Mark Long
Moby ID: 20049
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Mark Long is a game designer, graphic novel writer, and movie producer, and the Co-CEO of Seattle-based Zombie Studios. Long is the Designer/Producer of over 28 games including Blacklight, Saw, America's Army, Delta Force, Spec Ops and Rainbow 6. He's also the co-creator/writer of the graphic novels Shrapnel and The Silence of Our Friends as well as creator/producer of the feature film Blacklight.
Prior to founding Zombie, Long had a Research and Development career that spanned three laboratories: the Sarnoff Research Center, the University of Texas Institute for Advanced Technology, and General Dynamics' Combined Arms Systems Engineering Laboratory. While at Sarnoff, Long and his partner Joanna Alexander led a team that developed a game console for Hasbro.
Long has served on the GDC Serious Games and University of Washington Games advisory panels and a number of technical advisory boards and government committees including SGI, the National Science Foundation and the University of Washington Human Interface Laboratory.
Long received his BS at the University of Texas, where he also received his commission in the US Army. He retired with the rank of Major and is the recipient of the Army's Meritorious Service Medal.
Credited on 29 games
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| Hawken (2014, Windows) | CEO |
| Blackwater (2011, Xbox 360) | Executive Producers |
| Rush'N Attack: Ex-Patriot (2011, Xbox 360) | A VATRA Special Thanks to |
| Blacklight: Tango Down (2010, Xbox 360) | Executive Producers |
| Saw II: Flesh & Blood (2010, PlayStation 3) | Co-CEOs |
| Saw (2009, Xbox 360) | Executive Producers |
| Close Quarters Conflict (2006, Windows) | CEO |
| World War II Combat: Iwo Jima (2006, Windows) | Executive Producers |
| World War II Combat: Road to Berlin (2006, Windows) | Executive Producers |
| Combat: Task Force 121 (2005, Xbox) | Executive Producers |
| Future Force Company Commander (2005, Windows) | CEOs |
| Shadow Ops: Red Mercury (2004, Windows) | Story by |
| Delta Force: Task Force Dagger (2002, Windows) | Producer |
| Spec Ops: Covert Assault (2001, PlayStation) | Voice Actors |
| Alcatraz: Prison Escape (2001, Windows) | CEO |
| Spec Ops: Ranger Elite (2001, PlayStation) | Voice Actors |
| Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Covert Ops Essentials (2000, Windows) | Production Lead |
| The Book of Watermarks (1999, PlayStation) | Ariel |
| Body Glove's Bluewater Hunter (1999, Windows) | Executive Producers |
| Spec Ops II: Green Berets (1999, Windows) | Executive Producers |
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Frequent Collaborators
People- 18 games with Joanna Alexander
- 16 games with John E. Williamson
- 13 games with Bill Wright
- 12 games with Sandy Heyer
- 11 games with Richard Starr
- 11 games with Ron Haskins
- 9 games with Joseph Zajonc
- 9 games with Russell D. Nelson
- 9 games with Alexander Guilbert
- 8 games with Richard Dormer
Companies
- 19 games with Zombie Studios Inc.
- 10 games with Epic Games, Inc.
- 6 games with Atari, Inc.
- 4 games with Direct Action Games
- 4 games with Valve Corporation
- 4 games with Groove Games
- 3 games with 1C Company
- 3 games with Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.
- 3 games with Runecraft Ltd.
- 3 games with GamersGate AB
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