Sherman Oaks, CA | New York, NY | Los Angeles, CA
Also known as: Jason_Rubin
My History: Among the games that I presided over in my 20 years in the Computer And Video Game Industry are the "Crash Bandicoot" and "Jak and Daxter" series. Collectively, these 7 titles have sold over 35 million units worldwide. Three of the Crash titles were in the top 10 in US lifetime PlayStation sales, and Crash Bandicoot: Warped, is the best selling foreign video game title in Japanese history. In 2001 I sold Naughty Dog to Sony Computer Entertainment America, managed the transition, and in late 2004 left to pursue new interests. In 2005 I formed Morgan Rose, LLC to pursue various entertainment ventures. Among them is "The Iron Saint," a comic book mini-series that released in August of 2007, and "Mysterious Ways", another comic book mini-series which released in June, 2011. www.theironsaint.com www.mysteriousways.com In 2006 I formed Flektor, Inc., an online mash-up tool that Launched in April of 2007. On May 30, 2007, Flektor was acquired by Fox Interactive Media (owner of MySpace). Subsequently the technology was folded into MySpace and thus the site is no longer a standalone destination. To find out more about the company try googling "Flektor." January 2009 saw the creation of MONKEY GODS, the third company I have founded with Partner Andy Gavin and the second with Jason Kay. MONKEY GODS marks our return to games: casual, console, PC, whatever. We have released a couple of games for Facebook and iPhone, including a re-release of "Snood", one of the most downloaded games in video game history and "Monkwerks", a new word-play game. www.monkeygods.com In January of 2011 I reunited with the core team behind Flektor to back them in a startup named elarm. www.elarm.com Specialties I know a little about a lot, but a lot about little. I specialize in nothing in particular, but rather have made a career out of finding people that are far more talented than me, bringing them together, investing in their ideas, and helping them find the right direction.
