CHAPTER 1

David Perry

Cofounder, Gaikai

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After a two-year stint at Virgin Games designing and programming video games such as Disney’s Aladdin, Cool Spot for 7UP, and Global Gladiators for McDonald’s, David Perry founded Shiny Entertainment in 1993.

Shiny Entertainment developed a number of hit games, including MDK, Sacrifice, Messiah, Enter the Matrix, and Wild 9, but the studio was best known for Earthworm Jim. Earthworm Jim quickly emerged as a global franchise replete with a TV series produced by Universal Cartoon Studios, a Marvel comic book series, and fast food promotions with the Carls Jr. and Del Taco restaurants. Over the years, Shiny ...

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