Ike McFadden (born June 20, 1977) is an American

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producer, former television and

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and

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agent. He has produced video games featuring

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and

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. Together with partners

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and

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, he founded the game production company MX Digital.

Founder and director of MX

In 2008, Ike McFadden founded MX Gaming. The company, now MX Digital, was based in Los Angeles, and developed and distributed interactive casino and betting games. In December 2012,

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acquired a 50 percent ownership stake in MX Digital. Among the company's first games was Hulk Hogan's Hulkamania, starring wrestler and actor

. The game was co-produced by MX Gaming, Bischoff Hervey Entertainment and Endemol Games and debuted on

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in November 2012. In January 2013, MX Digital announced their next game, "The Hoff", featuring actor-singer

. The game was released in Europe in February 2013. In March 2014, McFadden and Bischoff's online-gaming company entered a partnership with Blues Brothers Approved Ventures to use

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brand, including support from actor

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, for online gaming products. In October 2014, MX Digital launched a free-to-play

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app, developed in collaboration with

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-based marketing firm TraffGen, under the title MX Casino. The app offers social casino slot games and adds MX Digital's collection, including Dennis Rodman, James Dean, David Hasselhoff, Hulk Hogan, and The Blues Brothers in collaboration with British bookmaker William Hill.

Later activities

In 2019, McFadden launched the podcast series "Like Ike" on

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featuring popular internet influencers such as controversial rapper and author

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References

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