Articles about Jordan Weisman

Tech Moves: Former Obama CIO and Microsoft exec Steven VanRoekel named Rockefeller Foundation COO

The Rockefeller Foundation brought on Steven VanRoekel as its chief operating officer. VanRoekel was chief information officer for the U.S.… Read More

Harebrained Schemes gears up for ‘BattleTech’ revival with launch of pre-orders

Seattle-based game developer Harebrained Schemes has launched pre-orders for its upcoming PC game BattleTech, reviving a famous science fiction franchise that… Read More

Winning the Kickstarter game: Behind the scenes at Harebrained Schemes, and a BattleTech sneak peek

Jordan Weisman and Mitch Gitelman have been making games for a long time. But in a rapidly changing landscape, the… Read More

New Twitch channel Hyper RPG! features Pacific Northwest games and gamers

Hyper Rabbit Power Go! (Hyper RPG!) is a new Redmond, Wash.-based Twitch channel debuting today, which will live stream shows about gamers, video… Read More

Shadowrun Returns creator Jordan Weisman raises $250K in one hour for new BattleTech game

Jordan Weisman is well on his way to yet another Kickstarter success. The Seattle-based veteran entrepreneur and CEO of Harebrained Schemes… Read More

Harebrained Schemes has raised nearly $1M on Kickstarter for new Shadowrun game

`Harebrained Schemes seems to have a knack for crushing Kickstarter funding goals. The Seattle-based gaming startup has raised more than… Read More

Newsmakers 2012: Game vet Jordan Weisman shows the power of crowdfunding

2012 will be remembered as the year that crowdfunding came into its own — letting creators of all sorts tap… Read More

Game experts debate: Is Microsoft Kinect a passing fad or here to stay?

The gaming panel today at the WTIA’s TechNW conference featured some well-known names from the industry talking about a wide… Read More

Videos: Why Seattle’s tech community is so awesome (in the words of Seattleites)

Nearly every week there’s a new survey or study out showcasing how Seattle’s technology community ranks among the top in… Read More

Jordan Weisman: ‘Warning: Startups may be dangerous to your health (and ego)’

Jordan Weisman is a veteran game designer who made headlines this year for an epic Kickstarter campaign, raising $1.8 million… Read More

Startup Day: More great speakers on board, and last chance for early bird tickets

Today we’re excited to announce several new speakers for Seattle 2.0 Startup Day, the one-of-a-kind entrepreneurial boot camp to be… Read More

Introducing Startup Day: Top entrepreneurs provide a roadmap for success

We love telling the stories of startups here at GeekWire, chronicling the ups and downs of the entrepreneurial voyage. Heck,… Read More

Shadowrun Returns ends Kickstarter campaign at $1.8M

We’ve been having fun tracking the progress of Jordan Weisman’s Kickstarter campaign for Shadowrun Returns, watching in amazement after it… Read More

Shadowrun Returns breaks through $1.5M on Kickstarter

Shadowrun Returns, the revival of Seattle-area game designer Jordan Weisman’s classic franchise, broke through the $1.5 million mark overnight in… Read More

Shadowrun blows past $1M: Could this become the biggest Kickstarter campaign ever?

We’ve been closely tracking the amazing response to the Kickstarter campaign for Shadowrun Returns, the revival of Jordan Weisman’s popular role-playing… Read More

Halo 4 game designer turns to Kickstarter to bankroll dystopian game Republique

Ryan Payton, a former video game designer at Microsoft who worked as a narrative designer on Halo 4, is the… Read More

A FarmVille for wetlands? Students create Facebook game with proceeds going to wetland restoration

The University of Washington Bothell is located on the edge of a marshy wetland, created by a vibrant ecosystem around… Read More

Gaming vet Jordan Weisman unveils educational mobile app for 2-5 year-old kids

Early in his career, Seattle video game designer Jordan Weisman developed titles such as BattleTech and MechWarrior. But his latest… Read More

Bungie’s Crimson sets sail, reaches top of the iPad charts

Some people go camping on Labor Day Weekend, while others fire up the BBQ. But an awful lot of folks… Read More

Bungie Aerospace’s first project is an iPad game, will get PAX preview this weekend

Bungie Aerospace, a new effort by the creators of the blockbuster “Halo” franchise to partner with independent game developers, will… Read More