T. Ryan Arnold

Developer BIO

T. Ryan Arnold (born October 20, 1976) grew up in the rugged wilderness of the high deserts of North Eastern Nevada.

Receiving a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre from the University of California at Santa Barbara, T. Ryan moved to Los Angeles in 1999 to pursue a carrier as professional actor.

Eventually T. Ryan's interest in the video game industry out weighed his interest in working for poorly dubbed copies of student films and he began applying for Jobs at LA based game studios and publishing companies.

T. Ryan's first job was as a tester at THQ. The titles he worked on as a tester include Tak and the Power of JuJu for GBA, Finding Nemo continuing Adventures GBA, Tetris (for the New Jersey Lottery Commission), STALKER, and Juiced for Playstation 2. During his stint as a game tester T. Ryan also worked off site with game developers Helixe (Incredibles GBA) and Pandemic (Full Spectrum Warrior PC).

In May 2005, T. Ryan became a full time employee of THQ and began working in THQ's Mastering Lab as a mastering lab technician. Over the course of his two and a half years in the Mastering Lab, T. Ryan was responsible for creating the gold master and test copies of several hundred THQ titles for PC, Mac, Playstation 2 and 3, Xbox and Xbox 360, GameCube, Wii, DS and GameBoy Advance.

In August of 2007 T. Ryan accepted a new position as THQ's QA database administrator where he is currently working today.

Outside of his involvement in the video game industry, T. Ryan also enjoys Mountain Biking, Industrial Music, and a fine German Beer every now and then.

T. Ryan is engaged to be married to his long time girlfriend Rebecca in May of 2009.

Also Known As

• Thomas Arnold
• T Ryan Arnold

Websites

• T. Ryan's Personal Blog -- A bit of a mish-mash really. Lately it's been mostly video game related stuff, but sometimes there's other interesting tid-bits.
• T. Ryan's Games Industry Blog -- Personal blog maintained by T. Ryan. Mostly updated with game industry posts.
• T. Ryan's Twitter -- T. Ryan's twitter feed.
• T. Ryan's Destructoid Blog -- My new Destructoid blog! Finally I can blog about games and not feel like I'm boring my friends on facebook and myspace!

Games Credited

50 Cent: Blood on the Sand (2009), THQ Inc.
Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor (2009), THQ Inc.
Red Faction: Guerrilla (2009), THQ Inc.
Saints Row 2 (2009), THQ Inc.
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II (2009), THQ Inc.
Age of Empires: Mythologies (2008), THQ Inc.
Elements of Destruction (2008), ValuSoft, Inc.
Frontlines: Fuel of War (2008), THQ Inc.
Lock's Quest (2008), THQ Inc.
Sprint Cars 2: Showdown at Eldora (2008), THQ Inc.
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Soulstorm (2008), THQ Inc.
WWE Smackdown! vs Raw 2009 (2008), THQ Inc.
Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Burning Earth (2007), THQ Inc.
Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts (2007), THQ Inc.
Disney/Pixar Cars: Mater-National Championship (2007), THQ Inc.
Disney/Pixar Cars: Mater-National Championship (2007), THQ Inc.
Drake & Josh: Talent Showdown (2007), THQ Inc.
Drawn to Life (2007), THQ Inc.
Elements of Destruction (2007), THQ Inc.
Juiced 2: Hot Import Nights (2007), THQ Inc.
MX vs. ATV Untamed (2007), THQ Inc.
Ratatouille (2007), THQ Inc.
Screwjumper! (2007), THQ Inc.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl (2007), THQ Inc.
Stuntman: Ignition (2007), THQ Inc.
Supreme Commander (2007), THQ Inc.
Tetris Evolution (2007), THQ Inc.
Titan Quest: Immortal Throne (2007), Buka Entertainment
Warhammer 40,000: Squad Command (2007), THQ Inc.
Worms: Open Warfare 2 (2007), THQ Inc.
WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2008 (2007), THQ Inc.
Alex Rider: Stormbreaker (2006), THQ Inc.
Barnyard (2006), THQ Inc.
Company of Heroes (2006), THQ Inc.
Company of Heroes (Collector's Edition) (2006), THQ Inc.
Disney/Pixar Cars (2006), THQ Inc.
Full Spectrum Warrior: Ten Hammers (2006), THQ Inc.
Games Explosion! (2006), THQ Inc.
Monster House (2006), THQ Inc.
MX vs. ATV: On the Edge (2006), THQ Inc.
MX vs. ATV Unleashed (2006), THQ Inc.
The Outfit (2006), THQ Inc.
Saints Row (2006), THQ Inc.
Secrets of the Ark: A Broken Sword Game (2006), THQ Inc.
The Sopranos: Road to Respect (2006), THQ Inc.
SpongeBob Squarepants: Creature from the Krusty Krab (2006), THQ Inc.
SpongeBob SquarePants: Creature From the Krusty Krab (2006), THQ Inc.
Sprint Cars: Road to Knoxville (2006), THQ Inc.
Titan Quest (2006), THQ Inc.
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade (2006), THQ Inc.
WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2007 (2006), THQ Inc.
Destroy All Humans! (2005), THQ Inc.
Evil Dead: Regeneration (2005), THQ Inc.
Juiced (2005), THQ Inc.
The Punisher (2005), THQ Inc.
Scooby-Doo! Unmasked (2005), THQ Inc.
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Yellow Avenger (2005), THQ Inc.
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Winter Assault (2005), THQ Inc.
Full Spectrum Warrior (2004), THQ Inc.
The Incredibles (2004), THQ Inc.