Jerry Bruckheimer

MTV, Bruckheimer Name Heads of Game Studio Joint Venture

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on May 12, 2009 - 1:07pm.
New York - Viacom's (NYSE: VIA) MTV Games announced on Tuesday that industry veterans Him Veevaert and Jay Cohen have been named to head Jerry Bruckheimer Games, the studio joint venture with movie producer Jerry Bruckheimer announced in December 2007. Veevaert comes from Microsoft, where he oversaw Xbox 360 franchises like "Halo" and "Gears of War," while Cohen spent the past decade at Ubisoft, working to launch titles like "Prince of Persia" and the Tom Clancy franchise.  

MTV, Jerry Bruckheimer Team on New Video Game Studio

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on December 19, 2007 - 7:31am.

New York - Viacom's (NYSE: VIA) MTV Games division announced on Wednesday a partnership to develop original video games with movie and TV producer Jerry Bruckheimer ("Top Gun," "Pirates of the Caribbean," "CSI"). As part of the deal, Bruckheimer will build a game incubation studio with MTV Games, which will develop, distribute and market titles, and pursue potential opportunities for migration to other media like film and TV.