Hot 100 Game Developers

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’s a few notable names:

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

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’s a few notable names:

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