Bungie Software Scores Key Player To Lead Expansion.CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 22, 1999-- Apple executive Peter Tamte to head Bungie Publishing Bungie Software is pleased to announce that Peter Tamte, currently Senior Director of Consumer Marketing for Apple Computer, Inc., will soon join Bungie as Executive Vice President of Publishing. Tamte has been responsible for Apple's consumer marketing worldwide under the direction of Steve Jobs Steve Jobs - Stephen Jobs , Apple's interim CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . But Tamte is eager to return to the industry where he got his start. As he recently noted, "The Internet is creating tremendous opportunities in entertainment that most traditional publishers are not ready for. Bungie is in a unique position to help drive this change through its three internal development studios and through leveraging its successful multiplayer gaming Two or more people playing a game and competing with each other via computer. Although traditional card games such as bridge and poker are played online, games with a large number of people (massively multiplayer) mix real players with simulated environments that turn the computer into a site, bungie.net, in innovative ways. Most of all, as one of the only publishers intimately involved in game development, Bungie is in a much better position to work with third-party developers  It has been suggested that First-party developer, Second-party developer be merged into this article or section. to deliver the most compelling content possible." Thus far nearly all of Bungie's games, including the multi-award- winning "Myth" and "Marathon" franchises, have been internally developed. In his new role, Tamte will put his considerable talents to use building Bungie Software into a premier publisher for both internally and externally developed titles. Tamte brings a wealth of practical experience to the job. Before joining Apple, Tamte founded software publisher MacSoft and grew it to become the largest publisher of Macintosh consumer software worldwide. MacSoft is a unit of GT Interactive, a leading global publisher of entertainment and edutainment Educational material that is also entertaining. (application) edutainment - Interactive education and entertainment services or software, usually supplied commercially via a cable network or on CD-ROM. software for personal computers and game consoles. Prior to MacSoft, Tamte was director of sales and marketing for The WizardWorks Group, the creators of "Deer Hunter." Based in Chicago, Bungie Software is a rarity in the electronic entertainment industry, a private corporation dedicated to both developing and publishing outstanding, immersive electronic games Electronic Games was the first video game magazine published in the United States and ran from 1981 to 1985. Co-founded by Arnie Katz, Joyce Worley and Bill Kunkel, it is unrelated to the subsequent Electronic Gaming Monthly. that surpass the boundaries of conventional technology and provide compelling and highly repeatable play. Makers of the hit games "Myth: The Fallen Lords" and "Myth II: Soulblighter," Bungie was recently inducted into the Inc. 500 as the 101st fastest-growing private company in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . For more information, surf to http://www.bungie.com. |
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