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Last Updated: May 15th, 2017

Articles featuring Chris Heatherly

Articles featuring Chris Heatherly

PGC Digital: Chris Heatherly on the state of the global games market

PGC DIGITAL Apr 7th, 2020

PGC Digital: Chris Heatherly on the state of the global games market

"You're gonna see video games evolve from this core-gamer focused, kinda geeky activity to something that's more culturally accepted broadly"

NBCUniversal shutting down game publishing division to focus on licensing

DOING A DISNEY Sep 19th, 2019

NBCUniversal shutting down game publishing division to focus on licensing

VP of games and digital platforms Chris Heatherly set to step down

NBCUniversal's Chris Heatherly: "We don’t want to be a movie games company, we want to be a games company"

SAVED BY THE BELL May 3rd, 2019

NBCUniversal's Chris Heatherly: "We don’t want to be a movie games company, we want to be a games company"

We discuss the company's licensing strategy, how it finances new projects and whether it will start acquiring studios for internal development

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ROAR Nov 15th, 2018

Jurassic World Alive developer Ludia teams up with Universal on How to Train Your Dragon puzzler

Long-standing relationship continues with match-three RPG

NARRATIVE GAMES Oct 18th, 2018

Universal is the latest contender in the mobile interactive fiction space with Series Your Story Universe

Game set to tap film and TV IP such as Vanderpump Rules, Saved By The Bell, The Breakfast Club and Law & Order

Disney’s Mobile Games GM jumps ship to NBCUniversal as its new games exec

JOBS NEWS Sep 16th, 2016

Disney’s Mobile Games GM jumps ship to NBCUniversal as its new games exec

Chris Heatherly leaves after 14 years

Jobs

AN END TO INFINITY May 12th, 2016

Disney cuts console publishing, doubles down on mobile

Disney Infinity line killed off as 300 lose jobs

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Disney launches Marvel: Avengers Alliance 2, the sequel to its most successful social game ever

FROM FACEBOOK TO MOBILE Mar 31st, 2016

Disney launches Marvel: Avengers Alliance 2, the sequel to its most successful social game ever

2012 Facebook title gets a 3D, mobile-only sequel

Video: What Disney's global presence means for its mobile games

360 PRESENCE Oct 13th, 2015

Video: What Disney's global presence means for its mobile games

There's plenty of brands to play with

From Marvel Contest of Champions to Frozen Free Fall: Disney on the power of its brands

A #PGCSANFRAN MARVEL Jul 8th, 2015

From Marvel Contest of Champions to Frozen Free Fall: Disney on the power of its brands

Disney's Chris Heatherly explains all

SUPERMENTORS Jun 15th, 2015

Get the latest on Nintendo's first mobile game, Disney's plans, and more in PGC San Francisco's Superstar Sessions

New opening track gets industry heavyweights to deliver conference agenda-setting keynotes

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