Nationality United States Name Mark Jacobs | Role Game designer | |
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Occupation Video game designer, programmer, author, businessman Education Georgetown University Law Center, Syracuse University Similar Matt Firor, Paul Barnett, Ray Muzyka, Greg Zeschuk | ||
Organizations founded Mythic Entertainment | ||
Mark Jacobs is an American game designer, programmer, author and businessman, and the former GM/VP/CEO of Mythic Entertainment, Inc. He 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. He is also a screenwriter, having penned a number of screenplays including one based on the game Imperator Online.
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He is known for his strong position against "real money transfer", a.k.a. "gold selling". Jacobs left EA in June 2009 after the company decided to merge BioWare with Mythic Entertainment.
Biography
Jacobs attended Syracuse University and graduated, magna cum laude 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, 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 has been involved in all Mythic Entertainment games since 1995, including their most successful product, the MMORPG Dark Age Of Camelot.
In March 2011, he was the co-founder of City State Entertainment, along with Andrew Meggs, President of City State Entertainment.