Steven C. Wade

Steven C. Wade (born 1983) is a West Virginian video games employee and Massively Multi-player Online Game/MMORPG Veteran who has created and introduced several online computer games to the western markets, including: A Tale in the Desert Series from eGenesis, Last Chaos from Aeria Games, and most recently, Dragon Oath from the NASDAQ listed Changyou.com Ltd as Director of North American Operations. He is also the founder of MMOsmart, supporting games for many internationally known brands and companies, including Disney and Warner Bros.

Biography

Born October 29, 1983 in Moundsville, West Virginia, Steven grew up in the towns of Benwood and Glen Dale in Marshal County, attending John Marshall High School and West Virginia University.

Steve has carved a niche for himself in the US online gaming market over the last 13 years, starting his first company Spoofcom at the age of 14. Realizing the true potential of the video gaming market, he generated revenues of over 100k in virtual goods during the first year of the company’s inception.

In 2002, Spoofcom developed into MMOsmart, expanding its services to marketing and public relations. The company has won several awards and eventually became a founding contributor to MMORPG media: Stratics.com, IGN- Vault Networks, MMORPG.com, and Warcry.com. In 2006, MMOsmart expanded its services further to partner in the initial developmentAeria Games with Aeria.jp

MMOsmart had furthered its business by launching 2 spin offs, Zyon Games, a Publisher of Free-to-play MMOs and GameGravity.com, a website for content delivery of downloadable MMORPG Clients. In 2007, Steve was also honored as one of the inaugural speakers at the Online Game Developers Conference (ION Conference) in Seattle, Washington.

Steve currently specializes in the localization of Asian and European games to North American audiences. He has brought over 20 Free-to-play MMOs and 6 Online Game Portals in the US and Europe. Aside from managing his own investments, Steve is also in charge of game operations for the North American Game Department of Sohu.com’s ChangYou.com Ltd.

Selected works

External links

• Official MMOsmart website
• Official Game|Gravity website
• Steven C. Wade's profile on LinkedIN