More names will be announced in the upcoming months.
Thank you to the following writers for their contribution to the book, and who have given permission for me to include their names in this update:
Markus “Captain” Kaarlonen
Markus “Captain” Kaarlonen is the keyboardist and producer in the Finnish rock band, Poets of the Fall. He has worked on Max Payne 2, Alan Wake, Alan Wake’s American Nightmare, Legend of Grimrock, Shattered Horizon, and he also created the phenomenal soundtrack for Rochard. He has worked at the benchmark software company, Futuremark.
Poets of the Fall has a history of making tracks and theme songs for numerous video games including Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne, Alan Wake, Alan Wake’s American Nightmare, and Rochard. Their songs have also featured in Death Rally (2011) and Guitar Hero. They have recently released their fifth album, Temple of Thought. During the past 10 years, they have obtained several #1 chart positions, platinum records and was awarded Best Finnish Video of All Time Award for their 2006 video, Carnival of Rust.
Poets of the Fall Website:
http://www.poetsofthefall.com
Susan’s Blog
http://www.susanarendt.com
The Escapist Magazine
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/
Jonathan’s Blog
http://www.gameanim.com/
Fighting Fantasy Site:
http://www.fightingfantasy.com/
Eidos’ Official Site:
http://www.eidos.com/
Recoil Games:
http://www.recoilgames.com/
Thank you to the following writers for their contribution to the book, and who have given permission for me to include their names in this update:
Markus “Captain” Kaarlonen
(member of Poets of the Fall)
Markus “Captain” Kaarlonen is the keyboardist and producer in the Finnish rock band, Poets of the Fall. He has worked on Max Payne 2, Alan Wake, Alan Wake’s American Nightmare, Legend of Grimrock, Shattered Horizon, and he also created the phenomenal soundtrack for Rochard. He has worked at the benchmark software company, Futuremark.Poets of the Fall has a history of making tracks and theme songs for numerous video games including Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne, Alan Wake, Alan Wake’s American Nightmare, and Rochard. Their songs have also featured in Death Rally (2011) and Guitar Hero. They have recently released their fifth album, Temple of Thought. During the past 10 years, they have obtained several #1 chart positions, platinum records and was awarded Best Finnish Video of All Time Award for their 2006 video, Carnival of Rust.
Poets of the Fall Website:
http://www.poetsofthefall.com
Susan Arendt
Susan is the Managing Editor at The Escapist Magazine with ten years experience of video game journalism. Her skills and knowledge hasn’t been confined to just writing about games, as she travels to numerous events interviewing developers from AAA titles to independent games. She also takes part in panels at PAX East. She has a deep understanding of the industry and a unique perspective within her writing that is quite captivating.Susan’s Blog
http://www.susanarendt.com
The Escapist Magazine
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/
Jonathan Cooper
Jonathan has worked in the industry for eight years as an Animator. He has worked on a number of video game franchises including Jade Empire, Mass Effect (first two instalments) and Deus Ex: Human Revolution (Pre-production). He is now working at Ubisoft Montreal as a Animation Director for Assassin’s Creed III.Jonathan’s Blog
http://www.gameanim.com/
Ian Livingstone
Ian is the life-president of Eidos Interactive (now Square Enix Europe) where he works as the Creative Director. Eidos has shipped numerous titles including the Tomb Raider, Hitman and Just Cause franchises. He has also co-founded Games Workshop and the Fighting Fantasy book series. He was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Technology by the University of Abertay Dundee in 2000 and a BAFTA two years later for his contributions to the video game industry.Fighting Fantasy Site:
http://www.fightingfantasy.com/
Eidos’ Official Site:
http://www.eidos.com/
Samuli Syvähuoko
Samuli is the co-founder of Remedy Entertainment (developers of Death Rally, Max Payne, and Alan Wake), and the founder of Fat Hammer and Recoil Games. He also organised the demo group, Future Crew and. He now works as the CEO at Recoil Games which has recently shipped their first game, Rochard.Recoil Games:
http://www.recoilgames.com/
