Manticore Games
edit| Type | Independant |
| Industry | video games |
| Website | www.manticoregames.com |
| Headquarters | San Mateo, CA, USA |
| Founded in | 2016 |
| Products | Core |
| https://www.facebook.com/pg/ManticoreGames/ | |
| https://twitter.com/ManticoreGames | |
| https://www.linkedin.com/company/manticore-games/ |
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History
editManticore Games is an independent developer of Core, a platform designed to create and publish high-quality multiplayer games, based in San Mateo California, United States, founded in 2016 by Frédéric Descamps and Jordan Maynard. Manticore Games was established by industry veterans from Electronic Arts, Blizzard, Respawn, Xfire, Roblox, Trion Worlds, Crystal Dynamics and Zynga.
Manticore Games are the developer and operator of Core, a digital playground and community[1] "designed to unleash imagination and explore new play experiences" currently in open Alpha.
Manticore Games succesfully secured two rounds of fundings, one for $15 millions in 2017[2] and a second of $30 millions in september 2019[3].
Team
edit| Frédéric Descamps | Co-founder and CEO |
| Jordan Maynard | Co-founder and Chief Creative officer |
| Steve Timson | Chief Technical Officer |
| Dan Flesser | Chief Visual Officer - Art Director |
| Russel Brown | VP and Development |
| Danny Lin | VP of Finance and operations |
| Arash Nia | Chief Product Officer |
| Patrick Buechner[4] | Chief Marketing Officer |
| James Karras | Director of Production |
| Matt Fairchild | Head of Creators Relations |
| Kelly Conway | General Counsel |
Core development
editCore development started in 2016 and is current in open Alpha.
References
edit- ^ "Making games WAS hard. Now there's Core!". Manticore Games. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
- ^ "Manticore Games Raises $15M to Create New Form of Multiplayer Gameplay". Manticore Games. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
- ^ "Manticore Games raises $30 million to enable a new generation of game creators". VentureBeat. 2019-09-24. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
- ^ "Why I joined Manticore Games". Manticore Games. Retrieved 2020-03-27.