Mark Kern
Video game designer
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| September 2024 | Kern was interviewed by YouTuber Upper Echelon, during which he claimed that approximately $600K had been raised for Em-8er. |
| September 2024 | Kern was interviewed by YouTuber Upper Echelon, during which he claimed that approximately $600K had been raised for Em-8er. |
| March 2024 | Kern criticized the Canadian narrative development studio Sweet Baby Inc. and railed against wokeness, telling Fox News about a 'coordinated effort to insert diversity politics into games.' |
| March 2024 | Kern criticized the Canadian narrative development studio Sweet Baby Inc. and railed against wokeness, telling Fox News about a 'coordinated effort to insert diversity politics into games.' |
| August 2023 | Kern attracted attention when he posted a critical tweet regarding the start menu of the then-upcoming Bethesda Softworks game Starfield. |
| August 2023 | Kern attracted attention when he posted a critical tweet regarding the start menu of the then-upcoming Bethesda Softworks game Starfield. |
| 2019 | Following the Blitzchung controversy, Kern quit playing World of Warcraft and called for a boycott of Blizzard. |
| 2019 | Following the Blitzchung controversy, Kern quit playing World of Warcraft and called for a boycott of Blizzard. |
| 2016 | Kern began seeking crowdfunding for Em-8er, a 'spiritual successor' to Firefall. |
| 2016 | Kern became involved in the Nostalrius petition to convince Blizzard to consider reviving vanilla servers for World of Warcraft. |
| 2016 | Kern became involved in the Nostalrius petition to convince Blizzard to consider reviving vanilla servers for World of Warcraft. |
| 2016 | Kern began seeking crowdfunding for Em-8er, a 'spiritual successor' to Firefall. |
| 2015 | Kern expressed support for the Gamergate movement and indicated a desire to revive League4Gamers as part of this campaign. |
| 2015 | Kern expressed support for the Gamergate movement and indicated a desire to revive League4Gamers as part of this campaign. |
| 2014 | Mark Kern founded the studio MEK Entertainment, which raised $1 million in seed funding for an Oculus Rift virtual reality MMO. |
| 2014 | Mark Kern founded the studio MEK Entertainment, which raised $1 million in seed funding for an Oculus Rift virtual reality MMO. |
| 2013 | Kern was removed from his position as CEO by the Red 5 board of directors. |
| 2013 | Kern was removed from his position as CEO by the Red 5 board of directors. |
| 2012 | Kern initiated a lobbying group named League4Gamers in response to the Stop Online Piracy Act and the PROTECT IP Act. |
| 2012 | Kern initiated a lobbying group named League4Gamers in response to the Stop Online Piracy Act and the PROTECT IP Act. |
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