Joss Ellis

Developer BIO

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.

Also Known As

• Jocelyn Ellis

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Games Credited

Heat Shield (2009), Tantalus Media Pty Ltd.
Frontline: Fields of Thunder (2007), Paradox Interactive AB
Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth (2005), 2K Games, Bethesda Softworks LLC
Carve (2004), Global Star Software Inc.
Catwoman (2004), Electronic Arts, Inc.
Jimmy White's 2: Cueball (2002), Virgin Games, Inc.
European Super League (2001), Virgin Interactive Entertainment (Europe) Ltd.
Heist (2001), Virgin Interactive Entertainment, Inc.
Evolva (2000), Virgin Interactive Entertainment (Europe) Ltd.
F-16 Aggressor (1998), Virgin Interactive Entertainment (Europe) Ltd.
Viva Soccer (1998), Virgin Interactive Entertainment (Europe) Ltd.
Broken Sword: The Smoking Mirror (1997), Virgin Interactive Entertainment (Europe) Ltd.
Space Hulk: Vengeance of the Blood Angels (1995), Electronic Arts, Inc.
Australian Rugby League (1994), Electronic Arts, Inc.
Dangerous Streets & Wing Commander (1994), Commodore
Theme Park (1994), Electronic Arts, Inc.
FIFA International Soccer (1993), Electronic Arts Ltd.
Syndicate (1993), Electronic Arts, Inc.
Syndicate: American Revolt (1993), Electronic Arts, Inc.
Lotus Turbo Challenge 2 (1992), Electronic Arts, Inc.
Birds of Prey (1991), Electronic Arts, Inc.
Populous II: Trials of the Olympian Gods (1991), Electronic Arts, Inc.
Chuck Yeager's Advanced Flight Trainer 2.0 (1990), Electronic Arts, Inc.
Flood (1990), Electronic Arts, Inc.
Imperium (1990), Electronic Arts, Inc.
Magic Fly (1990), Electronic Arts, Inc.
PowerMonger (1990), Electronic Arts, Inc.
Chuck Yeager's Advanced Flight Trainer (1989), Electronic Arts, Inc.
Ferrari Formula One (1989), Electronic Arts, Inc.
The Hound of Shadow (1989), Electronic Arts, Inc.
Populous (1989), Electronic Arts, Inc.
Populous: The Promised Lands (1989), Electronic Arts, Inc.
Fusion (1988), Electronic Arts, Inc.
The Train: Escape to Normandy (1988), Accolade, Inc.