Cat Daddy Games
Brad Nicholson has extensive work experience in the gaming industry. Brad started their career as an Enthusiast Press Editor at various editorial outlets, including MTV, TouchArcade, GiantBomb, Joystiq, and more. During this time, they gained valuable skills in evangelizing brands, games, and mobile games to player-facing audiences, as well as developing an understanding of player perspectives and psychology.
In 2012, Brad joined Uber Entertainment as a Communications Manager, where they worked until 2014. Brad then moved on to Cat Daddy Games in 2015, where they served as a Social Media Manager until 2017.
After that, Brad took on the role of Product Marketing Manager at adult swim games from 2017 to 2018. Currently, they hold the position of Director of Community at Cat Daddy Games, starting in September 2018.
Brad Nicholson obtained a Bachelor's degree in History from the University of Southern Indiana, where they studied from 2004 to 2009.
Cat Daddy Games
What's with the name? Way before Harley Howe and Patrick Wilkinson formed Cat Daddy Games 20 years ago, a much younger Harley was exposed to the perils of falling trees at a family-owned timber company. In those days, it wasn't uncommon for a cut tree to get stuck on other trees as it crashed towards the ground. Harley learned that the only way to get these trees all the way down was with a "cat daddy," a man who literally climbed up stuck trees, chopped off the limbs, and then rushed down the tree as it plummeted towards the earth. The longer Harley spent with these guys, the more he realized that cat daddys were almost solely responsible for all the random acts of brilliant stupidity happening out in the woods. And so ... Cat daddys left quite the impression on Harley, so when Pat and Harley started their company, it seemed fitting that Cat Daddy Games be the name. They were going against convention and playing it loose, creating adventurous games on a variety of emerging platforms without a safety net. Like a way geekier version of real cat daddys. Pat and Harley's relationship grew and grew with multiple successful PC titles released and in 2003 they were purchased by Take-Two Interactive. With this they moved into console and delivered the Carnival Games franchise. As the industry changes so does their focus. They are now currently plugging away on mobile and VR games with some nice upcoming titles soon to be released.