Jace Hall Explained

Jason "Jace" Hall is an American film, television and video game producer.

Career

Hall was one of the founders of Monolith Productions[1] and is CEO of record keeping platform Twin Galaxies.[2] His music video "I Play W.O.W" was featured on IGN's YouTube channel, with over 17 million views as of 2023.

He starred, produced, and wrote The Jace Hall Show and served as the executive producer of the web series The Morning After, having previously done so on ABC's TV series V.[3] He was also a producer of the machinima series Chadam.[4]

In 2012, Hall teamed up with Debbie Gibson to record "Electric Youth Reloaded", an updated remix of Gibson's 1989 hit single.[5] [6]

In March 2014, Hall purchased Twin Galaxies, an organization dedicated to adjudicating and archiving video game high scores and achievements. He currently holds the position of CEO and caretaker of the Twin Galaxies organization.[7]

In 2016, Hall became the new CEO of esports organization Echo Fox.[8]

In 2018, Hall served as co-chairman of the H1Z1 Pro League, a professional esports league for the video game H1Z1, and a partnership between Twin Galaxies and Daybreak Games.[9] In November 2018, the H1Z1 Pro League was cancelled after a significant decline in the game's playerbase negatively impacted league revenue, resulting in reports that teams failed to receive scheduled payments from the league.[10] Hall responded to the reports, stating that the league intends to meet its obligations to the teams.[11]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Condemned creator wants to know if you want to play Condemned 3 (or maybe develop it). February 2, 2015. Polygon. https://web.archive.org/web/20150204032759/https://www.polygon.com/2015/2/2/7966399/condemned-jace-hall-condemned-3-monolith-productions. February 4, 2015. February 14, 2018.
  2. Web site: High-score keepers Twin Galaxies under new management again. Good. Owen S.. March 30, 2014. Polygon. February 14, 2019.
  3. Web site: Video game creator Jace Hall tries hand at TV with ABC's "V" remake . VentureBeat . November 4, 2009 . March 21, 2012.
  4. Web site: Hsu . Jeremy . Gaming Software Offers Cheap Alternative to Hollywood Animation Tools . InnovationNewsDaily . 2011-04-13 . 2011-04-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111107224353/http://www.innovationnewsdaily.com/games-take-aim-big-budget-hollywood-animation-1893/ . 2011-11-07 . dead .
  5. Web site: Electric Youth Reloaded . October 30, 2012 . Debbie Gibson Official Website . October 11, 2020.
  6. Web site: Electric Youth Reloaded by JaceHall . Jace Hall . Jace . Hall . . October 11, 2020.
  7. Web site: Twin Galaxies Under Transition Letter . August 4, 2015 . Twin Galaxies .
  8. Web site: Echo Fox Proudly Announce Jace Hall as the team's new CEO - Echo Fox. www.echofox.gg. February 14, 2019. February 15, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190215050641/https://www.echofox.gg/news/echo-fox-announce-jace-hall-as-new-ceo. dead.
  9. Web site: Jace Hall – H1Z1 Pro League – A league of its own. Fitch. Adam. May 1, 2018. Esports Insider. en-GB. February 14, 2019.
  10. Web site: H1Z1 Pro League to Shut Down due to Financial Issues. November 19, 2018. FOX Sports Asia. en-US. February 14, 2019. February 15, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190215051012/https://www.foxsportsasia.com/esports/978729/h1z1-pro-league-to-shut-down-due-to-financial-issues/. dead.
  11. Web site: H1Z1 Pro League Chairman responds to allegations of missing payments to teams. Dexerto.com - Esports & Gaming. November 20, 2018 . en. February 14, 2019.