Ed Annunziata
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Ed Annunziata, also known as E. Ettore Annunziata, is President and CCO of Playchemy, Inc. Developer of games on the iOS platform for the iPad. Founded in September 2011 with co-founder Dave Dohrmann, CEO of Playchemy, Inc. Playchemy is the art, science and magic of games. The companies goal is to create products that are fun and engaging. The Playchemy company culture is "everything is a game, or has a game within it, or a fun element to it" "games everywhere" from the back of the business card to hidden in the web page. Playchemy expects to release their first game in March of 2012.
Born in the Bronx, Edward got the gaming "bug" early in age and by 17 years of age, taught himself how to write interactive gaming software. He started his career as producer for the educational software company LeapFrog. From there, Edward became a producer for Sega. He is best known for the Ecco the Dolphin
series, Kolibri
for the Sega 32X
. and as the voice of "Ed" in the Sega Saturn
game Three Dirty Dwarves. Later he served as an Executive Producer for Nokia
's N-Gage
mobile phone and gaming device, helping create nearly a dozen multiplayer titles for the platform. One of them, Smallball Baseball, was one of the first microtransactions-based games targeting the US market. In 2006, he founded Twofish, Inc. (now part of Live Gamer) with Lee Crawford and Sean Ryan.
Born in the Bronx, Edward got the gaming "bug" early in age and by 17 years of age, taught himself how to write interactive gaming software. He started his career as producer for the educational software company LeapFrog. From there, Edward became a producer for Sega. He is best known for the Ecco the Dolphin
Ecco the Dolphin (series)
Ecco the Dolphin is the collective name given to a series of action/adventure science fiction video games developed by Novotrade International and published by Sega. They were originally developed for the Mega Drive/Genesis and Dreamcast video game consoles, but have since been ported to numerous...
series, Kolibri
Kolibri
Kolibri is the word for hummingbird in numerous languages, originating from a now extinct indigenous language of the French Caribbean colonies.The Kolibri is a bird.Kolibri can also refer to:...
for the Sega 32X
Sega 32X
The Sega 32X, codenamed Project Mars, is an add-on for the Mega Drive/Genesis video game console by Sega. Its aim was to increase the lifespan of the aging Mega Drive/Genesis system, which was facing stiff competition from the SNES...
. and as the voice of "Ed" in the Sega Saturn
Sega Saturn
The is a 32-bit fifth-generation video game console that was first released by Sega on November 22, 1994 in Japan, May 11, 1995 in North America, and July 8, 1995 in Europe...
game Three Dirty Dwarves. Later he served as an Executive Producer for Nokia
Nokia
Nokia Corporation is a Finnish multinational communications corporation that is headquartered in Keilaniemi, Espoo, a city neighbouring Finland's capital Helsinki...
's N-Gage
N-Gage
The N-Gage is a mobile telephone and handheld game system by Nokia, based on the Nokia Series 60 platform, released in October 2003. It began sales on October 7, 2003. The N-Gage QD replaced the original N-Gage in 2004....
mobile phone and gaming device, helping create nearly a dozen multiplayer titles for the platform. One of them, Smallball Baseball, was one of the first microtransactions-based games targeting the US market. In 2006, he founded Twofish, Inc. (now part of Live Gamer) with Lee Crawford and Sean Ryan.
Games
- Chakan: The Forever ManChakan: The Forever ManChakan: The Forever Man is a Sega Mega Drive, Genesis video game published by Sega of America June 8, 1992. The game featured an uncommonly dark premise for the time of its release, which saw the home console market flooded with licensed platformers.It is based upon a comic book by Robert A...
(1992, Sega Genesis) - Dungeons & Dragons: Warriors of the Eternal SunDungeons & Dragons: Warriors of the Eternal SunDungeons & Dragons: Warriors of the Eternal Sun is a console role-playing game developed for the Sega Mega Drive by Westwood Associates in 1992. It is based on the Dungeons & Dragons game rules, and uses the D&D Hollow World campaign setting.-Gameplay:The player controls a party of four player...
(1992, Sega Genesis) - Ecco the DolphinEcco the DolphinEcco the Dolphin is a puzzle video game released in 1992 for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis. The central character, Ecco, is a bottlenose dolphin controlled by the player through a progression of side-scrolling aquatic levels...
(1992, Sega Genesis) - KolibriKolibri (video game)Kolibri is a shooting game created exclusively for the Sega 32X, the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis add-on console. It was designed by Ed Annunziata and developed by Novotrade , the creators of Ecco the Dolphin...
(1995, Sega 32X) - Mr. BonesMr. Bones (video game)*Ronnie Montrose – Electric guitar, Acoustic guitar, Bass, Keyboards, Penny Whistle, "Little People" Vocals*Myron Dove – Bass*Billy Johnson – Drums*Joe Heinemann – Keyboards*Michele Graybeal - Percussion, Snares and Brushes, "Little People" Vocals...
(1996, Sega Saturn) - SmallBall Baseball (2000)
- SNAP Mobile Soccer (2005)
- Slice HD (2011, TwitchGame, LLC)
External links
- E. Ettore Annunzita on MobyGamesMobyGames-Platforms not yet included:- Further reading :* Rusel DeMaria, Johnny L. Wilson, High Score!: The Illustrated History of Electronic Games, McGraw-Hill/Osborne Media; 2 edition , ISBN 0-07-223172-6...
- Twofish, Inc
- SmallBall Baseball