Saving Independent Development
After leaving the helm at Bungie Studios, Alex contemplated the biggest problems facing videogame developers and decided he’d need to solve them to make getting back into the business worthwhile and fun. In this discussion, Alex will reveal his solutions and talk about his new company Wideload Games, Inc. based in Chicago.

About Alex Seropian
Alexander Seropian is the founder and former CEO of Bungie Software. Alex grew Bungie to become a leading independent developer of video games and member of the Inc 500. Under his guidance, Bungie created some of the most celebrated game franchises in the industry, including Marathon, Myth, Oni, and Halo. In 2000, Alex negotiated the merger of Bungie and Microsoft, moved west and launched Halo for the Xbox. Halo is the best selling and foremost franchise title for the Xbox, having shipped over four million units, and is the recipient of the 2002 AIAS console game of the year award.

This meeting was sponsored by Datascope Recruitment.  Formed in 1991 and based in the heart of London and now in Chicago, Illinois, Datascope Recruitment has grown to become the market leader in the recruitment of staff to the interactive entertainment industry.  They specialize in recruitment of games programmers, artists, designers, producers, managers, sales, marketing and PR people.

www.datascope.co.uk - US based positions are currently being advertised on the UK site as the American website is still under construction and will soon be up at www.gatewaytogames.com.  For more information you can contact Yelena.