Nicola Degobbis
Founder at Need Games!
Milan, Lombardy, Italy
Summary
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Top SchoolNicola Degobbis is a Milan-based founder and entrepreneur with 10 years of experience building Italy’s tabletop RPG and board game scene through Need Games!, where he combines product publishing, exclusive distribution partnerships and nationwide organized play to grow community engagement. With a background in advertising, marketing and account management for major consumer and entertainment brands, he brings commercial rigor and co-marketing savvy—evidenced by partnerships with HP, FAXE Beer and theatrical channels—to niche publishing. He has hands-on experience in localization, event coordination and digital marketing from prior roles at Wyrd Edizioni and multiple media agencies, enabling him to launch and scale titles like 7th Sea 2E and Adventures in Middle Earth in Italy. Nicola balances creative product vision with operational execution, leveraging a small team of digital marketing and entertainment professionals to maximize live engagement and social presence. His early work in subtitle translation and media production reveals a practical attention to language and timing that informs localization and community storytelling. Fluent in English (C1) and trained in media design and digital marketing, he blends creative design sensibilities with data-driven promotional strategy.
10 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Digital marketing and communication, Digital marketing and communication at Business School il Sole 24 OreBachelor of Arts (B.A.) Public Relations Advertising and Applied Communication, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Public Relations Advertising and Applied Communication at Università degli Studi di TriesteLiceo scientifico "N.Copernico"Regular class (C1 Level), Regular class (C1 Level) at British CouncilBachelor of Arts (B.A.) Media Design, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Media Design at Istituto Europeo di DesignSales Training course, Sales Training course at Scuola Superiore del Commercio, del Turismo. dei Servizi e delle Professioni
Italian, English
Github Skills (51)
multiplayer10
bots10
gameserver10
ai10
modification10
sshfs10
linux9
windows9
server9
dedicated-server9
t49
simba8
ssh8
sftp8
reflection8
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
ineedbots/iw4_bot_warfare
Sep 2020 - Oct 2022
The Bot Warfare mod for MW2
Contributions:4 releases, 550 commits, 3 PRs in 2 years 1 month
gamebotcall-of-duty-modern-warfare-2modernwarfare2mw2
ineedbots/iw5_bot_warfare
May 2021 - Oct 2022
The Bot Warfare mod for MW3
Contributions:1 release, 277 commits, 15 PRs in 1 year 5 months
call-of-dutygamegamesmodmw3
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