Andrew House

Developer BIO

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As executive vice president, Sony Computer Entertainment America, Andrew House is responsible for third party and developer relations, including cultivating relationships and maintaining and growing content alliances with developers and publishers, as well as managing licensee relations and overall strategic product planning. Additionally, House oversees all facets of the company’s marketing and brand management efforts in North America.

House’s extraordinary ability to create mutually beneficial partnerships with the third party community has led many of the industry’s key creative houses to publicly tout unwavering commitment to PlayStation, helping Sony Computer Entertainment America maintain its leadership position in two platform cycles. House is also responsible for ensuring that the best offline and online titles appear on PlayStation 2, and played an instrumental role in encouraging platform-exclusive content development for many of the industry’s premier franchises.

During his tenure, House has been instrumental in the creation and execution of the marketing strategy that transformed and expanded the PlayStation brand into a household name, appealing to a mass-market audience. House has also been a key player in developing award-winning advertising campaigns for the company, including the 2002 PlayStation 2 brand campaign, featuring the tagline “Live in Your World. Play in Ours.,” that received accolades from Advertising Age, Ad Week and Ad Critic.

House was appointed to the position of executive vice president in July 2002 and previously held the position of senior vice president, Sony Computer Entertainment America. He was appointed to serve as a corporate executive officer of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., the global company, and he is a key member of the organization’s management team.

House joined Sony in 1990, where he worked in corporate public relations for Sony Corporation (Japan) for five years. In April 1995, House was transferred to the marketing and communications division of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., the parent company for Sony Computer Entertainment America and Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, working with the newly created International Software Division. There, he was responsible for the marketing and promotion of Sony Computer Entertainment’s European and U.S. developed game titles for the Japanese market before leading the marketing effort for Sony Computer Entertainment America beginning in March 1996.

House obtained his bachelor of arts in English language and literature from Oxford University, England.

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Games Credited

• PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale (2012), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• Resistance: Burning Skies (2012), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• Sorcery (2012), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• Starhawk (2012), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• The Unfinished Swan (2012), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• Resistance 3 (2011), Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Ltd.
• Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception (2011), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• Uncharted: Golden Abyss (2011), Sony Computer Entertainment Incorporated
• MAG (2010), Sony Computer Entertainment Incorporated
• Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow (2010), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier (2009), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (2009), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• ATV Offroad Fury: Blazin' Trails (2005), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• Death Jr. (2005), Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.
• Death Jr. (Limited Edition) (2005), Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.
• EyeToy: Kinetic (2005), Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Ltd.
• Genji: Dawn of the Samurai (2005), Sony Computer Entertainment Japan
• God of War (2005), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• Jak X: Combat Racing (2005), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• Kingdom of Paradise (2005), Sony Computer Entertainment Incorporated
• Neopets: The Darkest Faerie (2005), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• Ratchet: Deadlocked (2005), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• Rise of the Kasai (2005), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• Shadow of the Colossus (2005), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves (2005), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• SOCOM 3: U.S. Navy SEALs (2005), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs - Fireteam Bravo (2005), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• Twisted Metal: Head-On (2005), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• WipEout Pure (2005), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• ATV Offroad Fury 3 (2004), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• EyeToy: AntiGrav (2004), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• EyeToy: Play 2 (2004), Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Ltd.
• Gran Turismo 4 (2004), Sony Computer Entertainment Incorporated
• Hot Shots Golf: Open Tee (2004), Sony Computer Entertainment Incorporated
• Jak 3 (2004), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• Killzone (2004), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal (2004), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• Rise to Honor (2004), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• Sly 2: Band of Thieves (2004), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• Amplitude (2003), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• Jak II (2003), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• MLB 2004 (2003), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• Primal (2003), Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Ltd.
• Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando (2003), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• Siren (2003), Sony Computer Entertainment Incorporated
• SOCOM II: U.S. Navy SEALs (2003), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• War of the Monsters (2003), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• ATV Offroad Fury 2 (2002), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• Dark Cloud 2 (2002), Sony Computer Entertainment Incorporated
• Disney's Treasure Planet (2002), Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Ltd.
• Drakan: The Ancients' Gates (2002), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• The Mark of Kri (2002), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus (2002), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs (2002), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• World Tour Soccer 2003 (2002), Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Ltd.
• C-12: Final Resistance (2001), Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Ltd.
• Cool Boarders 2001 (2001), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• Extermination (2001), Sony Computer Entertainment Incorporated
• Frequency (2001), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• Gran Turismo 3 A-Spec (2001), Sony Computer Entertainment Incorporated
• ICO (2001), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy (2001), Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Ltd.
• Kinetica (2001), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• MLB 2002 (2001), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• NFL GameDay 2002 (2001), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• NHL FaceOff 2001 (2001), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• Okage: Shadow King (2001), Sony Computer Entertainment Incorporated
• PaRappa the Rapper 2 (2001), Sony Computer Entertainment Incorporated
• Syphon Filter 3 (2001), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• Twisted Metal: Black (2001), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• Twisted Metal Small Brawl (2001), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• Crash Bash (2000), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• Dark Cloud (2000), Sony Computer Entertainment Incorporated
• EverQuest: The Ruins of Kunark (2000), Sony Online Entertainment Inc.
• MediEvil II (2000), Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Ltd.
• NCAA GameBreaker 2001 (2000), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• NFL GameDay 2001 (2000), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• Spyro: Year of the Dragon (2000), Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Ltd.
• Ape Escape (1999), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• CTR: Crash Team Racing (1999), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• Grandia (1999), ESP
• Gran Turismo 2 (1999), Sony Computer Entertainment Incorporated
• Hot Shots Golf 2 (1999), Sony Computer Entertainment Incorporated
• Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage! (1999), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• Syphon Filter (1999), 989 Studios
• Tomba! 2: The Evil Swine Return (1999), Whoopee Camp
• Um Jammer Lammy (1999), Sony Computer Entertainment Incorporated
• Wild Arms 2 (1999), Sony Computer Entertainment Incorporated
• Blasto (1998), Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Ltd.
• Crash Bandicoot: Warped (1998), Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Ltd.
• Disney•Pixar A Bug's Life (1998), Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Ltd.
• Legend of Legaia (1998), Sony Computer Entertainment Incorporated
• MediEvil (1998), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• NFL Xtreme (1998), Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Ltd.
• Spyro the Dragon (1998), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• Star Ocean: The Second Story (1998), Enix Corporation
• Armored Core (1997), FromSoftware, Inc.
• Bloody Roar (1997), Hudson Soft Company, Ltd.
• Bushido Blade (1997), Square Co., Ltd.
• CART World Series (1997), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• Cool Boarders 2 (1997), UEP Systems Inc.
• Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back (1997), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• Final Fantasy Tactics (1997), Square Co., Ltd.
• Final Fantasy VII (1997), Square Co., Ltd.
• Gran Turismo (1997), Sony Computer Entertainment Incorporated
• Intelligent Qube (1997), Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Ltd.
• Jersey Devil (1997), Ocean Software Ltd.
• Jet Moto 2 (1997), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• NFL GameDay 98 (1997), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• NHL FaceOff '98 (1997), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• SaGa Frontier (1997), Square Co., Ltd.
• Crash Bandicoot (1996), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• Jet Moto (1996), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• Motor Toon Grand Prix (1996), Sony Computer Entertainment Incorporated
• NFL GameDay '97 (1996), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• PaRappa the Rapper (1996), Sony Computer Entertainment Incorporated
• Tail of the Sun (1996), Artdink Corporation
• Tobal No.1 (1996), Square Co., Ltd.
• Twisted Metal 2 (1996), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• Wild Arms (1996), Sony Computer Entertainment Incorporated
• Aquanaut's Holiday (1995), Sony Computer Entertainment Incorporated
• Beyond the Beyond (1995), Sony Computer Entertainment Incorporated
• Epidemic (1995), Sony Music Entertainment (Japan), Inc.