in vent ed ▁the ▁hand h eld ▁electronic ▁game ▁Bank ▁Sh ot , ▁a ▁pool ▁simulation ▁also ▁distributed ▁by ▁Parker ▁Brothers . ▁Bank ▁Sh ot ▁was ▁named ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁Ten ▁Best ▁To ys ▁of ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁by ▁O M NI ▁Magazine . ▁K itchen ▁was ▁awarded ▁U . S . ▁Pat ent ▁# 4 , 3 4 6 , 9 8 2 ▁" E lect ron ic ▁Pool ▁Game ", ▁for ▁Bank ▁Sh ot . ▁ ▁K itchen ▁was ▁President / CE O ▁of ▁Ab solute ▁Entertainment ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 6 - 1 9 9 5 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁K itchen ▁and ▁his ▁long time ▁business ▁partner ▁David ▁C rane ▁founded ▁Sky works ▁Techn ologies , ▁an ▁early ▁Internet ▁game ▁company ▁which ▁created ▁Cand yst and . com ▁and ▁pione ered ▁the ▁category ▁of ▁online ▁ad ver g ames . ▁K itchen ▁and ▁C rane ▁sold ▁cont rolling ▁interest ▁in ▁Sky works ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁and ▁left ▁the ▁company ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁From ▁ 2 0 1 0 - 2 0 1 2 , ▁K itchen ▁was ▁the ▁Vice ▁President ▁of ▁Game ▁Publishing ▁for ▁Via com ▁Media ▁Network s , ▁working ▁in ▁the ▁Nick el ode on ▁K ids ▁and ▁Family ▁Games ▁Group . ▁In ▁that ▁role ▁he ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁game ▁content ▁on ▁Add ict ing G ames . com ▁and ▁Sho ck wave . com , ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁two