# Discord CEO sheds light on future of gamer communication as users cross 200M

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/discord-ceo-sheds-light-on-future-of-gamer-communication-as-users-cross-200m/
- Published: 2024-09-24T09:45:47-05:00
- Author: Curated by John Wysocki

Image caption: Discord made its way to PlayStation 5. Image Credit: Discord. Interview article by Dean Takahashi. VentureBeat: GamesBeat – September 22, 2024. Discord CEO Jason Citron cofounded his communications platform company after a failure. He had a big success with OpenFeint, a social gaming platform for mobile games, selling that to Gree for $104 million in 2011. In 2012, Citron cofounded Hammer & Chisel, a studio aimed at making multiplayer online battle arena games. Its first title, Fates Forever, wasn’t able to compete with market leaders League of Legends and DOTA 2. So Citron […] Click here to view original web page at venturebeat.com