Robert Bowling
From TheConsoler
Robert "402" Bowling
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| Full Name: | Robert "402" Bowling |
| Occupation: | Comm. Relations Dir. |
| Company: | Infinity Ward , Activision |
| Projects: | COD2, COD4:MW |
| Website: | www.fourzerotwo.com |
Biography
Official Bio
Robert Bowling is the Director of Communications / Community Manager for the award winning video game development studio Infinity Ward; the team behind the 2007 Game of the Year Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare for the Xbox 360, PS3, and PC. Prior to Infinity Ward, Robert was the CEO of FourzerotwoMEDIA, and Editor in Chief of a major music and entertainment magazine. Robert comes from an 8 year entertainment background within the print, music, and interactive media industry.
Robert Bowling was born in Ft. Thomas, Kentucky on May 3rd, 19XX . He currently resides in Woodland Hills, California a suburb of Los Angeles, and is also the creator and Editor of The Consoler. Prior to his work in video games and the aforementioned positions above, Robert was in the Military as a US Army Infantryman (11B - Rifleman) assigned to the 4th Infantry Division at Ft. Hood, Texas after extensive training at Ft. Benning, GA.
Professional Career
Infinity Ward / Activision
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; ATVI; Computer Games industry)
April 2006 — Present (1 year 9 months)
Robert has acted as the Community Relations Manager handling all in-house Public Relations and Marketing responsibilities for Infinity Ward titles; currently spearheading Community Management for multiple award-winning video game title Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare for Infinity Ward / Activision with an active daily community site of over 500,000+ users and millions of unique visitors, as well as fielding Public Relations and Marketing requests and requirements from Activision for interviews, press, assets, media, as well as creative consultation and concepts for such needs.
Substream Music Press
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Publishing industry)
January 2006 — January 2007 (1 year 1 month)
Co-founder and Editor in Chief of Substream Magazine aka Substream Music Press, overseeing and coordinating all editorial, art, and production operations for this nationally distributed full-color, full-size, music entertainment oriented print magazine.
FourzerotwoMEDIA
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Public Relations and Communications industry)
January 2000 — April 2006 (6 years 4 months)
Founder / CEO of this Public Relations and Grassroots Marketing firm handling high-profile clients within the music, interactive, print, fashion, and entertainment oriented fields. Acting as creative and management lead on hundreds of New Media, Print, and grassroots marketing efforts to improve overall brand image or introduce new brands and IPs into heavily competitive consumer environments.
Video Game Collection
My Wii Games
Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
My Wii Virtual Console Games
Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle
Splatterhouse [TG-16]
Super Castlevania IV [SNES]
Super Ghosts n Goblins [SNES]
Super Mario 64 [N64]
Super Mario Bros. 2 [NES]
Super Mario Bros. [NES]
Super Mario World [SNES]
Sword of Vermilion [SEGA]
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles [NES]
The Legend of Zelda [NES]
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past [SNES]
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time [N64]
Toe Jam and Earl [SEGA]
Vigilante [TG-16]
Wario Woods [NES]
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link [NES]
My Xbox 360 Games
Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WWII
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars
Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter
Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter 2
Halo 3 (BETA)
Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
Lord Of The Rings: Battle For Middle Earth
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas
Shadowrun (BETA)
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent
The History Channel: Civil War
Tony Hawk's American Wasteland
My Xbox Live Arcade Games
Castlevania:Symphony of the Night
Street Fighter II: Hyper Fighting
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Arcade 1989
My DS Lite Games
Spider-Man: Battle for New York
My Gamecube Games
My Xbox Games
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2: Summit Strike
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Island Thunder
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Black Arrow
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Critical Hour
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Lockdown
Splinter Cell: Pandoras Tomorrow
My Nintendo 64 Games
Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask [CE]
Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time [Gold]
Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time [Gray]
Super Mario 64 [JPN]
My Sega Dreamcast Games
My Sega CD Games
My Sega Genesis Games
My Super Nintendo Games
Romance of the Three Kingdoms II
Williams Arcade's Greatest Hits
My Gameboy Micro Games
Castlevania: Curse of the Moon
Frogger's Adventures: Temple of the Frog
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords
The Legend of Zelda: Minish Cap
My Gameboy Advance Games
Castlevania: Curse of the Moon
Frogger's Adventures: Temple of the Frog
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords
The Legend of Zelda: Minish Cap
My Virtual Boy Games
Panic Bomberman [JPN]
V-Tetris [JPN]
My NeoGeo Pocket Games
My Gameboy Games
Exodus: Journey To The Promise Land
The Legend of Zelda: Links Awakening
My NES Games
Metroid [Yellow Label]
R.O.B. the robot (accessory)
Super Mario Bros. / Duck Hunt / World Class Track Meet [Red Shirt / White Pants]
Super Mario Bros. / Duck Hunt / World Class Track Meet [White Shirt / Red Pants]
Super Mario Bros. / Tetris / World Cup
The Fantastic Adventures of Dizzy
The Legend of Zelda [Gold]
Zelda 2: Adventures of Link [Gold]
My Turbo Duo Games
My Jaguar Games
My TurboGrafx-16 Games
My Odyssey 3000 Games
My Odyssey 2 Games
Atari 2600 Games
Revenge of the Beefsteak Tomatoes
Swedish Erotica: Beat 'em & Eat 'Em
My Telstar Alpha Games
My ColecoVision Games
My Intellivision Games
Intellivision Voice Synthosizer
My PC Games
Call of Duty: United Offensive
Empires: Dawn of the Modern World
Enemy Territory: Quake Wars [BETA]
My Video Game Movies
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (film)
Super Mario Brothers The Movie
Super Mario Brothers Super Show v.1
Super Mario Brothers Super Show v.2
The Legend of Zelda: The Animated Series
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life
Articles
Speaker XNA Gamefest 2007
How to engage your community without enraging them
Interviews
Video Links
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (2007 - Present)
Gamespot.com - E3 2007 Live Interview
IGN.com - E3 2007 Live Interview
Call of Duty 2 (2005 - 2006)
Gametrailers.com - Call of Duty 2 All-Nighter
Coin-Op TV - Call of Duty 2 All-Nighter
Audio Links
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (November 2007 - Present)
2OpGaming - Launch Week Interview
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (2007 - Present)
MajorNelson.com - Microsoft C3@E3 Party E3 2007
Text Links
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (November 2007 - Present)
AssociatedContent - Robert Bowling Talks Call of Duty 4
2OpGaming.com - First to Play Event - Los Angeles, CA
