OGaming: Please tell us a little bit about yourself and how you got into the gaming business: Rumor has it you've got quite a history...

Matt Wilson: Technically, my first game that shipped was a macro in Word 6.0 called Mindbender. I spent most of my efforts as an engineer working on DirectX with Alex St. John. I got a great education on the technical aspects of gaming, but soon realized it was the content that I loved. I moved to the Internet Gaming Zone and became a producer on the first MMO games Microsoft was involved with (Fighter Ace, Ultracorps, Allegiance, Asheron’s Call…).

After that, I worked on a few single-player games both on PC and Xbox, and got the opportunity to work with Chris Taylor on Dungeon Siege. It was great to work on that project and watch Gas Powered Games grow from a startup to the company they are today – I learned a lot. After Dungeon Siege, I moved on to become the executive producer of Mythica. I worked two years on that project and met a ton of talented people I will never forget.

After Mythica, I left Microsoft and co-founded FireAnt, Inc. with John Smith, Alex Pfaffe, Craig Link and Ed Fries. We focused on bringing our vision of mainstream gaming to the online market. Within a year, we were purchased by Sony Online Entertainment and started up SOE’s Seattle studio.