Joe Ybarra Explained

Joseph Ybarra (born ~1954) is an American producer and designer of video games. He left Apple Computer in 1982 to work at the new Electronic Arts that was founded by his fellow ex-employee Trip Hawkins. He was the original producer of the first Madden NFL.

As one of the original game producers at EA, Ybarra worked on acclaimed games such as M.U.L.E., Seven Cities of Gold, Starflight, and the first version of Madden NFL. Ybarra later served as the president of Infocom and produced MMORPGs for Sierra Online and Monolith Productions. He also held a position at Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment, which eventually filed for bankruptcy. In 2013, Ybarra launched a Kickstarter for a simulation game called Shackleton Crater, which ultimately did not meet its funding goals.

Professional biography

Joe Ybarra worked at Apple Computer before leaving in 1982 to work at Electronic Arts, a startup company founded by his fellow ex-Apple employee, Trip Hawkins.[1] [2] There he became one of the original game producers and game designers at Electronic Arts[3] in 1982 (along with Stewart Bonn, Dave Evans (Apple), Susan Lee-Merrow and Pat Marriott), where the concept of a game producer was created by Trip Hawkins. During this time he was the producer for video games including M.U.L.E.[3] by Dani Bunten and Ozark Softscape, Seven Cities of Gold (also by Bunten), Starflight,[3] and Dr. J. and Larry Bird Go One on One by Eric Hammond. Ybarra was also the original producer on the first version of Madden NFL.[4]

He later became president of game publisher Infocom[5] [6] and produced MMORPGs for Sierra Online and Monolith Productions.[7]

He had been working with Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment and its subsidiary FireSky on the Stargate Worlds MMO as Senior Vice President of Strategic Operations.[3] [8] However, Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment filed for bankruptcy on February 12, 2010[9] and no longer sells or operates .[10]

On March 11, 2013 Joe Ybarra announced a Kickstarter project for a simulation game called Shackleton Crater, billed as "the lunar colonization strategy game based on today's science and tomorrow's dream." It did not achieve its funding goals.[11]

Video games produced or designed by Joe Ybarra

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Popular Madden NFL game will continue . Alex . Pham . . Los Angeles, CA, USA . April 17, 2009 . April 12, 2012.
  2. Web site: EA is a Startup . Russ . Pitts . . Durham, NC, USA . Themis Media . March 6, 2007 . April 12, 2012 . October 29, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131029203624/http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/issues/issue_87/492-EA-is-a-Startup . dead .
  3. Web site: Speaker Details - Joseph Ybarra . 2007 . 2007 Online Game Developers Conference . Evergreen Events . Issaquah, WA . February 26, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110902212845/http://www.2007.loginconference.com/speaker.php?id=27 . September 2, 2011 .
  4. Web site: The Franchise: The inside story of how Madden NFL became a video game dynasty . Patrick . Hruby . . April 12, 2012.
  5. Web site: Down From the Top of Its Game - The Story of Infocom, Inc. . Hector . Briceno . Wesley . Chao . Andrew . Glenn . Stanley . Hu . Ashwin . Krishnamurthy . Bruce . Tsuchida . December 15, 2000 . 3 . April 16, 2012 .
  6. Web site: Infocom Fact Sheet . Paul David . Doherty . Paul David Doherty . June 22, 2007 . September 24, 2014.
  7. Web site: Gamers live out the Matrix's next chapter - Technology & science - Games . Alan . Boyle . Alan Boyle . NBC News . March 18, 2005 . New York, NY, USA . April 16, 2012.
  8. Web site: Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment, Inc.: Private Company Information . https://archive.today/20130118163700/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=41631327 . dead . January 18, 2013 . . New York, NY, USA . . April 16, 2012.
  9. Web site: Funny Business Alleged in Video Game . Ross . Jamie . August 26, 2010 . . Pasadena, CA . February 26, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110104225707/http://www.courthousenews.com/2010/08/26/29886.htm . January 4, 2011 .
  10. Web site: News :: CME Update . January 17, 2011 . Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment . February 26, 2011 . As we indicated in our previous announcement, as of January 16, 2011, we are unfortunately no longer able to sell or operate Stargate Resistance. We are actively evaluating options for Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment, Inc. and its products, and will update you as soon as additional information is available. Thank you for your continued support. . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131029202852/http://www.cheyenneme.com/news/588/ . October 29, 2013 .
  11. Web site: Shackleton Crater Kickstarter Campaign Closes . . 27 March 2013 . March 27, 2013.
  12. Web site: Y Control: Joe Ybarra On Cheyenne Mountain's Massive Plans . Brandon . Sheffield . . San Francisco, CA, USA . . March 24, 2008 . April 14, 2012.
  13. Web site: Three Days of The Matrix Online . https://web.archive.org/web/20041223212406/http://pc.ign.com/articles/574/574487p1.html . dead . December 23, 2004 . . San Francisco, CA, USA . . December 21, 2004 . April 14, 2012.

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