WHERE ARE They Now?
Bob Bates
After Legend closed, Bob became an independent consultant, providing game-doctoring skills for a wide range of developers. In 2010 he became chief creative officer for Zynga before going independent once more four years later. Today, he has harked back to the golden age of Legend with Thaumistry: In Charm’s Way, a new indie comedy text adventure, which is available from www.thaumistry.com or via Steam.
Mike verdu
Since leaving Legend, Mike has enjoyed an eclectic and successful career. First, he joined Electronic Arts in 2002 to work on its then-latest Command & Conquer game, Generals, before becoming an executive producer for this and other franchises in 2005. After a spell as general manager for EA’S Los Angeles studio, Mike joined Zynga in 2009 as VP of games, and eventually, CCO. Post-zynga, he formed his own mobile company, Tapzen, which he sold to Kabam in 2015. Today he remains at Electronic Arts, heading up most of its mobile studios.
Steve Meretzky
The designer of amusing adventures such as the Spellcasting series and Superhero League Of Hoboken has mainly been involved in mobile gaming since the Nineties, and is today VP of games at King San Francisco.
Mark poesch
Post-legend, Mark joined AOL in July 2004. Today he is an IOS developer at Accenture.
glen dahlgren
The former creative director at Legend assumed a similar role in charge of Star Trek Online, before working on a variety of platforms and formats. Today, he freelances, writes and teaches game design at UC Berkeley.