Toby Ragaini was the lead designer of several video games including Asheron's Call

Asheron's Call

Asheron's Call is a fantasy MMORPG for Microsoft Windows-based PCs developed and published by Turbine Entertainment. It was published by Microsoft until 2004. Asheron's Call is set on the continent of Dereth and its surrounding islands on the fictional planet of Auberean...

 and The Matrix Online

The Matrix Online

The Matrix Online was a massively multiplayer online game developed by Monolith Productions created by Richard Carroll. It was the official continuation of the storyline of the Matrix series of films. The game began closed beta-testing in June 2004 which was then opened for people who pre-ordered...

. He is also known for having founded the casual MMO company Thinglefin, which was successfully acquired by Big Fish Games

Big Fish Games

Big Fish Games is a provider of Internet media delivery software and game services based in Seattle, Washington. The company was founded in 2002 by Paul Thelen , and currently employs more than 400 people...

. After the acquisition, Toby served as Director of Game Development and VP of MMO Games at Big Fish Games

Big Fish Games

Big Fish Games is a provider of Internet media delivery software and game services based in Seattle, Washington. The company was founded in 2002 by Paul Thelen , and currently employs more than 400 people...

. He is currently back in the startup video game world as part of the core leadership of Novel, Inc.

Novel, Inc.

Novel, Inc. is a video game studio and enterprise simulation developer, based in Kirkland, Washington, United States. Novel is known for being both a traditional video game developer and bridging the gaming and business world with enterprise simulations....

and is the Director of Product Development there.

External links

• GameSpy interview
• RPG Vault interview