by Karen Hertzberg on Apr 28, 2008
The Stuff Dreams are Made
Of
For many of us, our dreams never see fruition. We never get to walk on
the moon, dig up dinosaur bones, or become president of the United
States. But sometimes fate has a way of stepping in and giving us the
opportunity we always dreamed of.
That was the case for David Reid, a long time fan of the Ultima series,
when he was offered the position of Vice President of Marketing for
NCsoft's North American division. Ten Ton Hammer's Cody "Micajah" Bye
caught up with David recently and had a detailed chat about his move
from GameTap to NCsoft, the upcoming game Aion, and what David hope to
influence in the MMO marketplace. Enjoy!
Ten Ton
Hammer: What's the most exciting part about joining a team
like
NCsoft and really diving into the MMO market?
David:
I've gotta tell you that I'm just so excited about landing in
the job that I did. You think about how fortunate you are to be working
in the games industry in particular, let alone for a company like
NCsoft. I mean, I've been a consultant helping to sell plastics before.
It comes down to a question. First of all, do you believe the MMO is
the future of games?
And I do. You look out at the landscape, and yes you can see that there
are Lineage's and World of Warcraft's out there. These are big, big,
big games that have AAA budgets and huge core audiences. You look out
and you can also see games like Club Penguin and MapleStory.