- Ken Kutaragi
(born August 8, 1950) is the former Chairman and chief executive officer of Sony Computer Entertainment (SCEI), the video game division of Sony Corporation until his retirement. He is known as "The Father of the PlayStation", as well as its other PlayStation products, the PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, and the PlayStation 3. Kutaragi was closely watched by financial analysts who trace profiles of the losses and profits of the Sony Corporation. - Tetsuya Nomura
(born October 8, 1970) is a Japanese game and character designer working for Square Enix Co., Ltd. (formerly Square Co., Ltd.). He has been rated by the website Next Generation as the 7th most important and anticipated video game developer of 2007. - Len Wiseman
Len Ryan Wiseman (born March 4, 1973) is an American film director and screenwriter, known best for the movie "Underworld", which he co-wrote and directed, and its sequel, "Underworld: Evolution". He began his career in film as a property assistant in the movie "Stargate" (1994) and also " Independence Day" (1996). His movies show a penchant for prop work and his filming style draws attention to many of the "hero props" seen on screen. - Jeremy Dunham
Jeremy Dunham (b. September 1976) is an editor for the videogame website IGN.com. He is currently the Managing Editor for the publication's entire games division, which includes coverage of the PC, PlayStation, Nintendo, Xbox and Mobile platforms. Jeremy has been with the organization since June 1999 (as a contributor) and became an official member of the editorial staff in March 2002. - Trip Hawkins
William M. 'Trip' Hawkins III (born 1953) is a Silicon Valley American entrepreneur and founder of Electronic Arts, The 3DO Company and Digital Chocolate. Hawkins was the Director of Strategy and Marketing at Apple Computer in 1982 when he left to found Electronic Arts (EA), a video game publisher. Electronic Arts had a successful run for many years under Hawkins' leadership. It is now the world's largest video game publisher. - Goichi Suda
is the CEO of Grasshopper Manufacture. The "51" in his nickname, SUDA51, is a pun on his given name. "Go" means 5 and "ichi" means 1. His works include "Moonlight Syndrome" for the PlayStation, "The Silver Case", "Michigan" and most recently, his first game to be released in the United States, "Killer7". He was known for appearing in pictures wearing a lucha libre mask when promoting "Killer7". - Brian Allgeier
Brian Allgeier is a video game designer who is best known for his work as the lead designer on the "Ratchet & Clank" series developed by Insomniac Games for the Playstation 2. He is the creative director on the upcoming Playstation 3 title, "Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction" that is scheduled for release in the fall of 2007. He started working in videogames in 1991 as an artist and animator on the CD-i title, … - Aaron Giles
Aaron Giles is an American software engineer and Macintosh software emulation pioneer. Giles graduated from the University of Chicago in 1992. He is currently the lead maintainer of the MAME project. Giles initiated and was the lead programmer for Connectix Virtual Game Station, a commercial Sony PlayStation emulator for the Macintosh. - Akihiko Yoshida
Akihiko Yoshida is a Japanese video game character designer currently working for Square Enix. He also does the drawings that the 3D models or 2D sprites will be based upon. Yoshida was born in 1967 and joined Square Co., Ltd. in 1995, which the company was known by at the time before the merger with Enix. - Ryuhei Kitamura
Ryuhei Kitamura is a Japanese film director growing in popularity in Japan and in the international Japanese film community. Kitamura is represented by Creative Artists Agency. *Kitamura's films are known for their extensive storylines, sword fighting, martial arts and action sequences. *Born in Osaka, Japan, Kitamura quit high school and went to the School of Visual Arts in Australia at age 17. His first film was the short "Exit", … - Mark Knight
Mark Knight, also known as madfiddler, "TDK", or The Dark Knight (born January 8, 1973, in Brighton, England) is a well-known Amiga demoscene musician and video game composer/sound designer. As a member of Melon Dezign and Anthrox, his chip music sounds often appeared in Crystal cracktros for the Fairlight group among others. As a game musician, he converted several existing game tunes to the Amiga, … - Bernie Stolar
Bernard "Bernie" Stolar worked in the video game industry for several important companies. His career started at Atari where he worked initially in the coin-op arcade division and eventually moved over to the home division being in charge of platforms like Atari Lynx. He also founded Pacific Novelty, an arcade cabinent manufacturer that produced four games: Shark Attack, Thief, Nato Defense, and The Amazing Adventures of Mr. F. Lea. - Tsuyoshi Sekito
is a Japanese video game music composer, arranger and performer. He joined Square Enix in 1995. Before working at Square Enix, he worked for Konami and worked on several games created by Hideo Kojima. After joining Square Enix, he did not score any games until 1998. "Brave Fencer Musashi" was his first assignment for Square Enix. In 2001, his first assignment for the Final Fantasy series was to rescore "Final Fantasy II" for the Wonderswan Color. - Chicane
Chicane is a pseudonym used by English electronic musician and record producer Nick Bracegirdle. He was born on 28 February, 1971, in London. Chicane is known for the singles "Offshore", an Ibiza dance anthem included in thousands of compilations in both chill-out and dance versions; "Saltwater", which featured vocals by Clannad member Máire Brennan and is ranked among the best-ever trance singles; and especially the UK number-one hit "Don't Give Up", … - Ian Hetherington
Ian Hetherington was co-founder of Psygnosis, a company responsible for creating many early computer games. Along with Jonathan Ellis, Hetherington founded Psygnosis from the ashes of the defunct game company Imagine Software where Hetherington was the Financial Director. Working at their Liverpool-based game company, Psygnosis's team was responsible for creating such games as "Shadow of the Beast", "Wipeout" and perhaps the most famous of all, … - Neill Corlett
Neill Corlett is the creator of the Portable Sound format (PSF), which he developed in 2003 and is the audio format used in files containing sound extracted from the original Sony PlayStation. He later created the PSF2 format for use with PlayStation 2 audio. He is also notable for his English language fan translations of "Seiken Densetsu 3" and "Final Fantasy III". - Mike Laird
Mike Laird (born July 1, 1974, Portsmouth, Virginia). It was announced that Laird won the PlayStationTrick of the Year Award during the first ever Dew Action Sports Tour. Laird was nominated for his double-tailwhip 360 in BMX Park Finals at Denver's Right Guard Open. - Tim Follin
Tim Follin is a video game music composer who has written tracks for a variety of titles and home gaming systems, including the Sinclair ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, Commodore Amiga, Atari ST, NES, Super Nintendo, Game Boy, Dreamcast and PlayStation. Little known, Follin's early 8- and 16-bit pieces were notable for their ambitious and imaginative use of samples, or clever manipulation of limited sound hardware - particularly with his work on the Sinclair ZX Spectrum, … - Joseph Kahn
Joseph Kahn (born October 12, 1972) in Jersey Village, Texas (a suburb of Houston) is a notable music video, advertising, and feature film director. Kahn has worked with diverse artists such as Muse, Britney Spears, Kelly Clarkson, Backstreet Boys, U2, The Chemical Brothers, Blink 182, Eminem, TLC, Mariah Carey, Moby, George Michael, KoRn, Janet Jackson, Black Eyed Peas, Destiny's Child, and many more. Kahn has collected multiple Music Video Production awards. - Jim Hughson
Jim Hughson (born 1956 in Fort St. John, British Columbia) is a Canadian sportscaster, ice hockey play-by-play broadcaster, and host of "Snapshots" on Rogers Sportsnet. Hughson has won five Gemini Awards, the most recent coming in 2004, where he was named the best sports play-by-play or analyst. He is also the official play-by-play announcer for the EA Sports NHL series of video games, and has been since 1997. - Dave Halverson
Dave Halverson is the founder of numerous publications about video games including GameFan and Gamer's Republic. He also founded Fusion that publishes both Play and Rocket magazines which cover games on multiple platforms, as well as anime, manga, film, DVD, comics, TV, toys, music, and media. (not to be confused with the UK-based Play, which covers Sony's PlayStation product line). Fusion also publishes the Girls of Gaming and Anime magazines, … - Rino Romano
Rino Romano (born 1969) is a Canadian voice actor probably best known for his voice roles as Batman on the television show "The Batman" and as Darien Shields (Chiba Mamoru) in the dub of the popular anime "Sailor Moon". He also voiced the character Alexander Munro in the "Star Trek Elite Force" series and as Luis Sera, a prominent character in "Resident Evil 4". - Tony Garcia
Tony Garcia is a video game producer and designer. He has over 23 years of experience in game technologies and worked in senior capacity at Electronic Arts (EA), Microsoft Game Studios and LucasFilm. From 1988 to 1991 Garcia was the Director of Development at LucasFilm Games. He was the producer for such games as "Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe" and "Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis". In 1991, Garcia was a founder of Microsoft Game Studios. - Jesse Peretz
Jesse Peretz is an American bass player and film director. He played bass for The Lemonheads and started out as director by shooting videos for the songs "Mrs. Robinson", "Confetti" and "It's a shame about Ray". He went on to direct videos for bands like Foo Fighters, Jack Black and The Breeders. He's also directed several commercials including spots for Nike, Ikea and Sony PlayStation. In 1998 he directed a feature film called First Love, … - Manabu Sakamoto
Manabu Sakamoto is a Japanese game maker that designed the logo for the Playstation. He has also designed the logo for Sony's VAIO computer products. - David Kerr
David Kerr is a British cinematographer based in England. Kerr began his career ironically with an eye for much smaller details. His undergraduate studies in Microbiology at the University of Kent led him to pursue a second degree in Electron Microscopy and Specialized Photography at Oxford University. Leaving the micro behind for the macro world of cinema, he completed his graduate work at the National Film and Television School in Beaconsfield, England. - Alexander Nathan Etel
Alexander Nathan Etel (born 19 September 1994 in Manchester) is an English child actor. His film debut and so far only role was the starring role of Damian Cunningham in 2005's "Millions", a family film directed by Danny Boyle. He is currently filming a role in the film, "The Waterhorse", which will be released in 2007. Currently filming The Cranford Chronicles. Etel currently attends school and enjoys football, swimming, listening to music, PlayStation, … - Kane Roberts
Kane Roberts is a heavy metal guitarist best known for his tenure in Alice Cooper's band during the late 1980s. He has also performed as a solo act. Roberts is notable for his Rambo-like physique and his guitar shaped like a machine gun. While he is primarily a guitar player, Roberts is also an impressive vocalist, with incredible range, as is evident on his solo projects. Saints And Sinners contained Bon Jovi-penned "Does Anybody Really Fall In Love Anymore?", … - Kamui Fujiwara
is a character designer and mangaka born on September 23, 1959 in Arakawa, Tokyo, Japan. Fujiwara's father was a soldier in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. He excelled in mathematics and computer science when in grade school. He graduated from the Kuwasawa Design School, which is attached to Tokyo Zokei University. Fujiwara won an honorable mention in 1979 for his debut manga titled "Itsu mo no Asa ni" in the 18th Tezuka Award, … - Aoife Ní Fhearraigh
Aoife Ní Fhearraigh is an Irish singer and composer, born in Gweedore, North West County Donegal. She performs Traditional Irish and New Age music, in the style of other musicians native of the Donegal area like Clannad, Moya Brennan, Enya Brennan and Altan. Aoife Ní Fhearraigh has performed with such musicians as Phil Coulter, Paul Brady, and Brian Kennedy. Aoife Ní Fhearraigh has released three albums and has toured in Netherlands, Germany, France, England and Ireland. - Tony Moreira
Tony Moreira (November 7, 1969, Providence, Rhode Island, United States) is an American actor, University Professor, and Radio Disney personality. Tony holds a Fine Arts degree in acting from Salem State College (Salem, Massachusetts, United States), and has featured credits in film, television, and theatre. Recent projects include Walt Disney Pictures' Underdog, CBS Television's "Waterfront", and ESPN's "The Bronx is Burning". - Cara Jones
Cara Jones is a singer, songwriter, and a voice actor. As a singer and songwriter, she has sold over 1.2 million copies of her songs in Japan. In the United States and elsewhere, her music can be heard on the popular syndicated television series "Dawsons Creek", as well as in an increasing number of feature films. As a voice talent, Cara is heard worldwide as the English voice of the GPS car navigation systems of the Jaguar (car), models of the Mercedes-Benz, … - Mike Philbin
Mike Philbin (born 1966 in St Helens, Merseyside) is an artist, editor and author who, as of 1996, resides in Oxford in the United Kingdom. He spent the late 1980s and early 1990s exhibiting his brand of psycho-realist paintings in one-man shows in St Helens, Liverpool and London. - Simon Gosling
Simon "Goose" Gosling (born April 9 1969) is British designer and builder of special effects models. He is best known for his work on commercials featuring stop-frame animation for Brisk, Apple Jacks and Chips Ahoy in America, and the Windy Miller adverts for Quaker Oats in Britain. He has created props and models for several films including "The Brothers Grimm" (2005), "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" (2005) and "Stormbreaker" (2006). - Katsuya Kondō
is a mangaka, character designer, animator and animation director born June 2, 1963 in Ehime Prefecture, Japan. He is most well known for his character design work on the Studio Ghibli films "Kiki's Delivery Service" and "I Can Hear the Sea", as well as the PlayStation game "Jade Cocoon". His character designs are considered the epitome of the Studio Ghibli style. - Jeff T. Thomas
Jeff T. Thomas aka Jeff Thomas is a director living in London. He has directed TV shows such as CSI:NY and Without a Trace. Jeff Added the T to his name when starting to work in the US as there is another director there of the same name. Jeff has directed over 100 music videos, for acts such as Ash, Jet and Travis and many award winning commercials for clients such as Audi, Playstation, Vauxhall and Vodafone. He continues to work in both Los Angeles and London. - Edvard Toth
Multi-disciplinary creative professional, Flash developer and technical artist, interactive entertainment veteran with more than 16 years of experience working on video-game art, technology and design in a wide variety of genres. - David Live, Ali. [david's Playstation]
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