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Bill Stealey | |
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| Birth name | John Wilbur Stealey Sr. |
| Nickname(s) | Wild Bill |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service | Pennsylvania Air National Guard USAF Reserve |
| Years of service | 1970–1993 |
| Rank | Lieutenant colonel |
| Alma mater | United States Air Force Academy The Wharton School |
John Wilbur Stealey Sr., better known as Bill Stealey, is an American game developer and publisher, and a former military pilot. Stealey founded MicroProse with Sid Meier in 1982 and released many flight simulators with the company. He was known for his appearances in military uniform and aerial stunts aboard the company's real plane while promoting the games. After a brief retirement in the early 1990s, he founded iEntertainment Network in 1995 and is the current CEO.[1] In 2018 he also re-acquired MicroProse assets and revived the studio with David Lagettie. Stealey acts largely in a consultancy capacity at the revived studio.[2]
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