Jon KimmichDeveloper BIO
On July 6, 2004, Jon Kimmich joined
Day 1 Studios as the company’s new Producer and Director of Business Development.
Prior to Day 1 Studios, Kimmich worked at
Microsoft Game Studios. There he was most recently a lead product planner, where his responsibilities included securing intellectual property and first-party development capacity for the launch of
Microsoft's Xbox. He established successful relationships with key developers to create critically acclaimed and commercially successful entertainment, in addition to helping developers (such as
Big Huge Games and
Gas-Powered Games) start their companies. Kimmich was also responsible for spearheading the acquisition of
FASA Interactive (developers of
MechWarrior 4 and
Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge), and
Bungie Studios (creators of
Halo and
Halo 2).
Before joining MGS, Kimmich held other positions at Microsoft, which included program management lead at MSN Production, where he was responsible for developing online programming (both internally and externally) for the network. He was also a development manager for the new product development group in Microsoft’s Hardware Team, responsible for the conceptualization and development of software and hardware for Microsoft Hardware devices such as the award-winning Microsoft Natural Keyboard. Kimmich began his career at Microsoft in 1988 as a Software Developer.
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Games CreditedF.E.A.R.: First Encounter Assault Recon (2006), Vivendi Universal Games, Inc.
MechAssault 2: Lone Wolf (2004), Microsoft Games Studios
Phantom Dust (2004), Microsoft Games Studios
Rise of Nations (Gold Edition) (2004), Microsoft Games Studios
Rise of Nations: Thrones & Patriots (2004), Microsoft Games Studios
Brute Force (2003), Microsoft Games Studios
Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge (2003), Microsoft Games Studios
FreeLancer (2003), Microsoft Games Studios
Rise of Nations (2003), Microsoft Games Studios
Dungeon Siege (2002), Microsoft Corporation
MechAssault (2002), Microsoft Games Studios
MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries (2002), Microsoft Games Studios
Halo: Combat Evolved (2001), Microsoft Corporation
MechCommander 2 (2001), Microsoft Corporation
Crimson Skies (2000), Microsoft Corporation
MechWarrior 4: Vengeance (2000), Microsoft Corporation
Close Combat III: The Russian Front (1999), Microsoft Corporation
Mech Commander (Gold) (1999), MicroProse Software, Inc.
MechWarrior 3 (1999), Hasbro Interactive, Inc.
MechWarrior 3: Pirate's Moon (1999), MicroProse Software, Inc.
