James P. Wong

Developer BIO

James Wong was born on July 18, 1978 in Southern California. He graduated in 2001 from the University of California, Irvine with a Bachelor of Arts in Film Studies, minoring in the Digital Arts.

During his studies at the university, James worked part time at Square Soft Inc. (now Square Enix USA) as a Quality Assurance tester in 1998. James tested 13 titles for PlayStation and PlayStation 2.

In 2002-2003, he lived abroad in Kitakyushu, Japan as an Assistant English Teacher by way of the the J.E.T. (Japan Exchange and Teaching) Program.

After he returned to the United States, James worked at Rockstar San Diego (Angel Studios) as a tester, trainer and lead network tester on "Red Dead Revolver" and "Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition", respectively. After Midnight Club 3, he took a "vacation from the industry". He interned for the PBS-broadcast "Roadtrip Nation" as an assistant editor for several months and later returned to the game industry as an Associate Producer at Crave Entertainment.

James has played computer and video games since the Atari 2600 and Apple IIe found a place in his childhood.

He currently works for Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. as an Associate Producer.

Also Known As

• James Peter Wong
• James Wong

Websites

• The Hindsight Project -- Video projects and editing experiments.
• www.jameswong.com -- Personal portfolio, resume and more.

Games Credited

Critter Round-Up (2008), Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (2008), Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.
World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King (2008), Blizzard Entertainment Europe
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (2007), Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.
Gyruss (2007), Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.
Rush'n Attack (2007), Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game (2007), Ubisoft, Inc.
Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition Remix (2006), Rockstar Games, Inc.
NRA Gun Club (2006), Crave Entertainment, Inc.
Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition (2005), Rockstar Games, Inc.
Red Dead Revolver (2004), Rockstar Games, Inc.
Kingdom Hearts (2002), Square Electronic Arts L.L.C.
Final Fantasy X (2001), Square Co., Ltd.
Final Fantasy Anthology (1999), Square Electronic Arts L.L.C.
Final Fantasy VIII (1999), Square Co., Ltd.
Front Mission 3 (1999), Square Co., Ltd.
Saga Frontier 2 (1999), Square Co., Ltd.
Brave Fencer Musashi (1998), Square Co., Ltd.
Bushido Blade 2 (1998), SCEI
Chocobo's Dungeon 2 (1998), Square Co., Ltd.
Ehrgeiz: God Bless the Ring (1998), Square Co., Ltd.
Parasite Eve (1998), Square Co., Ltd.
Xenogears (1998), Square Co., Ltd.