John Schappert
Moby ID: 66180
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John Schappert is currently with the social games developer Zynga. Previously he was Chief Operating Officer at Electronic Arts, Inc. until April 2011. Since June 2007, John Schappert was Executive Vice President of two groups at Electronic Arts: Central Development Services and Global Publishing. He didn't hold this position for long, as in August of the same year he became Corporate VP of LIVE, software and services at Microsoft. In 2009 he returned to Electronic Arts to replace COO John Pleasants who was hired away by Microsoft.
Schappert first joined Electronic Arts as a software engineer in 1991. He formed Tiburon Entertainment just three years later, where he helped develop games in the EA Sports line that included the Madden NFL and National Hockey League franchises. Tiburon was acquired by EA in 1998.
In 2002 Schappert moved on to the EA Burnaby Studio in British Columbia, where he oversaw the FIFA Soccer, NHL Hockey, and Need for Speed franchises, among others.
Credited on 77 games
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| Mortal Kombat 1 (2023, Windows) | Studio Leader |
| Hogwarts Legacy (2023, Windows) | Production |
| NASCAR 21: Ignition (2021, Windows) | Special Thanks |
| Mortal Kombat 11 (2019, Windows) | Studio Leader |
| Darkspore (2011, Windows) | Special Thanks |
| Dragon Age II (BioWare Signature Edition) (2011, Windows) | Chief Operating Officer |
| Dragon Age II (2011, Xbox 360) | Chief Operating Officer |
| Mass Effect 2 (2011, PlayStation 3) | Chief Operating Officer |
| Medal of Honor (2010, Windows) | To everyone at Electronic Arts for their support |
| Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening (2010, PlayStation 3) | President, Global Publishing |
| Mass Effect 2 (2010, Windows) | COO |
| Mass Effect 2 (Collector's Edition) (2010, Windows) | Chief Operating Officer |
| Army of Two: The 40th Day (2010, Xbox 360) | Management |
| Dragon Age: Origins (2009, Windows) | President, Global Publishing |
| Lips: Number One Hits (2009, Xbox 360) | Special Thanks |
| Halo 3: ODST (2009, Xbox 360) | Special Thanks |
| Lips (2008, Xbox 360) | Special Thanks |
| Fable II: Pub Games (2008, Xbox 360) | Corporate Vice President LIVE Services and Software |
| Medal of Honor: Airborne (2007, Xbox 360) | Special Thanks |
| Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars (2007, Xbox 360) | And to Everyone at Electronic Arts for Their Support, Especially |
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Frequent Collaborators
People- 34 games with Steven Chiang
- 27 games with Jason G. Andersen
- 19 games with Jeremy Strauser
- 17 games with Joe Vance
- 16 games with Frank Gibeau
- 16 games with Michael W. Weilbacher
- 14 games with John Turk
- 14 games with Joel Linzner
- 14 games with Dave Swanson
- 14 games with Dale Jackson
Companies
- 57 games with Electronic Arts, Inc.
- 33 games with EA Sports
- 22 games with EA Orlando
- 17 games with Electronic Arts Publishing SARL
- 13 games with Visual Concepts Entertainment, Inc.
- 11 games with Electronic Arts GmbH
- 9 games with Electronic Arts Ltd.
- 8 games with Valve Corporation
- 7 games with Epic Games, Inc.
- 7 games with ak tronic Software & Services GmbH
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