Hiring/Firing: True Games Appoints Peter Jarvis As CTO
MMO publisher True Games Interactive has announced that it has appointed Peter Jarvis as Chief Technology Officer. Jarvis most recently held the post of Vice President and Chief Information Officer at NCSoft, and s CTO of True Games Interactive, Jarvis is to be responsible for "building the True Tech platform" and overseeing "all applications and web development while launching and integrating multiple AAA MMO titles," according to the announcement.
Across his seven years at NCSoft, the company grew from supporting a single MMORPG with less than $1 million a year revenue to supporting over six live games with over $70 million a year in revenue. Prior to NCSoft Jarvis held positions as head of information technology at ClearCommerce, and EA/Origin Systems.
True Games Interactive recently announced a project under development by Petroglyph (Star Wars: Empire At War), who are creating a global free-to-play, micro-transaction based game for PC, which is still to be announced in detail.
“Our mission is to deliver AAA social games to a free to play world. The foundation of our success will be building flawless, advanced technology to support our games,” said Bob Drobish, CEO of True Games Interactive. “The addition of a highly experienced head of technology to our executive team is critical and Peter’s background and in-depth knowledge make him a perfect fit for the role.”









