Kixeye has hired Brandon Barber, most recently co-founded the online sports game developer Lionside and was the first Vice President of Marketing for Zynga before that; prior to that he served as the Sr. Director of Global Online Marketing for Electronic Arts. He will assume the role of senior VP of marketing, where he will help sell the idea of social games in combat and strategy-centered gaming titles.
“In order to continue crushing our competition, we need to bring in the best talent on the planet,” said Will Harbin, CEO of Kixeye. “Brandon fits that description. His track record of innovation, execution and entrepreneurialism will help us up our game as we develop the next generation of mind-blowing online combat games.”
“Kixeye is pushing the limits of what is possible in online gaming. They’ve moved beyond cutesy Facebook games targeting 45 year old housewives to create games that gamers can actually be proud of,” said Barber. “Will and the Kixeye team are showing the world that social games can engage users on a visceral and cerebral level. I look forward to being a part of that.”
