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I often have to pinch myself when I realize I work in the games industry.  Sure there is stress, but it's not like we are working at NASA.  If a rocket misfires as we jump to hyperspace, all we have to do is load up our last save game.  NASA doesn't get that luxury.

Anyhow the lads down at Next Generation just ran a nice article on the Top 100 Game Developers.  To me, this article reinforces how lucky we are that such stellar talent is supporting our platforms (Xbox 360 & Games for Windows).

And just to name a few...

  • Cliff Bleszinski - Lead Designer, Epic Games
  • Martyn Chudley - Managing Director, Designer, Bizarre Creations
  • Denis Dyack -  President, Silicon Knights
  • David Jones - Managing Director, Real Time Worlds
  • Jason Jones - Director/Co-Founder, Bungie
  • Tetsuya Mizuguchi - Founder, Q? Entertainment 
  • Peter Molyneux - Founder, Lionhead Studios
  • Dr. Ray Muzyka and Dr. Greg Zeschuk - Founders and Joint CEOs, BioWare
  • Hironobu Sakaguchi - Executive Producer, AQ Interactive / Mist Walker
  • Bruce Shelley - Senior Game Designer, Ensemble Studios
  • Chris and Tim Stamper - Founders, Rare

If you are interested in taking a deeper dive, including short bios for the top 100, you can read the full article here: Top 100 Game Developers.

Cheers.

P.S.  That's Dave Jones, of Lemmings and GTA fame, pictured above.