Mark Rein (executive)
Mark Rein | |
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Nationality | Canadian |
Occupation | Entrepreneur |
Title | Vice president of Epic Games |
Mark A. Rein is a Canadian entrepreneur and the vice president of video game and software development company Epic Games.[1][2][3] He is also a co-owner of the NHL's Carolina Hurricanes.[4]
Rein often gives assessments of the progress of his company and gives a monthly update in the magazine Game Developer where he also provides a updates on the state of the Unreal Engine. He resides in Raleigh, North Carolina, though he was raised in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.[5]
Career
Rein first got involved in the video game industry when he got in touch with John Romero, who at that time worked for id Software. Since Rein was a fan of the previous Commander Keen games, Romero got him to playtest the then under development Commander Keen 4. Rein was then brought in to handle the business side of id as its "probationary president".
He then negotiated a deal with
References
- ^ Chidley, Joe (17 February 1997). "Intel Unveils New MMX Pentium Chip". Maclean's. The Canadian Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
- ^ Kohler, Chris (5 February 2007). "Interview: Epic's Mark Rein". Wired. Condé Nast. Archived from the original on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
- ^ Stuart, Keith (30 January 2008). "The Mark Rein interview". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 23 October 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
- CBS Interactive. Archivedfrom the original on 30 December 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
- ^ Preston, Ken (28 February 2014). "Hurricanes Welcome New Investors. Mark and Tara Rein, Chuck Hammel join Peter Karmanos Jr.'s ownership group". Carolina Hurricanes. Archived from the original on 27 December 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
- ISBN 978-1-58836-289-6. Archivedfrom the original on 17 April 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
External links
- Mark Rein on Twitter