Located in Austin, TX, Heatwave ™ Interactive, Inc. was founded in early 2007 by games industry wunderkind Anthony Castoro (EA, Sony Online, Entertainment, Codemasters) and entrepreneurial maverick Donn Clendenon (MPG-Net, World Gaming Corporation, I-Sun Networks). Staffed by a core team of top-flight game, music and movie industry veterans, Heatwave ™ Interactive, Inc. seeks to fundamentally revolutionize the entertainment landscape by creating innovative cross-media properties for gaming, film, music and television.
The credited works of the team’s members include over 200 commercial video, PC and tabletop games, as well as Academy Award-winning films and Grammy Award-winning albums. Supporting the Central Studio is a Board of Advisors including Jason Bell, CEO of Chrysalis Games, formerly of Turbine, Atari, EA, and Kesmai; Ann E. Kronen, formerly of Atari, Humongous Entertainment, Disney, Phillips, and Broderbund Software; and Charles J. Weber, CEO of Weber Communications, formerly CEO of LucasFilm Ltd.
