Joe Ybarra (born ~1954) is one of the original game producers at Electronic Arts[1] 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 produced several highly acclaimed computer games, including M.U.L.E.[1] by Dani Bunten and Ozark Softscape, Seven Cities of Gold (also by Bunten), Starflight[1] 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.
He later led product development for game publisher Infocom and produced MMORPGs for Sierra Online.
He had been working with Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment and its subsidiary FireSky on the Stargate Worlds MMO as the Vice President of Product Development.[1] However, Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment filed for bankruptcy on February 12, 2010[2] and no longer sells or operates Stargate: Resistance.[3]
Currently, Joe Ybarra also teaches classes on video game production at Collins College in Phoenix, Arizona.
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- ^ a b c d "Speaker Details - Joseph Ybarra". 2007 Online Game Developers Conference. Issaquah, WA: Evergreen Events. 2007. http://www.2007.loginconference.com/speaker.php?id=27. Retrieved February 26, 2011.
- ^ Ross, Jamie (August 26, 2010). "Funny Business Alleged in Video Game". Pasadena, CA: Courthouse News Service. http://www.courthousenews.com/2010/08/26/29886.htm. Retrieved February 26, 2011.
- ^ "News :: CME Update". Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment. January 17, 2011. http://www.cheyenneme.com/news/588/. Retrieved 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."
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