Tag Archives: paul bettner
Thu, Feb 07, 2013 | 01:28 GMT
Double Fine Adventure console-exclusive to Ouya
Double Fine Adventure will come to just one console during its launch window – the Android-based, crowd-funded Ouya, according to CEO Julie Uhrman.
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Posted in: Android, DICE Summit 2013
Tags: Double Fine Adventure, Ouya, paul bettner, Verse
Fri, Oct 05, 2012 | 18:40 BST
Words with Friends creators Paul and David Bettner exit Zynga
Words with Friends creators, Paul and David Bettner, have departed Zynga. The duo, which previously worked for Ensemble Studios before it was shuttered by Microsoft, sold their company Newtoy to Zynga for $53.3 million last year. The brothers are the latest on the list of executives to leave the firm in recent months joining: John Schappert, Jeff Karp, Allan Leinwand, Mike Verdu, Nils Puhlmann, Bill Mooney, Brian Birtwistle, and Wilson Kriegel. Thanks, GI International.
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Posted in: Trade, Zynga
Tags: David Bettner, paul bettner, words with friends
Thu, Mar 18, 2010 | 19:50 GMT
Ex-Ensemble staffer roasts Bettner on closure reasoning
Ian Fischer, once a lead designer at Ensemble Studios, has blasted manager Paul Bettner over his claims at GDC earlier this month that the outfit was inefficient and prone to crunch.
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Posted in: Development, GDC 2010, Microsoft, Xbox 360
Tags: ensemble studios, Ian Fischer, paul bettner
Mon, Mar 15, 2010 | 08:12 GMT
Ensemble: “We were simply too expensive”
Ensemble Studio’s inability to hit deadlines or budget restraints led to its downfall, long-time staffer Paul Bettner said at GDC last week.
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Posted in: Development, GDC 2010, Microsoft, Strategy, Xbox 360
Tags: ensemble studios, paul bettner
Visceral working in unnamed next-gen shooter — rumor