Josh Resnick
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Josh Resnick is an American
video game producer
. He was the co-founder and President of the now defunct game developer
Pandemic Studios
. Pandemic Studios
and its sister company, Bioware
was purchased by Electronic Arts
in 2008 for $620 Million. After Pandemics game, Mercenaries 2: World in Flames
received bad reviews and poor sales, Electronic Arts shut down the company.
Before founding Pandemic, Resnick spent four years at Activision
as a Producer. His credits there include Mechwarrior 2 1995, which sold over 1 million copies worldwide, and Dark Reign (1997), a successful RTS
game. Resnick also led the Strategy division of Activision's product development department, which produced Battlezone
(1998).
Resnick earned his M.B.A. from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania
in 1993, and his B.A. from Pomona College
in 1989.
United States
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video game producer
Game producer
A video game producer is the person in charge of overseeing development of a video game.The earliest documented use of the term producer in games was by Trip Hawkins, who established the position when he founded Electronic Arts in 1982...
. He was the co-founder and President of the now defunct game developer
Video game developer
A video game developer is a software developer that creates video games. A developer may specialize in a certain video game console, such as Nintendo's Wii, Microsoft's Xbox 360, Sony's PlayStation 3, or may develop for a variety of systems, including personal computers.Most developers also...
Pandemic Studios
Pandemic Studios
Pandemic Studios was founded as an independent developer in 1998, it became an Electronic Arts-owned developer from 2007 to 2009, when it was officially closed. It was an Australian and American video game developer with offices in Brisbane, Australia and Los Angeles, California...
. Pandemic Studios
Pandemic Studios
Pandemic Studios was founded as an independent developer in 1998, it became an Electronic Arts-owned developer from 2007 to 2009, when it was officially closed. It was an Australian and American video game developer with offices in Brisbane, Australia and Los Angeles, California...
and its sister company, Bioware
BioWare
BioWare is a Canadian video game developer founded in February 1995 by newly graduated medical doctors Ray Muzyka, Greg Zeschuk, and Augustine Yip. BioWare is currently owned by American company Electronic Arts...
was purchased by Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts, Inc. is a major American developer, marketer, publisher and distributor of video games. Founded and incorporated on May 28, 1982 by Trip Hawkins, the company was a pioneer of the early home computer games industry and was notable for promoting the designers and programmers...
in 2008 for $620 Million. After Pandemics game, Mercenaries 2: World in Flames
Mercenaries 2: World in Flames
Mercenaries 2: World in Flames, often abbreviated as Mercs 2, is a video game developed by Pandemic Studios and published by Electronic Arts. It is the sequel to 2005's Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction, and it was released in the United States on August 31, 2008 and in Europe on September 5,...
received bad reviews and poor sales, Electronic Arts shut down the company.
Before founding Pandemic, Resnick spent four years at Activision
Activision
Activision is an American publisher, majority owned by French conglomerate Vivendi SA. Its current CEO is Robert Kotick. It was founded on October 1, 1979 and was the world's first independent developer and distributor of video games for gaming consoles...
as a Producer. His credits there include Mechwarrior 2 1995, which sold over 1 million copies worldwide, and Dark Reign (1997), a successful RTS
Real-time strategy
Real-time strategy is a sub-genre of strategy video game which does not progress incrementally in turns. Brett Sperry is credited with coining the term to market Dune II....
game. Resnick also led the Strategy division of Activision's product development department, which produced Battlezone
Battlezone
Battlezone is an arcade game from Atari released in 1980. It displays a wireframe view on a horizontal black and white vector monitor...
(1998).
Resnick earned his M.B.A. from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...
in 1993, and his B.A. from Pomona College
Pomona College
Pomona College is a private, residential, liberal arts college in Claremont, California. Founded in 1887 in Pomona, California by a group of Congregationalists, the college moved to Claremont in 1889 to the site of a hotel, retaining its name. The school enrolls 1,548 students.The founding member...
in 1989.