Detonator Games was formed on July 4th, 2009 by Matt Wilson, John Smith, and Corey Dangel. With backgrounds in MMO and console gaming, they wanted to bring the best of social entertainment to the emerging world of mobile and social networks. Each founder brings over 15 years of gaming experience including shipping multiple MMO, PC, and console games.

Who Are We?

Matt Wilson - Founder and Director of Development
With over 15 years in the game business, Matt has been part of many aspects of gaming. He worked for 10 years at Microsoft and shipped multiple MMOs, PC, and Console games. His last startup FireAntGames, was acquired to start the Sony Online Entertainment Seattle Studio. He brings a great deal of creativity, business knowledge, and a pyrotechnic attitude to the Studio.

Corey Dangel - Founder and Art Director
Corey brings a visual attitude to everything he touches. With over 15 years of experience including Microsoft's Internet Gaming Zone, Microsoft's Kids Group, CaveDog Games, and Sony Online Entertainment, he has been on the creative, visual, and design of games. He is the explosive visual style of our games.

John Smith - Founder and Technical Director
John has directed cutting edge technology for over 15 years. His experience flows from architecting both client and server frameworks for Microsoft's Internet Gaming Zone, and large scale server infrastructure for Microsoft's and Sony's MMOs. He was also a co-founder of FireAntGames, and Senior Producer and Technical Director for Sony Online Entertainment.