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CREATING VIDEO GAMES TAKES SERIOUSLY GROWN-UP SKILLS IN BUSINESS MEET: PETROGLYPH Name of business: Petroglyph Address: 2450 Box Canyon Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89128. Website: www.petroglyphgames.com In business since: April 2003 Describe your business: Petroglyph is an independent game development studio that has more than 100 people on staff. We have launched nine titles with two more in development. The company specializes in Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (MOBA), Online Real-Time Strategy (RTS) and Action/RPG games. Members of Petroglyph love playing games and love creating them. We represent a nexus of engineering expertise, game design talent process experience that and development is committed to creating great entertainment hits, which are as fun to play as they are to make. Who are your customers? P What makes you unique? O ur newest title, eople who play online PC games. "End of Nations," is considered Las Vegas' No.1 Business Resource Has Never Been More Important. 5,600 SQ. FT. EXECUTIVE HANGER FOR SALE NORTH LAS VEGAS AIR TERMINAL (VGT) SR23 • Fully-insulated and sprinklered with metal halide lighting • 60' wide by 16' tall motorized door • Offices, lounge, restroom, shower and maintenance room GAMERS: Petroglyph president and co-founder Michael Legg's company is getting ready to release its newest computer game, "End of Nations. " "It's the biggest project we've ever done," he said. to be the world's first triple-A MMORTS (Massively Multiplayer Online Real Time Strategy) game. These types of games can support hundreds or thousands of players simultaneously. What's the most important part of your job? I 'm the president and a co-founder of Petroglyph and spend most of my time programming on our technology team. How can Nevada improve its business climate? I t would be great to have tax incentives for computer and video game developers. Other states have some great offerings. Get your one-year subscription to and we'll include our best leads via email. All for only $50 a year. For additional information call 800.254.2610 or email subscriptions@gmgvegas.com VEGASINC.COM/SUBSCRIBE | 30 JULY 2012 | Exclusive Leasing & Management By COMMERCIAL SPECIALISTS | 702.364.0909 5 STEVE MARCUS