Industry Icons Launch Trion World Network, Publisher and Developer of Games and Entertainment for the Broadband Era.Company Led by Dr. Lars Buttler, Former EA Executive, Jon Van Caneghem Jon Van Caneghem is a computer game designer and producer. He is most recognized for creating the Might and Magic role-playing game series and its strategy spin-off Heroes of Might and Magic. Van Caneghem founded New World Computing in 1983. , Game Design Hall-of-Famer; Backed by Top-Tier Venture Capital Firms Name Location Founding date Managing Partners/Directors Specialty Capital managed 5AM Ventures Menlo Park, CA; Waltham, MA 2002 John Diekman, PhD (managing partner), Scott Rocklage, PhD (managing partner), Andrew Schwab (managing partner) life sciences $200M [1] REDWOOD CITY Redwood City, city (1990 pop. 66,072), seat of San Mateo co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1868. Manufactures include commmunications, electrical, electronic, and medical equipment. , Calif. -- Dr. Lars Buttler, former vice president of Global Online at Electronic Arts, and Jon Van Caneghem, founder and former president of New World Computing New World Computing, Inc. was an American computer game developer and publisher founded in 1984 by Jon Van Caneghem and Mark Caldwell. It was best known for its work on the Might and Magic RPG series and its spin-offs, especially Heroes of Might and Magic. , and creator of the bestselling Might and Magic and Heroes games series, have officially launched Trion World Network Inc., the publisher and developer of games and original entertainment for the broadband era. The company is funded by Tier 1 Silicon Valley venture capital firms DCM DCM abbr. Distinguished Conduct Medal - Doll Capital Management and Trinity Ventures. Trion's mission is to revolutionize entertainment by combining the best of online, gaming and traditional media. By designing and developing powerful new technologies, new content, and new business philosophies, Trion is poised to be a leader in the emerging global multi-billion dollar broadband entertainment market. "With ubiquitous broadband, online means leisure; people express themselves in social networks and experience interactive entertainment and games in massively connected worlds," Dr. Lars Buttler, co-founder and 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. , Trion World Network, said. "We started Trion to leverage all the inherent capabilities of broadband, provide original entertainment, and define the future of media in the global broadband era." "Broadband has created a new frontier New Frontier President John F. Kennedy’s legislative program, encompassing such areas as civil rights, the economy, and foreign relations. [Am. Hist.: WB, K:212] See : Aid, Governmental in game development, similar to the first explosion of game development in the 1980's," Jon Van Caneghem, co-founder, president and chief creative officer, commented. "Designers are free to be creative and explore concepts and designs that were previously impossible or unheard of." Trion has assembled a world-class team of gaming and online veterans with proven success and talent in business, original content development and technology and who have developed and shipped more than 100 original titles. About Trion World Network Trion World Network, Inc. is the publisher and developer of games and original entertainment for the broadband era. Trion provides groundbreaking new capabilities and content to revolutionize global entertainment by combining the best elements of online, gaming, and traditional media. Headquartered in Redwood City, California Redwood City is a suburb located on the San Francisco Peninsula in the San Francisco Bay Area of California. Redwood City is the county seat of San Mateo County. As of the 2005 census, the city had a total population of 76,000. , and with a Technology Center in Austin, Texas, Trion combines unrivaled experience and vision in the online entertainment industry with a world-class team of internet and gaming veterans. |
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