Gary Liddon
aka:
Gaz Liddon
Moby ID: 3565
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Contact with games programmers led Gary to co-found a subsidiary company with Newsfield called Thalamus Ltd. Thalamus was a highly regarded 8 bit software house and published the hit games Sanxion and Delta. Learning programming skills at Thalamus, Gary then left to become a contract programmer, working on a variety of projects including the console conversions of the Mortal Kombat series.
Gary joined Climax in 1996 as a producer and lead the teams responsible for developing successful games as Diablo and Theme Park World Gary became Managing Director of the studio located in Fareham in 1999 and later Group Development Director in 2000, overseeing and helping to establish the Brighton, Nottingham and London studios.
In 2001, Gary was appointed Chief Operating Officer for the entire group of Climax companies and oversaw all aspects of day-to-day production, development and operations.
Gary left Climax and founded Xen Services, Ltd. in 2004, a development services company who worked on projects for THQ, Sony and Microsoft including games such as MotoGP 2, Crackdown, Project Gotham 4 and Too Human.
On 19th January 2009 the development studio Ruffian Games was announced, where Gary Liddon is Studio Head.
Credited on 49 games
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Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story (2024, Windows) | Interview Videos Starring |
Grand Theft Auto V (2022, Xbox Series) | Director of Strategic Projects / Co-Studio Director |
Halo: The Master Chief Collection (2019, Windows) | Studio Head |
Lumo (2017, Nintendo Switch) | Hat tips, Salutes & Hugs |
Polybius (2017, PlayStation 4) | Special Thanks |
Nike+ Kinect Training (2012, Xbox 360) | CEO |
Crackdown 2 (2010, Xbox 360) | Studio Head |
Gridrunner Revolution (2009, Windows) | Beta Test Team |
Space Giraffe (2008, Windows) | PC Beta Test Team |
Too Human (2008, Xbox 360) | CEO |
Crackdown (2007, Xbox 360) | Xen Services CEO |
Hot Wheels: Stunt Track Challenge (2004, PlayStation 2) | C.O.O. |
Serious Sam (2004, Game Boy Advance) | COO |
Sudeki (2004, Xbox) | Climax Management |
SX Superstar (2003, GameCube) | Climax Management (Chief Operating Officer) |
MotoGP 2 (2003, Windows) | Another Boss |
Robot Wars: Extreme Destruction (2002, Windows) | Group Development Director |
Robot Wars: Arenas of Destruction (2002, PlayStation 2) | Group Development Manager |
MotoGP: Ultimate Racing Technology (2002, Windows) | Another Boss |
Saban's Power Rangers: Time Force (2001, PlayStation) | Managing Director |
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Frequent Collaborators
People- 14 games with Matthew Simmonds
- 12 games with Leigh Bird
- 11 games with Joseph Cavalla
- 11 games with Karl D. Jeffery
- 9 games with Tony Beckwith
- 9 games with Gareth Noyce
- 9 games with Christopher Hadley
- 8 games with Carl Muller
- 8 games with Barry Martin
- 8 games with James Parham
Companies
- 10 games with Acclaim Studios Limited
- 10 games with Acclaim Entertainment, Inc.
- 8 games with Climax Solent
- 8 games with Electronic Arts, Inc.
- 7 games with Xbox Game Studios
- 7 games with Microsoft Corporation
- 7 games with Acclaim Japan, Ltd.
- 6 games with THQ Inc.
- 6 games with Freejam Limited
- 6 games with Acclaim Entertainment, GmbH
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