# Steve Arnold > Steve Arnold is the CEO of E-Line Media, the video game developer and publisher behind the BAFTA- and Peabody-winning Never Alone (Kisima Ingitchuna), Beyond Blue, and the upcoming Never Alone 2 and Neighborhoods. He has been making games professionally since 2003, starting at Electronic Arts, where he rose from production intern on the Tiger Woods PGA Tour series to Executive Producer working across EA Partners and the Origin store, with credits on Rock Band, The Beatles: Rock Band and Alice: Madness Returns. In May 2014 he joined Oculus, becoming Head of Oculus Studios in June 2016 and running the company's first-party and partner content slate through November 2019, a period covering Lone Echo, Robo Recall, The Climb, Chronos and Journey of the Gods, with partnerships spanning Epic, Insomniac, Ubisoft, Marvel and Lucasfilm. He then founded his own studio, Imagination Games, and ToyChest.AI, an early-stage venture using computer vision to let ordinary physical toys unlock content in games without special hardware. At E-Line he now leads a studio whose work sits in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art and has reached more than 25 million players. - **Role:** CEO at E-Line Media - **Organizations:** E-Line Media, ToyChest.AI, Imagination Games, Meta (Oculus / Oculus Studios), Electronic Arts - **Nationality:** American - **Education:** BA, Economics with a specialization in Computing, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - **Known for:** Head of Oculus Studios at Oculus/Meta from June 2016 to November 2019, overseeing first-party and partner VR content across mobile and PC platforms., Built Oculus Studios partnerships with Epic Games, Insomniac Games, Ubisoft, Marvel and Lucasfilm; his company bio credits him with establishing the group's reputation as one of the best publishers in the games industry., Production and producer credits across EA's Rock Band franchise, including Rock Band, AC/DC Live: Rock Band Track Pack, The Beatles: Rock Band and Rock Band 3. ## Career timeline - **2002** — Credited as Production Intern on Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2002 and 2003 at Electronic Arts. - **2003** — Graduates UCLA and begins developing interactive entertainment professionally at Electronic Arts. - **2003-2007** — Works on the Tiger Woods PGA Tour production team across the 2004, 2005, 06 and 07 releases. - **2008-2009** — Associate Producer on EA Partners titles including Rock Band, AC/DC Live: Rock Band Track Pack and The Beatles: Rock Band. - **2010** — Producer on Rock Band 3; helps integrate Harmonix's business with EA. - **2010-2014** — Executive Producer at EA/Origin; leads a redesign of the Origin store. Credits include Alice: Madness Returns and Crysis 2. - **2014** — Joins Oculus in May as Head of Production. - **2016** — Promoted to Head of Oculus Studios on 14 June, succeeding Jason Rubin, who moves to Head of Content. - **2016-2019** — Leads Oculus Studios content slate including The Climb, Chronos, Lone Echo, Robo Recall, Wilson's Heart, Augmented Empire, Journey of the Gods and National Geographic: Explore VR. Builds partnerships with Epic, Insomniac, Ubisoft, Marvel and Lucasfilm. - **2019** — Departs Meta/Oculus in November after five and a half years. - **2020** — Co-founds his own game studio, Imagination Games, in August, operating in stealth from Santa Clara, California. - **2025** — Founds ToyChest.AI as Executive Chairman, using AI and computer vision to connect physical toys to digital games without dedicated hardware. - **2026** — Named CEO of E-Line Media; Michael Angst moves from CEO to Vice Chairman, with Gloria O'Neill as Executive Chair and co-founder Alan Gershenfeld as President. ## Achievements - Head of Oculus Studios at Oculus/Meta from June 2016 to November 2019, overseeing first-party and partner VR content across mobile and PC platforms. - Built Oculus Studios partnerships with Epic Games, Insomniac Games, Ubisoft, Marvel and Lucasfilm; his company bio credits him with establishing the group's reputation as one of the best publishers in the games industry. - Production and producer credits across EA's Rock Band franchise, including Rock Band, AC/DC Live: Rock Band Track Pack, The Beatles: Rock Band and Rock Band 3. - Executive Producer at EA Origin, where he led a redesign of the Origin store and integrated Harmonix's business with EA. - Credited on Oculus-era VR titles including Lone Echo, Robo Recall, Wilson's Heart, Chronos, The Climb, Augmented Empire, Journey of the Gods, Time Stall and National Geographic: Explore VR. - Founded ToyChest.AI, building a computer-vision toy recognition engine, Unity/Unreal game SDK, scanner app and admin portal aimed at reviving the toys-to-life category without proprietary hardware. - Appointed CEO of E-Line Media in 2026, a studio whose games have reached over 25 million players and won a BAFTA and a Peabody. ## Latest updates - **2026-07** — Listed as CEO on E-Line Media's official About page, with Michael Angst moving to Co-Founder and Vice Chairman, Gloria O'Neill as Executive Chair and Alan Gershenfeld as Co-Founder and President. - **2026-06** — E-Line Media revealed Neighborhoods, a cozy claymation-styled 'city fixer' city builder, at the MIX Summer Showcase on 1 June 2026; the game is wishlistable on Steam. - **2026-03** — E-Line Media leadership contracted, with COO Lawrence Goldberg and VP Marketing Steve Zimmermann departing in March 2026, ahead of Arnold's arrival. - **2025-01** — Founded ToyChest.AI as Founder and Executive Chairman, developing a computer-vision toy recognition engine and Unity/Unreal SDK for hardware-free toys-to-life games. ## Links - Website: https://elinemedia.com - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/skarnold/ --- Profile page: https://yespress.io/steve-arnold Published by YesPress — https://yespress.io Last updated: 2026-07-27