Michael Mann
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Michael Mann, video game producer at Wideload Games, has over 10 years of experience in creating both television and interactive products. Born and raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Michael was educated in the sweet science of civil engineering, and has a wide range of expertise ranging from computer animation to international outsource management. Michael claims to be non-partisan, which is substantiated by his mutual affection for NASCAR and hunting, public radio and organic food. This is his first foray into the exciting and often perilous realm of political video game production.

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Hail to the Chimp Fan Mail

Posted February 25, 2008 | 18:21:47 (EST)

It's been a while since my last blog entry on the production of Hail to the Chimp. So much has happened in that time that I don't know where to begin. What's that you say? Take a break and answer some fan mail? I thought you'd never ask!

The...

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"Hail to the Chimp" Development Diary: The Campaign Trail

Posted January 10, 2008 | 10:24:22 (EST)

If you are like me, you love this time of the election year. It is akin to baseball's spring training. Candidates are full of hope and promise, each cocksure of themselves and ready to take on any challenge that confronts them. They trot out onto the proverbial diamond and throw...

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Game Design through Interpretive Dance

Posted December 12, 2007 | 19:32:14 (EST)

In honor of the writer's strike, I have decided to write this blog without using the letter "Q". It is my own silent demonstration, and while I realize it is not much, I believe that every beau geste can make an impact. As a blogger, nobody will be able to...

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From the Rooter to the Tooter: Studies in Character

Posted November 27, 2007 | 21:21:00 (EST)

Hello loyal reader. I've returned from another Thanksgiving holiday chock full of pumpkin pie wisdom and turkey neck percipience to deliver unto you a new installment of my behind-the-scenes look at the making of "Hail to the Chimp," a politically-charged next-gen party game coming to the Xbox 360 and PS3...

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Wideload Games

Posted November 12, 2007 | 19:24:18 (EST)

Over the past week I've been sitting behind my MacBook Pro, pondering my next blog entry between sessions of beta scheduling, motion graphics editing, and Guitar Hero III rocking. My intent is to give you more insider information behind the creation of "Hail to the Chimp" while keeping things entertaining....

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Hail to the Chimp

Posted October 30, 2007 | 11:58:00 (EST)

I'm a producer at Wideload Games, an independent game developer in Chicago, IL, founded by Halo game legend, Alex Seropian. We're currently hard at work on "Hail to the Chimp," a politically-charged party game set to release on the Xbox360 and PlayStation 3 in the Spring of '08. I'll be...

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