Michael Devine

CEO Rock It Games

Long Beach, California, United States

About

Thorough, result-driven senior business executive with a solid background in publishing, distribution and game development. History of hands-on channel and B2B solution management ranging from start-ups to national public companies. Extensive background in digital and physical game distribution, channel creation, business development, licensing, contracts, PR, product development and marketing. Brand Launches: Humongous Entertainment Relaunch (2014), Retroism (2015). Bubsy (2017), Accolade (2017), Ziggurat Interactive (2019), Cosmi ValuSoft (2019) Retro First Friday (2020)m Rock It Games (2023) Specialties: Multi-tiered Client Relations, Partnerships and Management Business Development Brand Licensing/Acquisition Negotiations, Contracts and Agreements Team Building Content Management Sales Budgets, Forecasts, P/L and ROI External Production and Management Product Life Cycle

Experience

  • CEO, Managing Partner at Rock It Games
    Jun 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 1 mo

  • Ziggurat Interactive Inc (4 yrs 6 mos)
    • Strategic Business Consultant
      Jul 2023 - Mar 2024 · 9 mos

    • Senior Vice President Business Development
      Oct 2019 - Jul 2023 · 3 yrs 10 mos

      Ziggurat specializes in classic gaming content and bringing games from the 80s, 90s and early 2000s to modern gaming platforms. We work with IP holders and developers all over the world to recreate, reimagine and continue the legacy of Retro gaming to a new decade.

  • Vice President Business Development at Tommo
    Jun 2013 - Sep 2019 · 6 yrs 4 mos

    Highlights of my projects at Tommo: 2014 - Launched 120+ Plus games on the Steam Platform 2014 - Re-Launched the Humongous Entertainment Brand and eCommerce site for Humongous Software. 2015 - Launched Retroism brand and eCommerce site for retro and classic games. 2015 - Created digital distribution channel within Retroism for independent developers to extend distribution. 2016 - Re- Launched the Accolade brand and Bubsy game series 2016 - Added role - sole social media content manager for "Bubsy" 2017 - Added role - Project supervisor for Bubsy: The Woollies Strike Back. 2018 - Added role - Project supervisor for Bubsy: Paws on Fire General Duties: All Contracts and Negotiations Trademark filings and renewals Game Ratings Primary first party support and contact Special Partner Promotions All PR Creation and/or Supervision All Marketing Campaigns Tommo has forged key distributions and development partnerships with Cosmi/ValuSoft, KOEI TECMO America, Idea Factory, NIS A, Night Dive Studios, Black Forest Games, PQube, N-fusion and others.

  • Partner at Tiny Nightmares
    May 2013 - Dec 2018 · 5 yrs 8 mos

    They're cute, adorable and most importantly the guardians of your dreams. See Boo, Bones, Susan, Rosie, Hottie and Spike daily on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest and of course, their very own website, www.tinynightmares.com Over 300 Full Color Panels and over 35,000 fans supporting it all - It's good to be a Nightmare.

  • Member, Game Production Advisory Panel at The Los Angeles Film School
    Oct 2011 - Jun 2013 · 1 yr 9 mos