Aaron Loeb

Aaron Loeb
Born Aaron Loeb
California, U.S.
Occupation Playwright, Video Game Executive
Years active 2001–present
Title
Board member of
Website aftershock.net

Aaron Loeb is an American video game executive and playwright. Loeb is best known as President of FoxNext Studios in Los Angeles, California, overseeing the development of mobile games based on the Avatar and Marvel Cinematic Universe intellectual properties. Loeb joined FoxNext through the acquisition of Aftershock, which was a holding company for the LA studio of Kabam (a mobile video game company that was sold off in pieces in 2017).[1][2][3] Loeb was a President of Studios for Kabam before the company was sold.[4][5][6] Loeb is also known as a playwright with his most notable work being "Ideation". "Ideation" has been performed in multiple cities including San Francisco and New York and won the Will Glickman Award for best new play to premiere in the San Francisco Bay Area in 2013. He also wrote "Abraham Lincoln's Big Gay Dance Party".[7][8][9][10][11][12][13]

Career

Loeb joined the small game developer Planet Moon Studios as a producer in 2001. He eventually became Chief Operating Officer and then CEO. BigPoint Games absorbed Planet Moon's staff in 2011 after Planet Moon ran into financial problems and was subsequently embroiled in legal action as the wronged party in a dispute over payment.[14][15] Loeb joined Electronic Arts that same year as the General Manager of the San Francisco office of Playfish (a social game publisher previously acquired by EA). Loeb eventually rose to become Vice President and Group General Manager at Electronic Arts, overseeing development on mobile games including the break-out hit The Simpsons: Tapped Out.[16]

In 2014 Loeb left EA and joined Kabam as Senior Vice President of North American Studios, overseeing the San Francisco and Vancouver studios for the mobile game developer and publisher. Loeb presided over the development and launch of the mobile game Marvel: Contest of Champions, Kabam's biggest hit. In 2015 Loeb became President of Studios after Nick Earl left Kabam.

Loeb joined FoxNext in 2017 as President of FoxNext Studios through the acquisition of Kabam's former Los Angeles studio. He is overseeing multiple game projects including the LA studio's work on mobile games based on the Avatar movie license and the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Loeb has a parallel career as a playwright. He has authored plays including "Ideation" (performed in San Francisco, New York, Washington D.C., and other cities and winner of the 2013 Glickman award for best new script), "Abraham Lincoln's Big Gay Dance Party", and "First Person Shooter".

References

  1. ↑ Ng, David (2017-06-06). "20th Century Fox expands gaming portfolio by acquiring Aftershock". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2017-11-24.
  2. ↑ "FoxNext acquires Aftershock, or what is left of Kabam | GamesBeat". venturebeat.com. Retrieved 2017-11-24.
  3. ↑ Spangler, Todd (2017-11-20). "'Marvel Strike Force' Mobile Fighting Game Release Date Set for 2018 (Video)". Variety. Retrieved 2017-11-24.
  4. ↑ "Kabam: Look beyond whales, focus on your "regulars"". GamesIndustry.biz. Retrieved 2017-11-24.
  5. ↑ Corriea, Alexa Ray (2014-06-24). "Former EA VP Aaron Loeb joins free-to-play mobile company Kabam". Polygon. Retrieved 2017-11-24.
  6. ↑ "Ex-EA exec leaves Kabam as two others get promotions | GamesBeat". venturebeat.com. Retrieved 2017-11-24.
  7. ↑ Collins-Hughes, Laura (2016-03-18). "Review: 'Ideation,' About an Office Team's Morally Disturbing New Project". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-11-24.
  8. ↑ "Playwright Aaron Loeb brings 'Ideation' back to stage". The Mercury News. 2014-09-26. Retrieved 2017-11-24.
  9. ↑ Wilson, Emily. "Video Game Designer and Playwright Aaron Loeb Draws From Life for His New Work: "Ideation"". SF Weekly. Retrieved 2017-11-24.
  10. ↑ "Review: Corporate ethics go awry in 'Ideation' in San Jose". The Mercury News. 2017-01-23. Retrieved 2017-11-24.
  11. ↑ "Review: 'Ideation' at Theatre Exile - DCMetroTheaterArts". DCMetroTheaterArts. 2017-10-19. Retrieved 2017-11-24.
  12. ↑ "Theater Review (Off-Broadway NYC): 'Ideation' by Aaron Loeb | Blogcritics". blogcritics.org. Retrieved 2017-11-24.
  13. ↑ "Aaron Loeb's "Ideation" Wins 2013 Glickman Award - Theatre Bay Area". www.theatrebayarea.org. Retrieved 2017-11-24.
  14. ↑ Caoili, Eric. "Planet Moon's Ex-CEO Aaron Loeb Joins Playfish To Lead U.S. Branch". Retrieved 2017-11-26.
  15. ↑ Orland, Kyle. "Planet Moon Sees Financial Trouble, Planning Legal Action Against Funders". Retrieved 2017-11-26.
  16. ↑ Corriea, Alexa Ray (2014-06-24). "Former EA VP Aaron Loeb joins free-to-play mobile company Kabam". Polygon. Retrieved 2017-11-26.



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