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Jeff Hickman | |
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Jeff Hickman is a video game designer, producer and customer support specialist. [1]
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Jeff Hickman | |
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| Occupation | Video Game Designer |
Jeff Hickman is a video game designer, producer and customer support specialist. [1]
Hickman starting working for Mythic Entertainment in 2001as director of customer support for the MMORPG Dark Age of Camelot . In 2005, he was promoted to executive producer for DAOC [2] and in 2008, he became the executive producer of Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning .
During a trip to EA Mythic by members of Blue Öyster Cult, the visiting members co-wrote and recorded a song with members of the Warhammer team, including Jeff Hickman. [3]
In January 2011 Hickman was named executive producer of live services for Bioware. [4] His main task is to oversee the live services and operations of Star Wars: The Old Republic.
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