Stevie Case | |
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Born | 1976 or 1977 (age 47–48)[1] |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | University of Kansas |
Occupation | Chief Revenue Officer |
Employer | Vanta |
Partner | John Romero (1999–2003) |
Esports career information | |
Game | Quake |
Playing career | 1996–1997 |
Handle | KillCreek |
Team history | |
1996–1997 | Impulse 9 |
Stevana "Stevie" Case (born 1976–1977)[1] is an American businesswoman. She is known for competing in the first-person shooter game Quake in the late 1990s, as well as contributing professionally to the video game industry.
Competing under the alias KillCreek, she was one of the first notable female esports players, gaining recognition for beating Quake designer John Romero in a Quake deathmatch in 1997. She was the first professional gamer signed to the Cyberathlete Professional League (CPL).
Case worked for Ion Storm between 1997 and 2001, conducting quality assurance and level design. She left the company to manage Monkeystone Games with former Ion Storm employees Romero and Tom Hall. After a stint at Warner Bros. managing the production of mobile games, she began working at various companies in business development and sales.