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Adam Badowski
Adam Konrad Badowski (born 1975, Łódź), Polish game developer and joint CEO of CD PROJEKT S.A. since January 2024; former Cyberpunk 2077 game director, art director of The Witcher games, board member for 2026–2029 term.
Adam Saltsman
Adam 'Atomic' Saltsman, American indie game designer; creator of Canabalt (2009), the landmark one-button endless runner, and the Flixel Flash library; co-founder with Rebekah Saltsman of Finji, publisher of Tunic and Chicory.
Adam Sessler
Adam Sessler (born 1973) is an American video game journalist and TV host, original host of X-Play on ZDTV/TechTV/G4 (1998–2012), G4 games editor-in-chief, later Rev3Games executive producer and media consultant.
Alec Holowka
Alec Holowka (1983–2019), Canadian indie game developer and composer, co-creator of Aquaria (IGF 2007 Grand Prize) and Night in the Woods, co-founder of Bit Blot, Infinite Ammo, and Infinite Fall.
Alexey Pajitnov (Алексей Леонидович Пажитнов)
Alexey Pajitnov (Алексей Леонидович Пажитнов), born 1955, Moscow, is the Russian computer engineer who created Tetris in June 1984 on an Elektronika 60 at the Soviet Academy of Sciences; he later co-founded The Tetris Company with Henk Rogers in 1996 and designed Microsoft's Hexic.
Ali Hillis
Ali Hillis, American actress and voice actress; voices Liara T'Soni (Mass Effect), Lightning (Final Fantasy XIII trilogy), Palutena (Kid Icarus), Lace Harding (Dragon Age); 123 roles across 71 titles; active in film, TV, and 2024–2025 games.
Allen Adham
Allen Adham (born Ayman Adham), Egyptian-American co-founder of Blizzard Entertainment (Silicon & Synapse, 1991), first president and chairman, original lead designer of World of Warcraft, left 2004, returned 2016 as Chief Design Officer, departed 2024.
American McGee
American McGee (full name American James McGee, born 1972) is an American video game designer, creator of American McGee's Alice (2000) and Alice: Madness Returns (2011).
Amy Hennig
Amy Hennig, American game writer and director; creator of Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver and creative director of Uncharted; later EA's Star Wars Ragtag, Skydance New Media, and Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra.
Andrew Wilson (businessman)
Andrew Wilson is the Australian-born Chairman and CEO of Electronic Arts since September 17, 2013, formerly EVP of EA SPORTS and FIFA; led EA through live-services growth, generative AI adoption, and the $55 billion PIF-led acquisition closed August 2026.
AnnMaria De Mars
AnnMaria De Mars is an American judoka who won the 1984 World Judo Championships in the -56 kg class and is the mother of MMA star Ronda Rousey.
Ashly Burch
Ashly Burch (born 1990) is an American voice actress, actress, and writer, voice of Aloy in Horizon, Tiny Tina in Borderlands, and Chloe Price in Life is Strange, and star and writer of Mythic Quest.
Bobby Kotick
Bobby Kotick (Robert Kotick), American executive, CEO of Activision from 1991 and Activision Blizzard from 2008 to December 29, 2023; led the Vivendi merger and the $69 billion Microsoft sale, founded the Call of Duty Endowment.
Brianna Wu
Brianna Wu (born 1980) is an American game developer and programmer who co-founded Giant Spacekat in Boston with Amanda Warner, made Revolution 60, was a major Gamergate harassment target, and ran unsuccessfully for Congress in 2018.
Bruce Straley
Bruce Straley, American video game director, designer, and artist; game director of Uncharted 2, The Last of Us, and Uncharted 4 at Naughty Dog; left in 2017 and founded Wildflower Interactive, whose debut game is Coven of the Chicken Foot.
Charles Martinet
Charles Martinet, American actor, original English voice of Mario, Luigi, Wario, and Waluigi in Nintendo games from the early 1990s until 2023, then named Mario Ambassador; succeeded by Kevin Afghani in Super Mario Bros. Wonder.
Chris Avellone
Chris Avellone, American RPG designer and writer; lead designer of Planescape: Torment, designer on Fallout 2, co-founder and chief creative officer of Obsidian, project director of New Vegas DLC; freelance since 2015.
Chris Metzen
Chris Metzen, Blizzard game designer, writer, artist, and voice of Thrall; joined Blizzard in 1994 at 19, shaped Warcraft, StarCraft, Diablo, and Overwatch, left in 2016, returned in 2022 as Warcraft Franchise Creative Director leading the Worldsoul Saga.
Chris Sawyer
Chris Sawyer (Christopher Sawyer, C. W. Sawyer), Scottish independent game developer and programmer who created Transport Tycoon (1994) and RollerCoaster Tycoon (1999), writing them almost single-handedly in x86 assembly; RCT was 1999's biggest selling PC game.
Cliff Bleszinski
Cliff Bleszinski, known as CliffyB, American video game designer born 1975, former Epic Games design director; co-created Jazz Jackrabbit, Unreal, and Gears of War, later founded Boss Key Productions (LawBreakers), left the industry in 2018.
Cory Barlog
Cory Barlog is an American game director and animator, creative director of God of War (2018) and director of God of War II, known for the single-shot camera and father-son story.
Dan Houser
Dan Houser, British video game writer, Rockstar Games co-founder (1998) with brother Sam, head writer and VP creative on GTA and Red Dead Redemption; left March 2020, founded Absurd Ventures (A Better Paradise, American Caper).
Dave Arneson
Dave Arneson (David Lance Arneson, 1947–2009), American game designer from St. Paul, Minnesota, co-creator of Dungeons & Dragons with Gary Gygax (1974) and creator of the Blackmoor campaign, the first fantasy roleplaying setting, first played April 17, 1971.
Dave Fennoy
Dave Fennoy (David Henderson Fennoy, born 1952) is an American voice actor, the voice of Lee Everett in Telltale's The Walking Dead and Hulu's promo voice, with 289 credits on 194 games including Bayonetta's Rodin.
David Cage
David Cage (David De Gruttola), French game designer and CEO of Quantic Dream (founded 1997), creator of Omikron, Fahrenheit, Heavy Rain, Beyond: Two Souls, Detroit: Become Human, and the in-development Star Wars Eclipse.
David Jaffe
David Scott Jaffe, American video game designer, creator of Twisted Metal and God of War; Sony tester in 1993, founded Eat Sleep Play (2007) and Bartlet Jones (Drawn to Death, 2017), now a streamer.
David Jones (video game developer)
David (Dave) Jones, Scottish game developer and DMA Design founder, creator of Lemmings and Grand Theft Auto; later Real Time Worlds, Crackdown, and the failed MMO APB.
Donald Mustard
Donald Mustard is an American video game designer who co-founded Chair Entertainment, creator of Shadow Complex and Infinity Blade, and led Fortnite's creative direction at Epic Games until retiring in 2023.
Doug Bowser
Doug Bowser, American business executive, President and COO of Nintendo of America 2019–2025 after P&G and Electronic Arts; led the Switch era, launched Switch 2, retired December 31, 2025, succeeded by Devon Pritchard, later a Hasbro director.
Doug TenNapel
Doug TenNapel is an American animator, cartoonist, and game designer, creator of Earthworm Jim (1994), the claymation game The Neverhood (1996), Catscratch, and graphic novels such as Cardboard and Nnewts; he later crowdfunded Armikrog.