CO-FOUNDER/CEO , MAGIC SOUP GAMES
WHY: Former Blizzard Entertainment exec formed Magic Soup with other Blizzard alums J. Allen Brack and John Donham; Irvine HQ designation with remote offices.
IN THE NEWS: Magic Soup aims to create “massive AAA games that have positive themes.” AAA titles are considered the highest-quality games in the industry.
NOTABLE: Oneal and the two other co-founders have decades of experience at Blizzard Entertainment and its Santa Monica-based parent company, Activision Blizzard. Magic Soup says it’s “hiring a small, experienced startup team to work from anywhere. Location is no match for passion and skill.”