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Over its 30 year history, iEntertainment Network (IENT) has lived a turbulent life. That’s what you would expect for a company that made that combat flight sim WarBirds.
But by some small miracle, it is still around. A company so small, with just a 100 or so daily active players, might have been shut down years ago. But it’s still run by founder and CEO JW “Wild Bill” Stealey, who founded it in 1995 after leaving war game pioneer Microprose.

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