Michael Arkin

Developer BIO

Michael Arkin has several decades of experience in the video game industry. He has strong experience in managing the game development process from original concept creation all the way through to testing and production.

Mike worked for the following companies:

• 1987 - 1994 - Acclaim - Producer
• 1994 - 1995 - Sony Imagesoft - Producer
• February 1997 - June 1998 - Activision - Producer, Battlezone
• June 1998 - July 2002 - Crave Entertainment - Producer
• January 2003 - December 2005 - Zono, Inc. - CEO, Producer
• January 2006 - December 2007 - MumboJumbo - General Manager
• January 2008 - April 2009 - Skyworks - VP, General Manager (Los Angeles office)

In January 2008, Mike founded Big Boat Interactive, a small developer of iphone and console games.

Also Known As

• Mike Arkin

Websites

• Mike Arkin - LinkedIn -- his professional profile on the LinkedIn website

Games Credited

• Man vs. Wild with Bear Grylls (2011), Crave Entertainment, Inc.
• BioShock 2 (2010), 2K Games, Inc.
• 300: March to Glory (2007), Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Inc.
• 7 Wonders of the Ancient World (2007), MumboJumbo, LLC
• Dungeons & Dragons: Dragonshard (2005), Atari, Inc.
• Battle for Troy (2004), ValuSoft, Inc.
• Everest: The Ultimate Strategy Game (2004), Activision Value Publishing, Inc.
• Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone (2004), Atari, Inc.
• The History Channel: Alamo - Fight for Independence (2004), Activision Value Publishing, Inc.
• Aliens Versus Predator: Extinction (2003), Electronic Arts, Inc., Fox Interactive, Inc.
• The History Channel: Crusades - Quest for Power (2003), Activision Value Publishing, Inc.
• Global Operations (2002), Crave Entertainment, Inc., Electronic Arts, Inc.
• Ultimate Fighting Championship: Tapout (2002), Crave Entertainment, Inc.
• Razor Freestyle Scooter (2001), Crave Entertainment, Inc.
• Soldier of Fortune (2001), Crave Entertainment, Inc.
• Tokyo Xtreme Racer Zero (2001), Crave Entertainment, Inc.
• Aliens Versus Predator - Gold Edition (2000), Fox Interactive, Inc.
• Draconus: Cult of the Wyrm (2000), Interplay Productions Ltd.
• Men in Black: The Series 2 (2000), Crave Entertainment, Inc.
• Sno-Cross Championship Racing (2000), Crave Entertainment, Inc.
• Starlancer (2000), Crave Entertainment, Inc.
• AeroWings (1999), CSK Research Institute Corp.
• Aliens Versus Predator (1999), Fox Interactive, Inc.
• Asteroids Hyper 64 (1999), Crave Entertainment, Inc.
• Babe and Friends (1999), Crave Entertainment, Inc.
• Galerians (1999), ASCII Corporation
• Gex 3: Deep Cover Gecko (1999), Crave Entertainment, Inc.
• Godzilla: The Series (1999), Crave Entertainment, Inc.
• Killer Loop (1999), Crave Entertainment, Inc.
• Tokyo Xtreme Racer (1999), Crave Entertainment, Inc.
• Battlezone (1998), Activision, Inc.
• Gex: Enter the Gecko (1998), Crave Entertainment, Inc.
• Jade Cocoon: Story of the Tamamayu (1998), Genki Co., Ltd.
• Men in Black: The Series (1998), Crave Entertainment, Inc.
• Vigilante 8 (1998), Activision, Inc.
• Heavy Gear (1997), Activision, Inc.
• Independence Day (1997), Fox Interactive, Inc.
• Die Hard Trilogy (1996), Fox Interactive, Inc.
• Mary Shelley's Frankenstein / Bram Stoker's Dracula (1994), Sony Imagesoft
• The Simpsons: Bart & the Beanstalk (1994), Acclaim Entertainment, Inc.
• The Amazing Spider-Man 3: Invasion of the Spider-Slayers (1993), LJN, Ltd.
• The Simpsons: Bart's Nightmare (1993), Flying Edge, Inc.
• WWF Royal Rumble (1993), Acclaim Entertainment, Inc., Flying Edge, Inc.
• Krusty's Fun House (1992), Acclaim Entertainment, Inc.
• The Simpsons: Bartman Meets Radioactive Man (1992), Acclaim Entertainment, Inc.
• Spider-Man: Return of the Sinister Six (1992), Flying Edge, Inc.
• Spider-Man X-Men: Arcade's Revenge (1992), LJN, Ltd.
• T2: The Arcade Game (1992), LJN, Ltd.
• WWF Super WrestleMania (1992), Flying Edge, Inc.
• Populous (1990), Imagineer Co., Ltd.