Stevie Case
Encyclopedia
Stevana "Stevie" Case is a recognized figure from the video game industry. She is noted for being one of the first well-known female gamer
s. Case has had several roles in the industry, from the first female professional gamer at the Cyberathlete Professional League
(CPL) to level designer to vice president
of development and sales.
Case gained repute for defeating Quake designer John Romero
in a Quake deathmatch. She defeated him the first time they met, after being introduced by a mutual friend, Don MacAskill. After that, she was employed at Ion Storm
, first as a game tester and then as a level designer. Case moved in with Romero in 1999. That relationship ended in early 2003. Until then, Case was the vice president of Monkeystone Games
, a game development
company she co-founded with Romero.
Case became known for her looks and penchant for games. She was approached by Playboy
to appear in a pictorial based on an interview she did in the Los Angeles Times
. She did the photo shoot in early 2000. Images of the photo shoot were released on the Internet, but never made it to the pages of Playboy magazine.
Between the years 1998, and 2000 she authored three strategy guide books for Prima Games
on the following games; Jazz Jackrabbit 2
(1998), Buck Bumble
(1998), and Daikatana
(2000). For the latter she used the nickname, Stevie "Killcreek" Case. The nickname "Killcreek" she adopted after the band of the same name from Lawrence, Kansas
. Case attended school in Lawrence at the University of Kansas
and grew up in Olathe, Kansas
.
After leaving Monkeystone Games, Case led product development team for Warner Bros. Online's mobile group. After leaving Warner Bros., she was employed at Tira Wireless in sales/business development. Afterwards she held a position with Spleak
Media Network, where she was a director of product management.
In September 2008 she was vice president of business development and sales for Fatfoogoo, a game commerce company.
Case is the former Director of Business Development at Live Gamer, and is now employed as Vice President, Sales with PlaySpan.
On March 1, 2010 NewWorld (the former parent company of the CPL) announced that it had signed a two-year agreement with Stevie Case for the production of a new podcast show called Stevie FTW.
Gamer
Historically, the term "gamer" usually referred to someone who played role-playing games and wargames. Since they became very popular, the term has included players of video games...
s. Case has had several roles in the industry, from the first female professional gamer at the Cyberathlete Professional League
Cyberathlete Professional League
The Cyberathlete Professional League , founded on June 27, 1997 by gaming entrepreneur Angel Munoz, is a professional sports tournament organization specializing in computer and console video game competitions....
(CPL) to level designer to vice president
Vice president
A vice president is an officer in government or business who is below a president in rank. The name comes from the Latin vice meaning 'in place of'. In some countries, the vice president is called the deputy president...
of development and sales.
Case gained repute for defeating Quake designer John Romero
John Romero
Alfonso John Romero is a game designer, programmer, and developer in the video game industry. He is best known as a co-founder of id Software and was a designer for many of their games, including Wolfenstein 3D, Dangerous Dave, Doom and Quake...
in a Quake deathmatch. She defeated him the first time they met, after being introduced by a mutual friend, Don MacAskill. After that, she was employed at Ion Storm
Ion storm
Ion storm may refer to:* Ion Storm, a defunct games software company.* An interplanetary coronal mass ejection , a disruption of the fast and slow solar winds, often called "ion storm", "solar storm" or "space storm"...
, first as a game tester and then as a level designer. Case moved in with Romero in 1999. That relationship ended in early 2003. Until then, Case was the vice president of Monkeystone Games
Monkeystone Games
Monkeystone Games was a video game developer and publisher founded by John Romero, Tom Hall, Stevie Case, and Brian Moon. The company's focus was on mobile games...
, a game development
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...
company she co-founded with Romero.
Case became known for her looks and penchant for games. She was approached by Playboy
Playboy
Playboy is an American men's magazine that features photographs of nude women as well as journalism and fiction. It was founded in Chicago in 1953 by Hugh Hefner and his associates, and funded in part by a $1,000 loan from Hefner's mother. The magazine has grown into Playboy Enterprises, Inc., with...
to appear in a pictorial based on an interview she did in the Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California, since 1881. It was the second-largest metropolitan newspaper in circulation in the United States in 2008 and the fourth most widely distributed newspaper in the country....
. She did the photo shoot in early 2000. Images of the photo shoot were released on the Internet, but never made it to the pages of Playboy magazine.
Between the years 1998, and 2000 she authored three strategy guide books for Prima Games
Prima Games
Prima Games, a division of Random House, is the largest publishing company of video game strategy guides in the United States. It is an imprint of the Random House Information Group, based in Roseville, California...
on the following games; Jazz Jackrabbit 2
Jazz Jackrabbit 2
Jazz Jackrabbit 2 is a platform game produced by Epic MegaGames, now known as Epic Games. It was released in 1998 for PCs running Windows, and later for Macintosh computers. It is the sequel to Jazz Jackrabbit....
(1998), Buck Bumble
Buck Bumble
Buck Bumble is an action video game for the Nintendo 64 developed by British video game company Argonaut Games and released by Ubisoft in 1998.-Plot:...
(1998), and Daikatana
Daikatana
John Romero's Daikatana, or simply Daikatana, is a first-person shooter computer game developed by Ion Storm and published by Eidos Interactive. Released on May 23, 2000 for Windows, it was led by John Romero. The game is known as one of the major commercial failures of the computer game industry....
(2000). For the latter she used the nickname, Stevie "Killcreek" Case. The nickname "Killcreek" she adopted after the band of the same name from Lawrence, Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas
Lawrence is the sixth largest city in the U.S. State of Kansas and the county seat of Douglas County. Located in northeastern Kansas, Lawrence is the anchor city of the Lawrence, Kansas, Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Douglas County...
. Case attended school in Lawrence at the University of Kansas
University of Kansas
The University of Kansas is a public research university and the largest university in the state of Kansas. KU campuses are located in Lawrence, Wichita, Overland Park, and Kansas City, Kansas with the main campus being located in Lawrence on Mount Oread, the highest point in Lawrence. The...
and grew up in Olathe, Kansas
Olathe, Kansas
Olathe is a city in and the county seat of Johnson County, Kansas, United States. Located in northeastern Kansas, it is also the fifth most populous city in the state, with a population of 125,872 at the 2010 census. As a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri, Olathe is the fourth-largest city in the...
.
After leaving Monkeystone Games, Case led product development team for Warner Bros. Online's mobile group. After leaving Warner Bros., she was employed at Tira Wireless in sales/business development. Afterwards she held a position with Spleak
Spleak
Spleak is an IM platform where users could publish and rate content. It exists in the form of six bots covering as many subject areas: CelebSpleak, SportSpleak, VoteSpleak, TVSpleak, GameSpleak, and StyleSpleak.-Overview:...
Media Network, where she was a director of product management.
In September 2008 she was vice president of business development and sales for Fatfoogoo, a game commerce company.
Case is the former Director of Business Development at Live Gamer, and is now employed as Vice President, Sales with PlaySpan.
On March 1, 2010 NewWorld (the former parent company of the CPL) announced that it had signed a two-year agreement with Stevie Case for the production of a new podcast show called Stevie FTW.
External links
- Case on LinkedIn
- Archive of Stevana.com Case's previous official website