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Comment: GameSpy seems to be this person's only assertion of notability, and Surfas does not receive significant and individual coverage outside of this context, which is expected of a biography on Wikipedia. Utopes (talk / cont) 21:23, 14 April 2024 (UTC)
Mark Surfas | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American Canadian |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, Game Developer |
| Years active | 1994-Present |
Mark Surfas is a Canadian-American game developer and writer known for starting the gaming media company, online multiplayer platform, and middleware provider GameSpy before its merger with IGN, the acquisition of its technology division by Glu Mobile,[1]and its eventual shutdown.[2][3][4] He also launched and currently leads multimedia communications company GroupFire[5] and software company Robots and Rockets.[6][7] He is also the author of the instructional books Running a Perfect Web Site with Windows,[8] Using Intranet HTML,[9] and Creating Your Own ActiveX Web Pages.[10]
Career[edit]
In the early 1990s, Surfas served as director of on-line communications at Coldwell Banker.[11][12][13]
Through Que Publishing, Surfas wrote and published the technology books Running a Perfect Web Site with Windows and Using Intranet HTML in 1996.[8][9] He also published the book Creating Your Own ActiveX Web Pages in 1997.[10] Surfas also founded and organized the Costa Mesa-based gaming event The Beatdown in 1998.[14] He wrote an op-ed concerning video game ratings for the Los Angeles Times in 2000.[15]
Surfas initially formed GameSpy in 1995[16][17] as a website called PlanetQuake, which was dedicated to the video game Quake.[18][19] Surfas licensed the software known as QSpy, which allowed users to list and search for servers for online multiplayer matches of Quake. Initially renaming his service QuakeSpy, he eventually settled on the name GameSpy.[20][21][22]
Surfas became chief strategy officer when GameSpy merged with IGN in 2003.
Surfas would also go on to invest in companies such as RealNetworks,[23] Mob Science,[24] OGPlanet,[25] and GeekChicDaily.[26][12][27] Surfas also currently leads GroupFire[5] and Robots and Rockets.[6][7]
Bibliography[edit]
- Surfas, M. (1997). Creating Your Own ActiveX Web Pages. United States: Que Publishing.
- Surfas, M. (1996). Using Intranet HTML. United States: Que Publishing.
- Surfas, M. (1997). Creating Your Own ActiveX Web Pages. United States: Que Publishing.
References[edit]
- ^ "Glu Mobile loses $3M, buys GameSpy for 600,000 shares". www.bizjournals.com. August 2, 2012. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
- ^ "This Job Involves Some Fun, Games - WSJ". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
- ^ "The Los Angeles Times from Los Angeles, California". Newspapers.com. 2000-05-10. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
- ^ Elise, Abigail (2014-04-30). "GameSpy Closing May 31". International Business Times. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
- ^ a b "About Us | GroupFire". www.groupfire.com. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
- ^ a b "Mark Surfas". cbinsights.com.
- ^ a b Russell, Ronald; Medvedev, Alex (2017-10-14). Mark Surfas: Biography. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ISBN 978-1-9782-2444-5.
- ^ a b Running a Perfect Web Site with Windows. Que. 1996. ISBN 978-0-7897-0763-5.
- ^ a b Surfas, Mark (1996). Using Intranet HTML. ISBN 978-0-7897-0852-6.
- ^ a b Surfas, Mark; Dev, Que (February 2, 1997). Creating Your Own ActiveX Web Pages. ISBN 978-0-7897-1077-2.
- ^ "House Hunts by Computer Saving Time and Tedium". Los Angeles Times. 1994-12-11. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
- ^ a b "Fanboy Email Newsletter GeekChicDaily Raises $1.5 Million". TechCrunch. 2011-01-25. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
- ^ "online real esate". newspapers.com. 1995-03-05. p. 17. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
- ^ "Sleep is for weak at computer game raves". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
- ^ "la times op-ed authored by mark". The Los Angeles Times. 2000-10-26. p. 172. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
- ^ "The Los Angeles Times from Los Angeles, California". Newspapers.com. 2000-12-21. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
- ^ "page 2 of gamespy investment article". The Los Angeles Times. 1999-07-29. p. 224. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
- ^ "GameSpy to Buy Mplayer Web Site for $20 Million". Los Angeles Times. 2000-12-21. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
- ^ "New Sequel to Quake Beefs Up Blood, Guts to Spur Bigger Sales - WSJ". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
- ^ "What Ever Happened to GameSpy?". TechSpot. 2023-02-09. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
- ^ "25 companies (and other things) Shacknews outlasted". Shacknews. 2021-11-17. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
- ^ "Before the Angel Comes the Mechanic". Los Angeles Times. 2000-05-10. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
- ^ "Vidgame venture liftoff". Variety. 2006-10-30. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
- ^ "Mob Science raises $1M for social games on Zynga's platform". venturebeat.com. March 27, 2012.
- ^ "Korea-to-US online game importer OGPlanet now profitable, gets funding". venturebeat.com. July 17, 2008.
- ^ "Major Showbiz Players Invest In Geek Chic". Deadline. 2011-01-25. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
- ^ "Legendary buys Nerdist Industries". Variety. 2012-07-10. Retrieved 2024-04-11.