Thursday, January 17, 2008

Hidden City Games Taps Microsoft For VP

Seattle-based game publisher Hidden City Games said Thursday that it has named Joshua Howard as the firm's Senior Vice President of Bella Sara Online. Bella Sara Online is the firm's horse-themed, online world for girls. Howard joins from Microsoft, where he was most recently group manager for casual games studio Carbonated Games. According to Hidden City, Howard has more than 15 years of experience at Microsoft, including program lead for MSN Games/Zone.com and leading efforts to develop games for MSN Games, Live Messenger and Xbox Live Arcade. Hidden City Games is venture backed by Rustic Canyon Partners and Trinity Ventures. More information »