Chris Charla
ID@Xbox
Chris Charla is the Senior Director of ID@Xbox at Microsoft. Before starting the independent developer self-publishing program for Xbox, he spent two years as portfolio director for Xbox Live Arcade at Microsoft Studios. He joined Microsoft after 10 years at independent studio Foundation 9, where he did everything from level design and IP creation to leading its business development group. In the ancient past, he was the launch editor for IGN.com, among other games press work. In his spare time he can often be found making text adventures, fanzines about strange videogames or pushing around on a skateboard.
