Gordon Walton

Gordon Walton has been authoring games and managing game development since 1977. He is currently President at ArtCraft Entertainment, Inc. working on the highly innovative game Crowfall. Prior positions include VP and Exec Producer at Playdom Austin,VP and co-Studio General Manager at BioWare Austin working on Star Wars®: The Old Republic™, VP, Executive Producer and Studio Manager at Sony Online Entertainment in Austin, working on an unannounced product and Star Wars Galaxies at Sony Online Entertainment, prior to this he was VP and Executive Producer of The Sims Online at Electronic Arts/Maxis, and in the same role for Origin Systems managing Ultima Online™; He also served as Senior VP and General Manager of Kesmai Studios, where he oversaw the development of several MMOGs including Air Warrior™ and Multiplayer Battletech™. Gordon has owned and managed two development companies and was development manager for both Three-Sixty Pacific and Konami of America, Inc. He has personally developed more than 30 games and overseen the development of more than 200 games. Gordon is a regular speaker at industry gatherings and advises multiple game educational programs.

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