Michael Brinker
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Mike Brinker
Moby ID: 439380
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Michael Brinker is a 27 year old game designer living in the San Francisco Bay Area. Currently he is working with Electronic Arts at their Redwood Shores Studio.
Michael was born on the 25th of February, 1980 in St. Louis, Missouri. He attended Truman State University in Kirksville, Missouri where he received his Bachelors degree in Theater with an emphasis in performance and acting. After starting the only club on campus devoted to making short films, Michael moved to Los Angeles California to work on his Masters Degree at the University of Southern California. There, he was ushered into the realm of interactivity and game design, meeting many prominent people such as Bing Gorden, Raphe Koster and Steven Spielberg. After completing his masters in interactivity and game design he was hired to work on "The Godfather" for Electronic Arts. He is currently still with the same company working as a Level Designer.
Michael is an avid surfer and golfer who enjoys being outdoors. Other favorite hobbies include Tennis, Hockey, building computers and of course, playing video games!
Credited on 12 games
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| Marvel Avengers (2020, PlayStation 4) | Lead Designer |
| Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration (2016, Windows) | Lead Designer |
| Rise of the Tomb Raider (2015, Xbox 360) | Lead Designer |
| Tomb Raider (2013, Windows) | Senior Designers |
| Dante's Inferno: Trials of St. Lucia (2010, Xbox 360) | Lead Systems & Level Designer |
| Dante's Inferno (2010, PlayStation 3) | Level Designers |
| The Godfather II (2009, Windows) | Mission Designers |
| The Simpsons Game (2007, Xbox 360) | Level Designers |
| The Godfather: Blackhand Edition (2007, Wii) | Living World Design |
| The Godfather: The Game (2006, Windows) | Living World Design |
| Cloud (2005, Windows) | Special Thanks |
| Medal of Honor: European Assault (2005, PlayStation 2) | Design Intern |
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Frequent Collaborators
People- 7 games with Brian Burke
- 6 games with Nicholas Earl
- 6 games with Jeff Kuipers
- 6 games with Will Kerslake
- 6 games with Bill Fowler
- 6 games with Christopher Conway
- 6 games with Richard Briggs
- 6 games with Rami Khayyat
- 6 games with Jeffrey Adams
- 6 games with Robert Foster
Companies
- 7 games with Electronic Arts, Inc.
- 5 games with Visceral Games (Redwood Shores)
- 3 games with Eidos Montréal
- 3 games with Side UK Ltd.
- 3 games with Associated Production Music, LLC
- 3 games with Blindlight LLC
- 3 games with Nixxes Software BV
- 3 games with Crystal Dynamics, Inc.
- 3 games with Electronic Arts GmbH
- 3 games with ak tronic Software & Services GmbH
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