Joss Ellis
aka:
Jocelyn Ellis
Moby ID: 2647
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Joss Ellis worked at Thorn EMI in 1982, which later became Creative Sparks, for 2 years and had 2 games published Mediaeval Joust (VIC-20) and Wing Commander (C64).
He then worked in a partnership with Gary Yorke and wrote Brian Jack's Superstar Challenge for the C64.
He was a producer at Firebird Software from 1984 for all the non-BBC versions of Elite, The Sentinel, REVS, Thrust... and a ton of other things.
In 1987, he became the first European employee at Electronic Arts, and ended up as Director of European Development where he spearheaded all the the Bullfrog titles, kicked off the first FIFA football game, as well as Rugby, The Darkening, Space Hulk and many more. As a member of EA’s European board of directors, Ellis was directly involved in the planning and execution of EA Europe's growth strategies. Ellis also worked on porting key U.S. titles to European platforms and was integral in the production of EA’s first European line-up of products.
He worked at Virgin Interactive Entertainment from 1997 as Vice President of International Development.
Between 2001 and 2005, he was Chief Operating Officer and Development Director at Argonaut Games.
In September 2006, he became Head of Studios at Nival, Inc. based in Moscow, Russia. There, he oversees the Russian studios, helps the company’s developers and artists understand the worldwide games market more thoroughly and bridges communications between the U.S. and Russia.
On 28th July 2008 it was announced he had joined Tantalus as Director of Development.
Credited on 62 games
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| LEGO 2K Drive (2023, Nintendo Switch) | Director of Development |
| Age of Empires IV (2021, Windows) | Director of Development |
| Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition (2020, Windows) | Executive Producer |
| Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition (2019, Windows) | Director of Development |
| Jupiter & Mars (2019, PlayStation 4) | Executive Producer |
| The Bard's Tale Trilogy (2018, Windows) | Package Copy |
| Age of Empires: Definitive Edition (2018, Windows Apps) | Director of Development |
| Sonic Mania (2017, Windows) | Producer |
| Cities: Skylines - PlayStation 4 Edition (2017, PlayStation 4) | Director of Development |
| The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (2016, Wii U) | Project Management |
| ZombiU (2015, Windows) | Director of Development |
| Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Director's Cut (2013, Wii U) | Director of Development |
| Ben 10: Galactic Racing (2011, Nintendo DS) | Designers |
| Megamind: The Blue Defender (2010, Nintendo DS) | Director of Development |
| Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole (2010, Nintendo DS) | Director of Development |
| Drift Street International (2010, Nintendo DSi) | Director Of Development |
| MX vs ATV Reflex (2009, Nintendo DS) | Director of Development |
| Disney•Pixar Cars: Race-O-Rama (2009, Nintendo DS) | Director of Development |
| Heat Shield (2009, iPhone) | Producer |
| Frontline: Fields of Thunder (2007, Windows) | Studios Manager |
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Frequent Collaborators
People- 17 games with Tom Crago
- 11 games with Kevin Shrapnell
- 11 games with Derek Johnson
- 9 games with Glenn Corpes
- 9 games with Peter Molyneux
- 9 games with Kevin Donkin
- 9 games with David Giles
- 9 games with Matthew Webster
- 8 games with Les Edgar
- 8 games with David Doe
Companies
- 28 games with Electronic Arts, Inc.
- 14 games with Tantalus Media Pty Ltd.
- 13 games with Electronic Arts Ltd.
- 9 games with Avalon Interactive
- 8 games with Bullfrog Productions, Ltd.
- 8 games with Valve Corporation
- 6 games with Bandai Namco Entertainment UK Ltd.
- 6 games with Electronic Arts Victor, Inc.
- 5 games with Argonaut Games PLC
- 5 games with Electronic Arts GmbH
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