Gary Liddon

Developer BIO

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.

Also Known As

• Gaz Liddon

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Games Credited

Space Giraffe (2008), Llamasoft Ltd.
Crackdown (2007), Microsoft Games Studios
Hot Wheels: Stunt Track Challenge (2004), THQ Inc.
Serious Sam (2004), Global Star Software Inc.
Sudeki (2004), Microsoft Games Studios
MotoGP 2 (2003), THQ Inc.
Robot Wars: Extreme Destruction (2002), BBC Multimedia
LEGO Racers (2001), Lego Media
Robot Wars: Arenas of Destruction (2001), BBC Multimedia
SimCoaster (2001), Electronic Arts, Inc.
SpongeBob SquarePants: SuperSponge (2001), THQ Inc.
Sim Theme Park (2000), Electronic Arts, Inc.
Warriors of Might and Magic (2000), 3DO Company, The
Populous: The Beginning (1999), Electronic Arts, Inc.
Diablo (1998), Electronic Arts, Inc.
Extreme-G 2 (1998), Acclaim Entertainment, Inc.
Batman Forever (1995), Acclaim Entertainment, Inc.
Batman Forever (1995), Acclaim Entertainment, Inc.
FIFA Soccer 96 (1995), Electronic Arts, Inc.
Mortal Kombat II (1994), Acclaim Entertainment, Inc.
The Pagemaster (1994), Fox Interactive, Inc.
Stargate (1994), Acclaim Entertainment, Inc.
Mortal Kombat (1993), Arena Entertainment
T2: The Arcade Game (1993), LJN, Ltd.
Krusty's Fun House (1992), Acclaim Entertainment, Inc.
Loopz (1991), Audiogenic Software Ltd.
Delta (1987), Thalamus Ltd
Sanxion (1986), Thalamus Ltd