Mike Wilson

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  There are explanations from Gamecock cofounder Mike Wilson (now of Devolver) of how this and other post-acquisition events unfolded, refuting the perception allegedly spread by SouthPeak that Gamecock's upper management just took the money and ran: "We have all worked in this industry for a long time, and continue to work in it, and it's hard enough to do the right thing in this business when your competition is bigger and almost universally more cutthroat in its practices, without someone taking your legs out in verbal conversations behind closed doors. The article also includes a full interview on the topic with Mike Wilson .

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  Published on: 10/14/2008    Last Visited: 12/1/2008  

  Mike Wilson, CEO of Gamecock, also had this to say, "We are thrilled to be joining forces with SouthPeak to continue to bring great original titles from independent developers to market with a stronger sales and distribution reach.

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  Published on: 8/9/2009    Last Visited: 8/9/2009  

  Mike Wilson Publisher
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  Mike Wilson - Publisher For the last seven years, SubstanceTV Publisher and co-founder Mike Wilson has held executive positions of increasing responsibility in new media development, publishing, and Internet marketing. Widely regarded as a pioneer and leading expert in development and marketing to the $6 billion computer and video game audience, Mike has been featured in such high-profile publications as the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, New York Daily News, Wired, and Texas Monthly.
  
  As co-founder and CEO of Gathering of Developers (GodGames), Mike created and established one of the most highly regarded worldwide brands in the crowded, rapidly-consolidating computer game publishing industry in the span of only two years, from 1998 to 2000. Gathering of Developers was sold to New York-based publisher Take Two Interactive (TTWO) in May of 2000.
  
  Mike's role at the Gathering included managing both the company's operations and the growth of the brand. In this capacity, he oversaw the launches of several top-tier titles, including the Railroad Tycoon II series and Max Payne, and built an outstanding organization and team structure with 34 employees in Dallas and Austin, TX. After handing over the GodGames brand to Take Two's New York management in July of 2001, Mike moved on to create SubstanceTV, along with nearly all of his Texas staff.
  
  Prior to the Gathering's creation, Mike co-founded and was named CEO of ION Storm, where he managed the creation and launch of one of the most high-profile game company brands in computer game industry history. He negotiated one of the most lucrative publishing contracts ever for the startup development team led by industry legend John Romero, and helped grow the organization from 8 to 88 employees during 1997.
  
  Mike's reputation for innovative marketing and distribution strategies was cemented during his tenure as Vice President of Marketing and Distribution for id Software, one of the most successful independent game developers in the world. From 1995 to December of 1996, Mike managed the company's business and marketing affairs, overseeing its publishing relationships with GT Interactive (GTIS) and Activision (ATVI), while establishing distribution for id's self-publishing efforts. He also directly managed the launch of the megahit Quake series, as well as many products in the best-selling DOOM series.
  
  Mike entered the game industry in 1995, spending nearly two years as Vice President of Development at IVS/DWANGO, the first nationwide online gaming service. During this time, he managed the company's growth from a single-server, 4-man operation in Houston, TX, to a nationwide franchise operating in 22 markets in less than 6 months, establishing a foothold for the pioneering service that still exists today.
  
  Mike studied PR and Journalism at Louisiana State University, and, in the past five years, has been a featured speaker at major industry events and conferences including E3 (Electronic Entertainment Expo), GDC, (Game Developer's Conference), SPA (Software Publishers Association) and others. He lives with his wife and children in Austin, Texas.

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  Published on: 5/13/2002    Last Visited: 8/9/2009  

  And thanks to our wonderful sponsors, we were able to pull together another production to be proud of," said Mike Wilson, Publisher and CEO of SubstanceTV.

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  Published on: 5/14/2006    Last Visited: 11/21/2007  

  In Cincinnati, as of this writing, "there is ongoing communicaiton with all parties and a true willingness to make progress that will have lasting impact", per Mike Wilson, President.

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  Published on: 5/24/2009    Last Visited: 5/24/2009  

  "As we have been committed to publishing cutting-edge games, it's obvious that Duke Nukem Forever belongs on the g.o.d. label," said Mike Wilson, CEO of Gathering.

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  Published on: 12/11/2007    Last Visited: 12/11/2007  

  Mike Wilson Joins CPL Advisory Board
  
  World in ConflictThe Cyberathlete Professional League (CPL), the pioneer and leader in professional video gaming competitions, announced today that Mike Wilson, CEO of Gamecock Media Group, has joined the CPL's Advisory Board.
  
  Mike Wilson was a member of the CPL's Advisory Board when he was President of The Gathering of Developers.After he sold the company Mike temporarily retired from videogaming, but with the launch of Gamecock Media, Mike is back in full force.Based in Austin, Texas, Gamecock is giving partners complete ownership of their intellectual property, freedom, and strong financial incentives.Visit their website at www.gamecockmedia.com.

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  Published on: 9/14/2008    Last Visited: 9/14/2008  

  "Railroad Tycoon 2 was the first of the recent string of 'Tycoon'-game hits," said Mike Wilson, CEO of GodGames.

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  Published on: 8/14/2009    Last Visited: 8/15/2009  

  Gamecock founder and CEO Mike Wilson has been discussing the demise of the Dementium: The Ward and Mushroom Men publisher, chronicling its "lightspeed" sale to competitor SouthPeak Interactive; and alleging that former Gamecock contractors have had trouble getting paid by the company's new owners.
  
  In an interview with consumer blog Joystiq which is part of a larger investigative piece, Wilson describes the circumstances which led up to the sale of Austin-based indie publisher Gamecock to Two Worlds publisher SouthPeak.
  
  Wilson says of the changes, which took place late last year: "[Our primary investor] lost an enormous amount of money in his main businesses and assets overall, and with no end in sight, had a bit of a panic... He and his board decided that with their main business bleeding so badly, they needed to cut off anything 'ancillary', such as his investment in outside businesses, one of which was our company."
  
  He added: "This all came about very quickly... An industry friend introduced us to Terry Phillips at SouthPeak, who we in turn introduced to our investor... A week later, we were bought, and all we could do was put on a happy face and hope for the best."
  
  Wilson also discusses SouthPeak's alleged refusal to pay a number of Gamecock's existing contractors, the discussion of which forms the bulk of Joystiq's report.
  
  According to the report and Wilson's claims, contractors who worked with Gamecock prior to the SouthPeak acquisition are being ignored or offered payment as low as 25% of the original agreed amount by SouthPeak representatives. This includes staff who worked in capacities such as composing music or writing and editing game text. Some are pursuing legal action against the company, according to Wilson and others quoted in the report.
  
  Wilson maintains that SouthPeak was fully informed of all liabilities in advance of the closure of the acquisition, and alleges that SouthPeak's non-payment of contractors contributed to last year's Cyan Worlds layoff, claiming that SouthPeak only paid contractors "if SP 'needed them' for something beyond work they had already completely, or if it was believed they would actually follow through with a lawsuit."
  
  Wilson also alleges that SouthPeak has blamed the situation on him in discussions with third parties, which he only recently became aware of. SouthPeak refused to comment for Joystiq's story, replying, "SouthPeak continues to diligently work through the outstanding details related to the acquisition of Gamecock Media Group. We cannot comment on any pending litigation other than those cited in our public filings."
  
  Wilson and Gamecock co-founder Harry Miller recently announced the formation of a new venture, Devolver Digital, which is producing a new version of Croteam's Serious Sam to be published by Majesco.

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  Michael Wilson

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