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Video Game Rockstars

by wallflower501

These are the guys that make the games you love.

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Hideo Kojima

1. Hideo Kojima

One of the fathers of Japanese game design, he is best known for the Metal Gear Solid series.

Shigeru Miyamoto

2. Shigeru Miyamoto

The father of modern video games. As the creator of Mario, Donkey Kong, and The Legend of Zelda, this guy might as well be John, Paul, George, and Ringo all rolled into one.

Shinji Mikami

3. Shinji Mikami

He is a former employee of Capcom who worked on the Resident Evil series and Devil May Cry. He and Kamiya formed Platinum games and released games such as Vanquish, Madworld, and Bayonetta. He also worked with Suda 51 on the 2011 game, Shadows of the Damned.

Hideki Kamiya

4. Hideki Kamiya

Much like Shinji Mikami, Kamiya is a former employee of Capcom, he worked on the Resident Evil series and the Devil May Cry series. While at Clover Studios he worked on the Viewtiful Joe series and Okami. He and Mikami recently formed Platinum Games.

Cliff Bleszinski

5. Cliff Bleszinski

The boy genius of video games is the poster boy and a lead designer for Epic Games. He is best known for his work with the Gears of War series.

Tim Schafer

6. Tim Schafer

A former employee of LucasArts, he is now the mastermind behind Double Fine Productions.

Peter Molyneux

7. Peter Molyneux

Most well known for the Fable series, Molyneux is one of the industries most prominent personalities.

Gabe Newell

8. Gabe Newell

Co-Founder of Valve

9. Hironobu Sakaguchi

The creator of Final Fantasy

Randy Pitchford

10. Randy Pitchford

The president and CEO of Gearbox Software, he is known for Brothers in Arms series, Borderlands, and as the man behind the Duke Nukem Forever resurrection.

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