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JUNE 3, 2009

Calabasas-based Emergent Game Technologies , developer of the Gamebryo game engine, disclosed today that the firm has signed on THQ through a master licensing agreement. The firm is venture backed by Hopewell Ventures, Worldview Technology Partners, Jerusalem Venture Partners, Walker Ventures, and Adena Ventures, and raised $12.5M

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THQ Electronic Arts Technology Calabasas 100

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JUNE 10, 2013

Pucino is a veteran CFO at technology companies in Southern California, and has previously served as EVO and CFO of THQ, EVP and CFO of Classmates Media Corporation (part of United Online), in addition to serving as Digital Insight, Galileo International, Tekelec, and Dean Witter, Discovery & Co.

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THQ Technology Southern California San Diego 138

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FEBRUARY 17, 2009

Calabasas-based Emergent Game Technologies , a supplier of video game development software, said Monday that it has raised $12.5M According to Emergent, the round was led by new investor Hopewell Ventures, and also included prior investors Worldview Technology Partners, Jerusalem Venture Partners, Walker Ventures, and Adena Ventures.

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Technology THQ Calabasas Content 100

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JANUARY 21, 2016

Pucino is a longtime veteran of Southern California's technology industry, having served as CFO of such companies as THQ, Digital Insight, and Tekelec. Los Angeles-based online invitations service Evite has named Paul Pucino as the company's new Chief Financial Officer, the firm said today.

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Evite THQ Southern California Los Angeles 100

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AUGUST 1, 2011

Scholz had previously founded CasualCafe, and also served at WildTangent, SkillJam Technologies and THQ. Scholz was most recently at Los Angeles-based GameSalad, where he created the HTML5 game engine for the firm. READ MORE>>.

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CTO Hire THQ Activision Los Angeles 178

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

The firm, which said last year that it had selected Los Angeles for an expanded recruiting effort, recently posted a position for a Chief Technology Officer, based in Los Angeles. Zynga , the high flying social gaming firm behind the popular Farmville social game, appears to be ramping up its recruiting efforts in Los Angeles.

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Los Angeles CTO Angel Activision 196

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AUGUST 5, 2010

Santa Monica-based Image Metrics , a developer of facial animation software, said Thursday that it has acquired FacePro , a developer of lip sync technology used by art directors. FacePro develops technology which analyzes audio information to automatically drive facial animation. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed.

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Metrics THQ Activision Santa Monica 113