nukem, Anno 1602
, Unreal
, the original Unreal Engine
, and Doom, along with several other video games. While at GT, Breton also kicked-off the development cycle for No One Lives Forever
until the game was passed on to Fox Interactive
when GT was sold to Infogrames
in 1999.
Breton produced several games for Bethesda Softworks
, a game publisher
based in Bethesda, Maryland
. He produced Sea Dogs
, Echelon
, and IHRA Drag Racing, while serving as Producer and Studio Head of Bethesda West Studios in Olympia, Washington.
Joel then moved to Moscow
, Russia
, to create and manage Bethesda's European development operations. While stationed in Moscow, he produced Pirates of the Caribbean
for the Xbox
which was the first U.S. console game developed in Russia. During his time in Moscow, Joel wrote a string of blog entries under the pseudonym fat cosmonaut detailing his adventures directing Russian game development in Moscow.
Breton founded the game development company Kozmo Games to develop casual game
s for the global market. Kozmo Games has since developed and released Ice Cream Tycoon and War Chess for the casual game market.
Breton returned to California
in 2005 where he joined Take Two Interactive and produced World Poker Tour
for the PS2, PlayStation Portable
, Xbox, and Game Boy Advance
platforms. He also produced Amped 3
, a launch title for the Xbox 360
. He led the Major League Baseball 2K6 team and produced the PlayStation Portable version of the exclusive Major League Baseball
game which was released in Spring of 2006.
Joel began working as a Senior Producer with Hudson Entertainment in 2006 and produced Bomberman Live
among several other console titles for the U.S. division of Hudson Soft
.
From 2007 until 2010 Joel held the position of Director of Content for AddictingGames.com, MTV Network's leading website with more than 30 million monthly visitors. During that time he established the site as an original game IP factory, creating and launching more than 100 original game franchises and publishing more than 800 new games on the site.
Joel is a frequent speaker at game industry conventions and he represented MTV Networks and AddictingGames by speaking at the Casual Connect conference in Kiev in 2008. Joel was a speaker and on the steering committee for the Flash Gaming Summit in 2009, at Casual Connect Seattle 2010, and Flash Gaming Summit 2010.
Breton also pioneered the production of viral news games and he designed and created more than 10 viral news games that were each played millions of times. Hero On The Hudson was one of the first viral news games he launched, celebrating the heroism of Captain Sully Sulenburger's perfect plane landing on the Hudson river. Oiligarchy, was another viral news game which examined the oil industry for the first time in a video game. Joel and his team at AddictingGames also produced Where's the Naughty Governor, a news game that was highlighted by the LA Times in the article "Web games, ripped from the healdines".
In August of 2010, Joel was appointed Executive Vice President of North America for Zattikka Ltd., a social game company focused on the high growth platforms of social, mobile and online games.
in 1994 where he worked in the Product Development division on many of SEGA
’s classic games including Sonic and Knuckles, Virtua Fighter
, Virtua Racer, Panzer Dragoon
, Nightmare Circus
, & World Series Baseball
. During his time at Sega
, Joel worked on games that were published across seven console platforms including – Genesis, CD, Game Gear, 32X, Pico, Saturn, and Nomad.
and PlayStation
platforms.
, Unreal
, Blood 2. During his time at GT Interactive, Breton also produced Anno 1602
, Baseball Mogul
, and Deer Hunter
.
in Olympia, Washington. While managing the game development teams at Bethesda West, he completed and released online racing games Burnout and IHRA Drag Racing for the PC and PlayStation platforms.
Joel then moved to Russia to establish Bethesda Softworks East in the heart of Moscow. While stationed in Russia he first established relations with the leading Russian game development studios and signed contracts with the top teams to develop AAA games for Bethesda Softworks
to publish globally. During his 3 years in Russia, Breton produced Pirates of the Caribbean (video game)
on the Xbox
- the first U.S. console game developed in Russia
.
s for the global market. Kozmo Games developed and released Ice Cream Tycoon and War Chess for the casual game market.
. During his time there he produced World Poker Tour
, Major League Baseball 2k6, and Amped 3
which was an Xbox 360
launch title.
, the storied Japanese game publisher. While at Hudson he focused on creating the highest rated version of Bomberman
for the Xbox 360
and PlayStation 3
console platforms. Joel worked closely with the North American development team and the Japanese Hudson Soft team to create Bomberman Live
-- the highest rated and top selling version of Bomberman released in the US market. He also produced several other console and mobile games while at Hudson
, including Bonk’s Adventure, Diner Dash
, and Military Madness
.
as Director of Content for AddictingGames.com, and helped to grow the site to become the number one game site in the U.S. in terms of unique monthly visitors. During his three years at AddictingGames, he was responsible for the development and release of more than one hundred games that have been played billions of times at AddictingGames and around the web. Breton was also in charge of creating new IP and game franchises for AddictingGames. He worked with development teams to create many of the top online game franchises including—Sniper Assassin, The Heist, Bad Boys, Moto Rush, and Stick Hero. While at AddictingGames, he was responsible for the site’s game development, licensing, sponsorship, publishing, and promotion. Breton was also responsible for licensing hit game franchises to be published across platforms including online, social networks, iPhone
, iPod
, iPad
, Android, and other mobile platforms.
Disc jockey
A disc jockey, also known as DJ, is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience. Originally, "disc" referred to phonograph records, not the later Compact Discs. Today, the term includes all forms of music playback, no matter the medium.There are several types of disc jockeys...
and entrepreneur
Entrepreneur
An entrepreneur is an owner or manager of a business enterprise who makes money through risk and initiative.The term was originally a loanword from French and was first defined by the Irish-French economist Richard Cantillon. Entrepreneur in English is a term applied to a person who is willing to...
. Joel is also known as an international super producer and he is best known for producing award winning video games including Bomberman Live, Unreal, Duke Nukem, and Pirates of the Caribbean.
Breton is a video game industry veteran who began his career in 1993 when he produced the Mortal Kombat World Championship at the Cow Palace in San Francisco. Since then he has produced, designed and created more than 20 video games across 20 console platforms. He has also created more than 100 online games that have been played billions of times at AddictingGames and across the web.
Joel's first role as a producer was for GT Interactive, where he produced Duke Nukem, Anno 1602
Anno 1602
Anno 1602: Creation of a New World is a game with both real time strategy and city building elements, developed by Austria-based Max Design company....
, Unreal
Unreal
Unreal is a first-person shooter video game developed by Epic MegaGames and Digital Extremes and published by GT Interactive in May 1998...
, the original Unreal Engine
Unreal Engine
The Unreal Engine is a game engine developed by Epic Games, first illustrated in the 1998 first-person shooter game Unreal. Although primarily developed for first-person shooters, it has been successfully used in a variety of other genres, including stealth, MMORPGs and RPGs...
, and Doom, along with several other video games. While at GT, Breton also kicked-off the development cycle for No One Lives Forever
No One Lives Forever
The Operative: No One Lives Forever is a first-person shooter video game with stealth gameplay elements, developed by Monolith Productions and published by Fox Interactive, released for Windows in 2000. The game was also ported later to the PlayStation 2 and Mac OS X...
until the game was passed on to Fox Interactive
Fox Interactive
20th Century Fox Games is a video game publisher and developer mainly concerned with titles based on 20th Century Fox properties, such as The Simpsons, Family Guy, Futurama, the Alien and Predator film franchises, Independence Day, Charmed, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The X-Files, Avatar, 24, the...
when GT was sold to Infogrames
Infogrames
Infogrames Entertainment SA was an international French holding company headquartered in Paris, France. It was the owner of Atari, Inc., headquartered in New York City, U.S. and Atari Europe. It was founded in 1983 by Bruno Bonnell and Christophe Sapet using the proceeds from an introductory...
in 1999.
Breton produced several games for Bethesda Softworks
Bethesda Softworks
Bethesda Softworks, LLC, is an American video game company. A subsidiary of ZeniMax Media, the company was originally based in Bethesda, Maryland and eventually moved to their current location in Rockville, Maryland...
, a game publisher
Video game publisher
A video game publisher is a company that publishes video games that they have either developed internally or have had developed by a video game developer....
based in Bethesda, Maryland
Bethesda, Maryland
Bethesda is a census designated place in southern Montgomery County, Maryland, United States, just northwest of Washington, D.C. It takes its name from a local church, the Bethesda Meeting House , which in turn took its name from Jerusalem's Pool of Bethesda...
. He produced Sea Dogs
Sea Dogs
Sea Dogs received mixed views from critics on its release. IGN were impressed with it, calling it "one booty call you won't want to miss". Gamespot were also positive about the game saying it's "an adventure that can be enthralling despite its many problems"....
, Echelon
Echelon
Echelon may refer to:* A level or rank in an organization, profession, or society.* Echelon formation, a military hierarchical formation, also used to describe the migratory patterns of birds...
, and IHRA Drag Racing, while serving as Producer and Studio Head of Bethesda West Studios in Olympia, Washington.
Joel then moved to Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, to create and manage Bethesda's European development operations. While stationed in Moscow, he produced Pirates of the Caribbean
Pirates of the Caribbean (video game)
Pirates of the Caribbean is a 2003 computer game for Windows and Xbox, developed by Akella and published by Bethesda Softworks. The Xbox version was the first U.S. console game developed in Russia...
for the Xbox
Xbox
The Xbox is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Microsoft. It was released on November 15, 2001 in North America, February 22, 2002 in Japan, and March 14, 2002 in Australia and Europe and is the predecessor to the Xbox 360. It was Microsoft's first foray into the gaming console...
which was the first U.S. console game developed in Russia. During his time in Moscow, Joel wrote a string of blog entries under the pseudonym fat cosmonaut detailing his adventures directing Russian game development in Moscow.
Breton founded the game development company Kozmo Games to develop casual game
Casual game
A casual game is a video game targeted at or used by a mass audience of casual gamers. Casual games can have any type of gameplay, and fit in any genre. They are typically distinguished by their simple rules and lack of commitment required in contrast to more complex hardcore games...
s for the global market. Kozmo Games has since developed and released Ice Cream Tycoon and War Chess for the casual game market.
Breton returned to California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
in 2005 where he joined Take Two Interactive and produced World Poker Tour
World Poker Tour
The World Poker Tour is a series of international poker tournaments and associated television series broadcasting the final table of each tournament. It was started in the United States by attorney/television producer Steven Lipscomb, who served as CEO of WPT Enterprises , the firm that...
for the PS2, PlayStation Portable
PlayStation Portable
The is a handheld game console manufactured and marketed by Sony Corporation Development of the console was announced during E3 2003, and it was unveiled on , 2004, at a Sony press conference before E3 2004...
, Xbox, and Game Boy Advance
Game Boy Advance
The is a 32-bit handheld video game console developed, manufactured, and marketed by Nintendo. It is the successor to the Game Boy Color. It was released in Japan on March 21, 2001; in North America on June 11, 2001; in Australia and Europe on June 22, 2001; and in the People's Republic of China...
platforms. He also produced Amped 3
Amped 3
The game received moderate to good reviews, with critics citing the game's highly original art style as making up for the occasionally repetitive gameplay. One such reviewer was GameSpot, giving the game a score of 7.6, which they classed as "Good". The Review collation site GameRankings gave the...
, a launch title for the Xbox 360
Xbox 360
The Xbox 360 is the second video game console produced by Microsoft and the successor to the Xbox. The Xbox 360 competes with Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...
. He led the Major League Baseball 2K6 team and produced the PlayStation Portable version of the exclusive Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
game which was released in Spring of 2006.
Joel began working as a Senior Producer with Hudson Entertainment in 2006 and produced Bomberman Live
Bomberman Live
Bomberman Live is a downloadable video game for the Xbox Live Arcade, developed by Backbone Entertainment. Live is an original version of the classic game Bomberman, an arcade-style maze-based video game originally developed by Hudson Soft. The game was officially announced on May 16, 2007 and...
among several other console titles for the U.S. division of Hudson Soft
Hudson Soft
, formally known as , is a majority-owned subsidiary of Konami Corporation is a Japanese electronic entertainment publisher headquartered in the Midtown Tower in Tokyo Midtown, Akasaka, Minato, Tokyo, Japan, with an additional office in the Hudson Building in Sapporo. It was founded on May 18, 1973...
.
From 2007 until 2010 Joel held the position of Director of Content for AddictingGames.com, MTV Network's leading website with more than 30 million monthly visitors. During that time he established the site as an original game IP factory, creating and launching more than 100 original game franchises and publishing more than 800 new games on the site.
Joel is a frequent speaker at game industry conventions and he represented MTV Networks and AddictingGames by speaking at the Casual Connect conference in Kiev in 2008. Joel was a speaker and on the steering committee for the Flash Gaming Summit in 2009, at Casual Connect Seattle 2010, and Flash Gaming Summit 2010.
Breton also pioneered the production of viral news games and he designed and created more than 10 viral news games that were each played millions of times. Hero On The Hudson was one of the first viral news games he launched, celebrating the heroism of Captain Sully Sulenburger's perfect plane landing on the Hudson river. Oiligarchy, was another viral news game which examined the oil industry for the first time in a video game. Joel and his team at AddictingGames also produced Where's the Naughty Governor, a news game that was highlighted by the LA Times in the article "Web games, ripped from the healdines".
In August of 2010, Joel was appointed Executive Vice President of North America for Zattikka Ltd., a social game company focused on the high growth platforms of social, mobile and online games.
Sega of America
Joel began his video game career at SegaSega
, usually styled as SEGA, is a multinational video game software developer and an arcade software and hardware development company headquartered in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan, with various offices around the world...
in 1994 where he worked in the Product Development division on many of SEGA
Sega
, usually styled as SEGA, is a multinational video game software developer and an arcade software and hardware development company headquartered in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan, with various offices around the world...
’s classic games including Sonic and Knuckles, Virtua Fighter
Virtua Fighter
is a 1993 fighting game developed for the Sega Model 1 arcade platform by AM2, a development group within Sega, headed by Yu Suzuki. It is the first game in the Virtua Fighter series, and the first arcade fighting game to feature fully 3D polygon graphics. It has been ported to several home video...
, Virtua Racer, Panzer Dragoon
Panzer Dragoon
is a rail shooter video game released for the Sega Saturn in 1995; and later released on PC, PlayStation 2, and as a bonus in its sequel Panzer Dragoon Orta for Xbox...
, Nightmare Circus
Nightmare Circus
Nightmare Circus is a video game which was released for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis platform.The game includes a multiplayer option. The two player games are as a follows: a fighting game, and the regular game itself with both players present on the screen at the same time, though it is very easy...
, & World Series Baseball
World Series Baseball
Sega Sports' World Series Baseball, or simply World Series Baseball, is a sports game developed by BlueSky Software and published by Sega for the Mega Drive/Genesis. It is the first game in the series and was originally released in 1994...
. During his time at Sega
Sega
, usually styled as SEGA, is a multinational video game software developer and an arcade software and hardware development company headquartered in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan, with various offices around the world...
, Joel worked on games that were published across seven console platforms including – Genesis, CD, Game Gear, 32X, Pico, Saturn, and Nomad.
Headgames Inc.
Breton then joined Headgames, a game development company in San Francisco where he worked as a designer on Killwheel and Sirens for the PCPersonal computer
A personal computer is any general-purpose computer whose size, capabilities, and original sales price make it useful for individuals, and which is intended to be operated directly by an end-user with no intervening computer operator...
and PlayStation
PlayStation
The is a 32-bit fifth-generation video game console first released by Sony Computer Entertainment in Japan on December 3, .The PlayStation was the first of the PlayStation series of consoles and handheld game devices. The PlayStation 2 was the console's successor in 2000...
platforms.
GT Interactive
In 1997, Joel moved to GT Interactive and began producing front-line games for the powerhouse PC game publisher. He produced several blockbuster first-person shooting (FPS) games during his three years at GT Interactive including, Duke NukemDuke Nukem
Duke Nukem is a video game series focusing on its protagonist, Duke Nukem. Originally created by Apogee Software Ltd./3D Realms as a series of video games for the PC, the franchise expanded to games released for various consoles by third party developers...
, Unreal
Unreal
Unreal is a first-person shooter video game developed by Epic MegaGames and Digital Extremes and published by GT Interactive in May 1998...
, Blood 2. During his time at GT Interactive, Breton also produced Anno 1602
Anno 1602
Anno 1602: Creation of a New World is a game with both real time strategy and city building elements, developed by Austria-based Max Design company....
, Baseball Mogul
Baseball Mogul
Baseball Mogul is a series of career baseball management computer games created by game designer Clay Dreslough. The product was first published in 1997. The thirteenth and latest installment, Baseball Mogul 2012, was released March 18, 2011. A proprietary database, included with the game, permits...
, and Deer Hunter
Deer Hunter
Deer Hunter or variants can refer to:*The Deer Hunter, a 1978 film which won the Academy Award for Best Picture* The Deer Hunter , a 1979 novelization of the screenplay of the film*Deer Hunter , a series of hunting video games...
.
Bethesda Softworks
Breton was hired as Game Producer and later promoted to Studio Head for Bethesda SoftworksBethesda Softworks
Bethesda Softworks, LLC, is an American video game company. A subsidiary of ZeniMax Media, the company was originally based in Bethesda, Maryland and eventually moved to their current location in Rockville, Maryland...
in Olympia, Washington. While managing the game development teams at Bethesda West, he completed and released online racing games Burnout and IHRA Drag Racing for the PC and PlayStation platforms.
Joel then moved to Russia to establish Bethesda Softworks East in the heart of Moscow. While stationed in Russia he first established relations with the leading Russian game development studios and signed contracts with the top teams to develop AAA games for Bethesda Softworks
Bethesda Softworks
Bethesda Softworks, LLC, is an American video game company. A subsidiary of ZeniMax Media, the company was originally based in Bethesda, Maryland and eventually moved to their current location in Rockville, Maryland...
to publish globally. During his 3 years in Russia, Breton produced Pirates of the Caribbean (video game)
Pirates of the Caribbean (video game)
Pirates of the Caribbean is a 2003 computer game for Windows and Xbox, developed by Akella and published by Bethesda Softworks. The Xbox version was the first U.S. console game developed in Russia...
on the Xbox
Xbox
The Xbox is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Microsoft. It was released on November 15, 2001 in North America, February 22, 2002 in Japan, and March 14, 2002 in Australia and Europe and is the predecessor to the Xbox 360. It was Microsoft's first foray into the gaming console...
- the first U.S. console game developed in Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
.
Kozmo Games
Breton founded the game development company Kozmo Games in 2004, to develop casual gameCasual game
A casual game is a video game targeted at or used by a mass audience of casual gamers. Casual games can have any type of gameplay, and fit in any genre. They are typically distinguished by their simple rules and lack of commitment required in contrast to more complex hardcore games...
s for the global market. Kozmo Games developed and released Ice Cream Tycoon and War Chess for the casual game market.
Take-Two Interactive
In 2005, Breton joined Take Two Interactive where he was the External Producer for 2K Sports2K Sports
2K Sports is a subsidiary of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. It comprises a single development studio, Visual Concepts, which was purchased from Sega in the year 2005. 2K Sports mainly develops and publishes American sports video games such as NBA 2K series...
. During his time there he produced World Poker Tour
World Poker Tour
The World Poker Tour is a series of international poker tournaments and associated television series broadcasting the final table of each tournament. It was started in the United States by attorney/television producer Steven Lipscomb, who served as CEO of WPT Enterprises , the firm that...
, Major League Baseball 2k6, and Amped 3
Amped 3
The game received moderate to good reviews, with critics citing the game's highly original art style as making up for the occasionally repetitive gameplay. One such reviewer was GameSpot, giving the game a score of 7.6, which they classed as "Good". The Review collation site GameRankings gave the...
which was an Xbox 360
Xbox 360
The Xbox 360 is the second video game console produced by Microsoft and the successor to the Xbox. The Xbox 360 competes with Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...
launch title.
Hudson Entertainment
Joel then joined Hudson Entertainment, the US division of Hudson SoftHudson Soft
, formally known as , is a majority-owned subsidiary of Konami Corporation is a Japanese electronic entertainment publisher headquartered in the Midtown Tower in Tokyo Midtown, Akasaka, Minato, Tokyo, Japan, with an additional office in the Hudson Building in Sapporo. It was founded on May 18, 1973...
, the storied Japanese game publisher. While at Hudson he focused on creating the highest rated version of Bomberman
Bomberman
Bomberman is a strategic, maze-based computer and video game franchise originally developed by Hudson Soft. The original game was published in 1983 and new games in the series are still being published to this day. Today, the commercially successful Bomberman is featured in over 70 different games...
for the Xbox 360
Xbox 360
The Xbox 360 is the second video game console produced by Microsoft and the successor to the Xbox. The Xbox 360 competes with Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...
and PlayStation 3
PlayStation 3
The is the third home video game console produced by Sony Computer Entertainment and the successor to the PlayStation 2 as part of the PlayStation series. The PlayStation 3 competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...
console platforms. Joel worked closely with the North American development team and the Japanese Hudson Soft team to create Bomberman Live
Bomberman Live
Bomberman Live is a downloadable video game for the Xbox Live Arcade, developed by Backbone Entertainment. Live is an original version of the classic game Bomberman, an arcade-style maze-based video game originally developed by Hudson Soft. The game was officially announced on May 16, 2007 and...
-- the highest rated and top selling version of Bomberman released in the US market. He also produced several other console and mobile games while at Hudson
Hudson
- United States :* Hudson, Colorado, town in Weld County* Hudson, Florida, census-designated place in Pasco County* Hudson, Illinois, town in McLean County* Hudson, Indiana, town in Steuben County* Hudson, Iowa, town in Black Hawk County...
, including Bonk’s Adventure, Diner Dash
Diner Dash
Diner Dash is a strategy video game and time management game initially developed by New York City-based American game development studio GameLab and published by San Francisco-based PlayFirst. It is now owned and published by PlayFirst...
, and Military Madness
Military Madness
Military Madness is sci-fi-themed, hex map turn-based strategy game for the TurboGrafx-16. The first game in the Nectaris series, it was developed by Hudson Soft....
.
AddictingGames.com /MTV Networks
In 2007, Breton joined MTV NetworksMTV Networks
MTV Networks is a division of media conglomerate Viacom that oversees the operations of many television channels and Internet brands, including the original MTV channel in the United States...
as Director of Content for AddictingGames.com, and helped to grow the site to become the number one game site in the U.S. in terms of unique monthly visitors. During his three years at AddictingGames, he was responsible for the development and release of more than one hundred games that have been played billions of times at AddictingGames and around the web. Breton was also in charge of creating new IP and game franchises for AddictingGames. He worked with development teams to create many of the top online game franchises including—Sniper Assassin, The Heist, Bad Boys, Moto Rush, and Stick Hero. While at AddictingGames, he was responsible for the site’s game development, licensing, sponsorship, publishing, and promotion. Breton was also responsible for licensing hit game franchises to be published across platforms including online, social networks, iPhone
IPhone
The iPhone is a line of Internet and multimedia-enabled smartphones marketed by Apple Inc. The first iPhone was unveiled by Steve Jobs, then CEO of Apple, on January 9, 2007, and released on June 29, 2007...
, iPod
IPod
iPod is a line of portable media players created and marketed by Apple Inc. The product line-up currently consists of the hard drive-based iPod Classic, the touchscreen iPod Touch, the compact iPod Nano, and the ultra-compact iPod Shuffle...
, iPad
IPad
The iPad is a line of tablet computers designed, developed and marketed by Apple Inc., primarily as a platform for audio-visual media including books, periodicals, movies, music, games, and web content. The iPad was introduced on January 27, 2010 by Apple's then-CEO Steve Jobs. Its size and...
, Android, and other mobile platforms.
Games
- MotoRush World (2010), MTV NetworksMTV NetworksMTV Networks is a division of media conglomerate Viacom that oversees the operations of many television channels and Internet brands, including the original MTV channel in the United States...
- Stick Hero (2010), MTV NetworksMTV NetworksMTV Networks is a division of media conglomerate Viacom that oversees the operations of many television channels and Internet brands, including the original MTV channel in the United States...
- Sniper Assassin (2010), MTV NetworksMTV NetworksMTV Networks is a division of media conglomerate Viacom that oversees the operations of many television channels and Internet brands, including the original MTV channel in the United States...
- Oiligarchy (2009), MTV NetworksMTV NetworksMTV Networks is a division of media conglomerate Viacom that oversees the operations of many television channels and Internet brands, including the original MTV channel in the United States...
- Mix Master (2009), MTV NetworksMTV NetworksMTV Networks is a division of media conglomerate Viacom that oversees the operations of many television channels and Internet brands, including the original MTV channel in the United States...
- The Heist (2008), MTV NetworksMTV NetworksMTV Networks is a division of media conglomerate Viacom that oversees the operations of many television channels and Internet brands, including the original MTV channel in the United States...
- Bomberman LiveBomberman LiveBomberman Live is a downloadable video game for the Xbox Live Arcade, developed by Backbone Entertainment. Live is an original version of the classic game Bomberman, an arcade-style maze-based video game originally developed by Hudson Soft. The game was officially announced on May 16, 2007 and...
(2007), Hudson Entertainment - Amped 3Amped 3The game received moderate to good reviews, with critics citing the game's highly original art style as making up for the occasionally repetitive gameplay. One such reviewer was GameSpot, giving the game a score of 7.6, which they classed as "Good". The Review collation site GameRankings gave the...
(2005), 2K SportsIndie BuiltIndie Built, Inc. was a Salt Lake City, Utah based video game developer founded in 1982 by Bruce Carver as Access Software.They are popular for creating the golfing Links series and also for creating the video game detective series based on the character Tex Murphy.In 1987, Access announced The... - World Poker TourWorld Poker TourThe World Poker Tour is a series of international poker tournaments and associated television series broadcasting the final table of each tournament. It was started in the United States by attorney/television producer Steven Lipscomb, who served as CEO of WPT Enterprises , the firm that...
(2006), 2K SportsCoresoftCoresoft is a video game developer based out of Lake Forest, California. The company was founded in June 1998. Coresoft has worked on platforms including the PlayStation, PlayStation 2, PS3, PSP, Nintendo GameCube, Wii, Xbox, Microsoft Windows, and iPhone.... - Major League Baseball 2k6 (2006), 2K Sports2K Sports2K Sports is a subsidiary of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. It comprises a single development studio, Visual Concepts, which was purchased from Sega in the year 2005. 2K Sports mainly develops and publishes American sports video games such as NBA 2K series...
- Pirates of the Caribbean (video game)Pirates of the Caribbean (video game)Pirates of the Caribbean is a 2003 computer game for Windows and Xbox, developed by Akella and published by Bethesda Softworks. The Xbox version was the first U.S. console game developed in Russia...
(2003), Bethesda SoftworksAkellaAkella is a Russian software company specializing in the development, publishing and distribution of computer games and multimedia products. The founders of Akella met in 1993 and decided to start a company together, and in 1995 formed Akella... - Sea Dogs (video game) (2000), Bethesda SoftworksAkellaAkella is a Russian software company specializing in the development, publishing and distribution of computer games and multimedia products. The founders of Akella met in 1993 and decided to start a company together, and in 1995 formed Akella...
- Echelon (flight simulator)Echelon (flight simulator)Echelon is a 3-D science fiction flight simulator designed by Russian developers MADIA. It involves flying futuristic fighters in combat scenarios. The game can be played locally or on a local area network with up to 32 players. The Russian version of the game is called "Шторм"...
(2001), Bethesda SoftworksBuka EntertainmentBuka Entertainment is a Russian software development and distribution company founded in 1993 in Moscow with an additional six branch offices across Russia, located in St. Petersburg, Yekaterinburg, Khabarovsk, Novosibirsk, Samara and Nizhniy Novgorod... - IHRA Drag RacingIHRA Drag RacingThe IHRA Drag Racing series is a series of racing games developed by Bethesda Softworks.-Games in the series:* IHRA Drag Racing * IHRA Motorsports * IHRA Drag Racing 2 * IHRA Motorsports 2 Drag Racing Wireless...
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(1998), GT InteractiveEpic GamesEpic Games, Inc., also known as Epic and formerly Epic MegaGames, is an American video game development company based in Cary, North Carolina. Its most recent success has been the Gears of War series of games, although it is also known for its Unreal Engine technology. It is the parent company of... - Baseball MogulBaseball MogulBaseball Mogul is a series of career baseball management computer games created by game designer Clay Dreslough. The product was first published in 1997. The thirteenth and latest installment, Baseball Mogul 2012, was released March 18, 2011. A proprietary database, included with the game, permits...
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(1995), SegaSega, usually styled as SEGA, is a multinational video game software developer and an arcade software and hardware development company headquartered in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan, with various offices around the world... - Shining Force II (1995), SegaSega, usually styled as SEGA, is a multinational video game software developer and an arcade software and hardware development company headquartered in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan, with various offices around the world...
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(1996), SegaSega, usually styled as SEGA, is a multinational video game software developer and an arcade software and hardware development company headquartered in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan, with various offices around the world... - The Adventures of Batman & Robin (video game) (1995), SegaSega, usually styled as SEGA, is a multinational video game software developer and an arcade software and hardware development company headquartered in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan, with various offices around the world...
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External links
- Joel Breton at MobyGamesMobyGames-Platforms not yet included:- Further reading :* Rusel DeMaria, Johnny L. Wilson, High Score!: The Illustrated History of Electronic Games, McGraw-Hill/Osborne Media; 2 edition , ISBN 0-07-223172-6...
- Web games, ripped from the headlines "LA Times"
- Zattikka's new US Representative talks -Inside Social Games
- Going Japanese - Hudson Entertainment
- Joel Breton at the FlashMindMeld project
- Zattikka nabs MTV's Breton - MCVUK
- Joel Breton gets zattikka evp position - gamesmediapro
- Bomberman live developer interview - jordashe
- FlashGamingSummit 2010 Speakers - FlashGamingSummit
- Joel Breton AddictingGames at FlashGamm Kyiv - FlashGamm Kyiv
- Joel Breton talks Sea Dogs 2 at E-3 2002 - Subsim review
- Pirates of the Caribbean credits - gamespot
- World Poker Tour credits - Answers.com
- Joel Breton on achievement junkie podcast - achievement junkie podcast
- Webgames ripped from the headlines - current.com
- Joel Breton at Flash Gaming Summit - Bender Helper
- FlashGamingSummit Speakers 2010 - FlashGamingSummit
- FlashGamingSummit Speakers
- How to develop blockbuster online games - Casual Connect
- Virtual Goods Get Addicting - Casual Connect Seattle 2010
- Flash Games Coming to Xbox and Wiiware - gamedaily
- World Poker Tour 2k6 Developer interview at Gamespot
- Hudson's Joel Breton talks Bomberman Live at Digg
- Bomberman Live Major Nelson Joel Breton interview
- Bomberman at XBLarcade
- Hudson drops bombs with Bomberman Live at IGN
- Joel breton talks Bomberman live on OXM podcast
- Bomberman live producer Joel Breton interview at X360plex
- Bomberman at Electric Chaos
- Bomberman at Mondoxbox