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Hideo Kojima was born August 24th, 1963 in Setagaya, Tokyo, later moving to Kobe and growing up there. His love of Americana gave him his major two interests of writing and creating film, which are the causes of why he is so well known today. During the mid 1980's, his interests pushed him to pursue looking for a career in film making, but a chance discovery of Nintendo's Entertainment System gave him an interest in videogames. Searching for a job at one of the many games companies in Japan, he ended up being hired by Konami Entertainment and shunted to work on the MSX home computer department. While this may have been a blow for the willing game planner, he took the opportunity to create a handful of games for the MSX such as Metal Gear (1987) and Snatcher (1988). During the early 1990's Kojima worked on various games which have become instant classics such as various other versions of Snatcher, and Policenauts for the PC, 3D0, Sega Saturn and Sony PlayStation, along with some various other work with two Tokimeki Memorial Drama Series games in 1997 and 1998. However he had some plans for another sequel to Metal Gear which he had been quietly working away on with a few others since working on Policenauts. First shown at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), Metal Gear Solid (1998) looked to being a major hit with many people. With each subsequent showing of the game due for release on PlayStation during 1998 caused more interest. To date Metal Gear Solid has sold over 5.5 Million copies and Kojima is widely recognized as a videogaming god, more so than the few who ever saw his previous work. Kojima himself is a very humble man, never letting his work effect his public attitude. He works long hours to strive for his goals, and always takes the time to talk to the press, sign autographs, or stay for an entire gaming show. He is always interested in the views his fans have of his work, and believes in anyone being able to create their dreams. With Zone of the Enders (2001) and Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (2001), one of the most anticipated games ever, the world looks set to see more of Hideo's dreams come to life.- Director
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Casey Hudson is known for Mass Effect: Legendary Edition (2021), Mass Effect (2007) and Mass Effect 3 (2012).- Producer
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Todd Howard was born on 6 October 1970 in Lower Macungie Township, Pennsylvania, USA. He is a producer and director, known for Fallout 3 (2008), Fallout 4 (2015) and The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (2006).- Director
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Konrad Tomaszkiewicz is known for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (2015), The Witcher (2007) and Cyberpunk 2077 (2020).- Writer
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Shigeru Miyamato has been helping create games for Nintendo since 1981. In the late 1970s Nintendo was going bankrupt. Myamato then made two characters, Donkey Kong and Mario (then called Jumpman), for the game Donkey Kong (1981). He has been the supervisor of many games, like the Mario and Zelda games.- Additional Crew
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Rod Edge is known for Grand Theft Auto IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony (2009), L.A. Noire (2011) and Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned (2009).- Writer
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Neil Druckmann is an Israeli-American video game developer and co-president of Naughty Dog. He started off as a programmer in Jak 3 and Jak X: Combat Racing. He wrote the Uncharted game series and directed The Last of Us series. He produced an Uncharted movie and a Last of Us television series for HBO.- Writer
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Over her 30-year career in the interactive entertainment industry, Amy Hennig has worked as an artist, animator, game designer, and most notably in the last two decades, an acclaimed writer and director. Most recently, Amy served as a Senior Creative Director at Electronic Arts, where she oversaw development of Visceral Games' Star Wars title. This followed a decade at Naughty Dog as the Creative Director and Lead Writer of Sony Computer Entertainment's award-winning Uncharted game series. Prior to joining Naughty Dog, she served as the Writer and Director of the groundbreaking Soul Reaver / Legacy of Kain series over eight years at Crystal Dynamics. She began her career at Electronic Arts, where she contributed to early 16-bit titles, including Desert Strike and Michael Jordan: Chaos in the Windy City. She has been called one of the most influential women in the interactive industry. Her work on the Uncharted series has earned countless industry awards, including a BAFTA for Story and two consecutive WGA Videogame Writing Awards. In 2016, Amy was presented with the BAFTA Special Award in recognition of her outstanding contribution to the video game industry and was recently honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award at 2019's Game Developers Choice Awards. Amy holds a B.A. with honors from the University of California, Berkeley, and attended the School of Cinema at San Francisco State University.- Animation Department
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Tetsuya Nomura was born on 8 October 1970 in Kochi, Japan. He is a director and writer, known for Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children (2005), Kingdom Hearts III (2019) and Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin (2022).- Visual Effects
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Laurent Bernier is known for Assassin's Creed: Origins - The Hidden Ones (2018), Ghost Recon: Wildlands (2017) and Far Cry 3 (2012).