Ari Bilow
Moby ID: 165527
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Ari Bilow graduated from Art Center College of Design in 2004, cum laude, with a degree in industrial design. He immediately began working as a freelance conceptual artist and illustrator for a number of clients including Lego, Mattel, Rhythm & Hues, Pixel Magic, Design Studio Press, and Titan Productions until he took a full time concept artist position with Neversoft Entertainment.
At the time he was the only in-house concept artist at Neversoft and, working closely with the art director, was responsible for establishing the overall aesthetic tone of Gun which went on to be the most successful new franchise of 2005. Other Neversoft titles to which he is credited include Tony Hawk's American wasteland, Tony Hawk's Project 8, and Tony Hawk's Underground 2.
In 2007, he left Neversoft for Brain Zoo Studios where he currently heads the company's visual development department acting as studio art director. In his current position he has contributed to a number of AAA titles including Lost Planet, Mercenaries 2, Rogue Warrior, Tiberium, WWE, Lord of the Rings Online, and Lego Star Wars 3.
Credited on 15 games
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| Destiny 2: The Witch Queen (2022, Windows) | Design |
| Destiny 2: Shadowkeep (2019, PlayStation 4) | Design |
| Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure (2013, Windows) | Art Director |
| Defiance (2013, Windows) | Additional Art |
| Scribblenauts Unlimited (2012, Windows) | Additional Art |
| Hybrid (2012, Xbox 360) | Additional Art Direction |
| Tony Hawk's Proving Ground (2007, PlayStation 2) | Additional Development |
| Tony Hawk's Proving Ground (2007, PlayStation 3) | Additional Development by |
| Tony Hawk's Project 8 (2006, Xbox 360) | Development Team |
| Gun: Showdown (2006, PSP) | Development Team |
| Gun (2005, PlayStation 2) | Development Team |
| Tony Hawk's American Wasteland (Collector's Edition) (2005, PlayStation 2) | Development Team |
| Tony Hawk's American Wasteland (2005, GameCube) | Development Team |
| Tony Hawk's Underground 2: Remix (2005, PSP) | Neversoft Support |
| Tony Hawk's Underground 2 (2004, Xbox) | Neversoft Support |
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Frequent Collaborators
People- 11 games with Clive Burdon
- 11 games with Andrew Firth
- 11 games with Stuart Scandrett
- 11 games with Ryan Juckett
- 10 games with Henry Ji
- 10 games with Allan Lee
- 9 games with Chad Findley
- 9 games with Joel Jewett
- 9 games with John Rosser
- 9 games with Daniel Nelson
Companies
- 9 games with Activision Publishing, Inc.
- 6 games with Neversoft Entertainment, Inc.
- 6 games with Activision Deutschland GmbH
- 6 games with NBG EDV Handels- und Verlags GmbH
- 6 games with Valve Corporation
- 5 games with ATVI France SARL
- 3 games with Shaba Games LLC
- 3 games with SuperVillain Studios, Inc.
- 3 games with Activision Blizzard UK Ltd.
- 3 games with 5TH Cell Media, LLC
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