Chris Archer

Developer BIO

Position: Executive Producer / Treyarch

With Activision since: 1998

Active in the industry since: 1992, Virgin Interactive

Major contributions to: Spider-Man 3 (Treyarch/Activision, ongoing) Fantastic Four (Seven Studios/Activision 2005) X-Men Legends (Raven/Activision, 2004) Spider-Man The Movie 2 (Treyarch/Activision, 2004) True Crime (Luxoflux/Activision, 2001-2003) Tarzan Return to the Jungle (GBA, Activision, 2000) Tony Hawk (Nintendo 64, Activision, 2000) Spider-Man (Nintendo 64, Activision, 2000) Space Invaders (PSX/N64/PC/GBA, Activision, 2000) Gex 2 (N64, Realtime Associates, 1998) Powerslave (PSX/Saturn, Playmates, 1996) The 11th hour (PC/MAC/3DO VIE, 1995) The Daedalus Encounter (PC/MAC/3DO, VIE, 1995) Creature Shock (PC/3DO, VIE, 1994)



Prior to joining Treyarch Chris Archer was an Executive Producer in the console games division at Activision. Since 1998 Chris worked with the company to develop such hit titles as the original Tony Hawk's Pro Skater and Spider-Man for the Nintendo 64 system, as well as Space Invaders. He's since managed the development for several X-Men licensed games and has recently produced the much-anticipated games and multi million unit selling True Crime: Streets of LA and Spider-Man The Movie 2. Prior to joining the Activision team, Archer served as a Producer at Realtime Associates, where he was involved in the production of Gex 2: Enter the Gecko as well as several original designs for Nintendo of America. At Playmates Interactive Entertainment, he contributed his talents to the critically acclaimed Powerslave and Alien Earth. Previous to PIE, Archer served as a producer at Virgin Interactive Entertainment working on several hit titles including The Daedalus Encounter, Creature Shock, The 11th Hour, and Tritryst.

Websites

• Developing Fun -- personal and game design blog

Games Credited

Monsters vs. Aliens (2009), Activision Publishing, Inc.
007: Quantum of Solace (2008), Activision Publishing, Inc.
Spider-Man 3 (2007), Activision Deutschland GmbH
Avatar: The Last Airbender (2006), THQ Inc.
Call of Duty 3 (2006), Activision Publishing, Inc.
Ty the Tasmanian Tiger 3: Night of the Quinkan (2006), Activision Asia-Pacific
2 in 1: DreamWorks' Shark Tale + Shrek 2 (2005), Activision Publishing, Inc.
Fantastic 4 (2005), Activision Publishing, Inc.
Madagascar (2005), Activision Publishing, Inc.
Ultimate Spider-Man (2005), Activision Publishing, Inc.
Ultimate Spider-Man (Limited Edition) (2005), Activision Publishing, Inc.
X-Men: Legends II - Rise of Apocalypse (2005), Activision Publishing, Inc.
King Arthur (2004), Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004), Activision Publishing, Inc.
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004), Activision Publishing, Inc.
Pitfall: The Lost Expedition (2004), Activision Publishing, Inc.
Pitfall: The Lost Expedition (2004), Activision Publishing, Inc.
Shrek 2 (2004), Activision Publishing, Inc.
Shrek 2 (2004), Activision Publishing, Inc.
Spider-Man 2 (2004), Activision Publishing, Inc.
Spider-Man 2 (2004), Activision Publishing, Inc.
Spider-Man 2: The Game (2004), Activision Publishing, Inc.
X-Men: Legends (2004), Activision Publishing, Inc.
True Crime: Streets of LA (2003), Activision Publishing, Inc.
Activision Anthology (2002), Activision Publishing, Inc.
Disney's Tarzan: Return to the Jungle (2002), Activision Publishing, Inc.
Kelly Slater's Pro Surfer (2002), Activision Deutschland GmbH
Spider-Man: The Movie (2002), Activision Publishing, Inc.
Street Hoops (2002), Activision Publishing, Inc.
X-Men: Next Dimension (2002), Activision Publishing, Inc.
Alienators: Evolution Continues (2001), Activision Publishing, Inc.
Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX 2 (2001), Acclaim Entertainment, Inc.
Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX: Maximum Remix (2001), Acclaim Entertainment, Inc.
Jackie Chan Adventures: Legend of the Dark Hand (2001), Activision Publishing, Inc.
Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX (2001), Activision Publishing, Inc.
Spider-Man 2: Enter Electro (2001), Activision Publishing, Inc.
Spider-Man 2: The Sinister Six (2001), Activision Publishing, Inc.
Spider-Man: Mysterio's Menace (2001), Activision Publishing, Inc.
Supercar Street Challenge (2001), Activision Publishing, Inc.
Tech Deck Skateboarding (2001), Activision Publishing, Inc.
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 (2001), Activision Publishing, Inc.
X-Men: Reign of Apocalypse (2001), Activision Publishing, Inc.
X-Men: Wolverine's Rage (2001), Activision Publishing, Inc.
Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX (2000), Acclaim Entertainment, Inc.
Disney's the Lion King: Simba's Mighty Adventure (2000), Activision Publishing, Inc.
Road Champs: BXS Stunt Biking (2000), Activision Publishing, Inc.
Spider-Man (2000), Activision Publishing, Inc.
Spider-Man (2000), Activision Publishing, Inc.
Star Wars: Demolition (2000), LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater (2000), Activision, Inc.
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 (2000), Activision Publishing, Inc.
X-Men: Mutant Academy (2000), Activision Publishing, Inc.
Charlie Blast's Territory (1999), KEMCO U.S.A., INC.
Space Invaders (1999), Activision, Inc.
Gex 3D: Enter the Gecko (1998), Midway Games, Inc.
Duckman: The Legend of the Fall (1997), Playmates Interactive Entertainment, Inc.
MDK (1997), Playmates Interactive Entertainment, Inc.
NHL Powerplay '96 (1996), Virgin Interactive Entertainment, Inc.
Powerslave (1996), Playmates Interactive Entertainment, Inc.
The 11th Hour (1995), Virgin Interactive Entertainment, Inc.
The Daedalus Encounter (1995), Virgin Interactive Entertainment, Inc.
TriTryst (1995), Virgin Interactive Entertainment, Inc.
Creature Shock (1994), Virgin Interactive Entertainment (Europe) Ltd.