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Don Mattrick Biography
Don Mattrick is one of the most popular and richest Programmer who was born on February 13, 1964 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Donald Allan Mattrick (born 13 February 1964) is a Canadian businessman most famous for his role as an ex-CEO of the social game company Zynga and an active member of the company’s Board of Directors. Prior to that, Mattrick was the President of the Interactive Entertainment Business at Microsoft. In that position he was in charge of the consumer business portfolio which included Xbox 360, Xbox Live, Xbox One, Kinect, TV Music and Video services, Microsoft Mediaroom, PC and Mobile Interactive Entertainment as well as the supply chain and manufacturing for Microsoft. Before being hired by Microsoft in 2007 Mattrick was president of Worldwide Studios for Electronic Arts and worked there during 15 years. At just 17, Mattrick founded Distinctive Software which was bought from Electronic Arts in 1991 and then was renamed EA Canada.
Mattrick is also mostly acknowledged for his role in creating Kinect in the Xbox 360. Xbox 360. Mattrick revealed Kinect under the codename “Project Natal” at E3 2009 in concert along with Steven Spielberg. Kinect is an “controller-free gaming and entertainment experience” for Xbox 360 launched in November 2010 across the world and sold more than 8 million units within the first 60 days and is the fastest-selling consumer electronics device, as per Guinness World Records. As of early in March, the Kinect was selling 10 million units in sales. It has been described as extremely innovative and has received numerous awards , including being named among the most innovative inventions of the year by Time Magazine.
Fortune Magazine in August 2011 named Don Mattrick one of the “Smartest People in Tech 2011” largely highlighting his ability to turn around the Xbox business and drive new consumer innovations like Kinect. In May 2012, Don Mattrick was named one of CNN Money’s top 10 brilliant technology visionaries.
On July 1, 2013, it was confirmed that Mattrick was leaving Microsoft to join social game company Zynga as CEO. Wall Street investors applauded Mattrick’s appointment and Zynga’s shares jumped 10.4 percent on the day the news was made public and another 5.9 percent in after-hours trading following the official announcement. On his first quarterly financial earnings call with Zynga, on July 25, 2013, Mattrick predicted volatility for the company over the coming 6 months to one year, stating a need to “get back to basics” and “take a longer term view on our products and business.”
Following his departure of Electronic Arts in February 2007, Mattrick was asked by Robbie Bach to serve as an advisor external in the Entertainment and Devices Division. The division was established in July 2007. Mattrick became an official member of Microsoft as the Senior Vice President in charge of Microsoft’s Xbox 360 and PC gaming business. Since Mattrick has been overseeing the business it has seen the Xbox 360 installed base has increased by 10 million, to over 76 million across the world, and Xbox LIVE membership has grown from 6 million to more than 48 million. Xbox LIVE membership has increased from 6 million to more than 48 million.
| Name | Don Mattrick |
| First Name | Don |
| Last Name | Mattrick |
| Occupation | Programmer |
| Birthday | February 13 |
| Birth Year | 1964 |
| Place of Birth | Vancouver |
| Home Town | British Columbia |
| Birth Country | Canada |
| Birth Sign | Aquarius |
| Full/Birth Name | |
| Father | Not Available |
| Mother | Not Available |
| Siblings | Not Available |
| Spouse | Nanon de Gaspe Beaubien-Mattrick |
| Children(s) | Not Available |
Ethnicity, religion & political views
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By 2015, Zynga was struggling to make the intended gains in the mobile market and had seen its share prices fall. On April 8, 2015, it was announced that Mattrick had resigned as Zynga’s CEO, “effective immediately”, and was replaced by founder Mark Pincus, who called the departure “amicable”.
Don Mattrick Net Worth
Don Mattrick is one of the richest Programmer from Canada. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Don Mattrick's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
In 1982 , at the age of 17, Mattrick and Jeff Sember founded Distinctive Software (DSI) by developing a multi-level game which was dubbed Evolution for the Apple II. Sember had sold the equity portion of DSI in 1986 to Mattrick in 1986, and Paul Lee joined the board at the time of the sale. In 1989, Paul Lee invested in DSI as the sole shareholder. He also assumed an operational role full-time as CFO/COO, responsible for the operations and finance. The year 1991 was the first time Mattrick served as Chairman, and was the largest shareholder of DSI while Tarrnie Williams was CEO. In the year prior, DSI had received two unwelcome acquisition offers, but Mattrick turned down both offers and reached out to Trip Hawkins (founder of Electronic Arts) to discuss synergies between both companies. A few months later, this led to the acquisition DSI through Electronic Arts (ERTS) which was achieved through a pooling of interests deal in July of 1991. Electronic Arts was a NASDAQ listed company, with a value of about $200 million dollars in the year of acquisition and Mattrick and Lee transformed the DSI shares to ERTS shares in the course of the deal. In the prior years, DSI was the largest independent game developer in North America and had 75 full-time employees who worked on various projects in collaboration with companies such as Konami, Broderbund, IBM, Disney, Mindscape and Accolade.
Mattrick was in a number of leadership roles at Electronic Arts and prior to being let go in the year 2005, was president of Worldwide Studios for Electronic Arts in charge of EA’s worldwide studios, as well as research and development across numerous major locations that included Redwood Shores, Calif. (Silicon Valley), EALA in Los Angeles, EA Tiburon in Florida, EA Canada in Vancouver, British Columbia, and Montreal and EA UK situated in Chertsey, England.
In October 2010, Mattrick was promoted to President of the Interactive Entertainment Business, a role that had him reporting directly to the CEO of Microsoft, Steve Ballmer. In this role he was responsible for a collection of consumer businesses including Xbox 360, Xbox LIVE, Kinect, Music, and Video, as well as PC and mobile interactive entertainment.
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Salary | Under Review |
| Source of Income | Programmer |
| Cars | Not Available |
| House | Living in own house. |
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
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| Height | Unknown |
| Weight | Not Known |
| Body Measurements | Under Review |
| Eye Color | Not Available |
| Hair Color | Not Available |
| Feet/Shoe Size | Not Available |
On May 21, 2013, Mattrick unveiled the new Xbox One, the successor to the Xbox 360, an all-in-one entertainment system. He later dismissed criticisms of the system’s “always on” internet connection by saying “We have a product for people who aren’t able to get some form of connectivity; it’s called Xbox 360.” Shortly thereafter, on June 19, 2013, Mattrick wrote an update on Xbox Wire to address feedback on Xbox One connectivity requirements and sharing limitations. Mattrick stated, “An internet connection will not be required to play offline Xbox One games” and “Trade-in, lend, resell, gift, and rent disc based games just like you do today”. These changes may have come at the expense of most of the features that had been heavily promoted as unique and innovative by Microsoft, including Family Game Sharing, Digital loaning and sale of games, and disc-less game play. The changes have been noted as being “ostensibly…a direct reaction to the huge popular backlash against the Xbox One’s policies that reverberated through E3.”
Who is Don Mattrick Dating?
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Don Ranked on the list of most popular Programmer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Canada. Don Mattrick celebrates birthday on February 13 of every year.
What did Don Mattrick do to Xbox?
In the six years Mattrick oversaw the division, the Xbox 360 installed base grew from 10 million to more than 76 million worldwide and Xbox LIVE membership increased from 6 million to over 48 million. Mattrick is also largely credited for his work in developing Kinect for Xbox 360.
What does Don Mattrick do now?
Don Mattrick – CEO – Prometheus Ventures Inc. LinkedIn.
Who is head of Xbox?
| Other names | P3 (gamertag) |
| Alma mater | University of Washington |
| Occupation | Head executive of Microsoft’s Xbox division |
| Title | CEO of Microsoft Gaming |
Who was head of Xbox during the 360?
In fact, Mattrick’s reputation as the president of Microsoft’s Interactive Entertainment operation, home of the Xbox 360, Kinect, and Xbox Live, has turned downright sour over the past six years. When he announced his departure from Microsoft on Monday, many Xbox fans said good riddance.
Who is CEO of PlayStation?
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