Doug Macrae began his career in videogames in 1981 when he founded General Computer in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Within a few years the company grew to over a hundred employees designing arcade and home games for Atari and Bally / Midway. Between original games and arcade conversion to home systems, General Computer was responsible for versions of Ms. Pac-Man, Centipede, Galaxians, Galaga, Asteroids, Joust, Robotron, Pole Position, Jungle Hunt, Xevious, Berserk, Desert Falcon, Dig Dug, Ballblazer, Jr. Pac-Man, Kangaroo, Moon Patrol, Food Fight, Phoenix, Quantum, Rubik's Cube, Realsports Tennis, Track & Field, and Vanguard.

In 1993, Doug founded a new company, VideoGuide, to design interactive program guides. In 1996, VideoGuide was merged into Gemstar; in 2000 Gemstar acquired TV Guide. Doug became President of TV Guide Consumer Electronics with offices in Boston, Los Angeles, London, Luxemburg, Hong Kong, and Tokyo.

After retiring in 2005, Doug finally had time to see the world with his wonderful wife, Julie. He also became an avid World of Warcraft player, spending many hours of quality time with his sons, Drew and Ross. Desiring to get back into the videogame world, Doug, along with Tom Westberg and John O'Keefe, created the Azeroth Advisor, a personalized newsletter for players of Blizzard's World of Warcraft game. In 2008, Doug joined the 38 Studios' Board of Directors and now serves as an advisor to the company.