Hottest Game Developers - Is your Fav on the List?

[bingo83]

Next-Gen.Biz has put together a list of the hottest game developers of 2005 which will most likely shape the gaming industry this 2006. The criteria for deciding whose names get in the list are the game developers with potential huge successes for 2006 and the people who are industry luminaries.

Here are the Top 10:

1. Michel Ancel - Creative Director, UbiSoft Montpellier
2. Eiji Aonuma - Designer, Nintendo EAD
3. Cliff Bleszinski - Lead Designer, Epic Games
4. Ed Boon - Creative Director, Midway
5. Christopher Busse - Creative Director, Treyarch
6. Karthik Bala - CEO, Chief Creative Office, Vicarious Visions
7. Steven Chiang - VP and General Manager, EA Tiburon
8. Toby Gard - Senior Designer, Crystal Dynamics
9. Richard Garriott - Executive Producer, NCSoft Austin
10. Keiji Inafune - Producer, Capcom

THE FULL LIST IS AVAILABLE HERE (http://www.next-gen.biz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2523&Itemid=2&limit=11)

[AfroJoe]

Very surprising to see anyone from a company like Midway there, seeing as they generally don't do a lot in terms of making good games. :D

Nintendo have a guy in 2nd place. Yep, predictable. :D

[mjmaskrey]

Nice to see Toby Gard in there..being a local boy!

:)

[SNK]

Ubisoft is definitely worth the number one spot. Great titles so far and probably great titles to come. 2006 will belong to Ubisoft!