Dave Brubeck | Ellis Island | Dave Stewart | Dave Grusin | Dave Matthews | Dave Liebman | Dave Weckl | Dave Grohl | Dave Van Ronk | Dave Ramsey | Dave Chappelle | The Dave Ramsey Show | Dave Eggers | Sam & Dave | Kerry Ellis | Dave Mirra | Dave McKean | Dave Graney | Dave Coulier | Clough Williams-Ellis | Dave Koz | Dave Cousins | Dave Barry | Bret Easton Ellis | Tinsley Ellis | John Ellis | Dave Lombardo | Dave Lister | Dave Alvin | Albert Ellis |
Vicious Cycle was founded in 2000 by Eric Peterson, Dave Ellis, Marc Racine and Wayne Harvey after layoffs at the local MicroProse development studio (then a Hasbro Interactive studio) forced several game developers into finding other work.
Dave Ellis, leveraging contacts at Mattel, arranged for a demonstration of the demo to Mattel's management.