Developer BIO

Current titles:

Name: Earth and Beyond (PC CD-ROM)
Developer: Westwood Studios / publisher: Electronic Arts
Release date: Spring 2002
Role: 3D programmer

Name: Command & Conquer: Renegade (PC CD-ROM)
Developer: Westwood Studios / publisher: Electronic Arts
Release date: Fall 2001
Role: Lead 3D Optimization Specialist

Published Titles:

Name: Emperor: Battle for Dune (PC CD-ROM)
Developer: Intelligent Games / publisher: Electronic Arts
Release date: June 2001
Role: 3D programmer, code optimization consultant

Name: Supreme Snowboarding / Boarder Zone (PC CD-ROM)
Developer: Housemarque / publisher: Infogrames
Released: November 1999 in Europe, January 2000 in the USA and Japan
Role: Lead programmer and project manager
Reviews: Gamespot UK 9/10, PC Gamer Finland 93% (Game of the month), MoonTV 93%, FutureGamer UK 88%

Name: The Reap (PC CD-ROM)
Developer: Housemarque / publisher: Take2 Interactive
Released: December 1997 in Europe and Asia
Role: Lead programmer
Reviews: GamesMachine 93%, SkyText 95%, MikroBITTI 89%, Ultimate PC 86%

Name: Stardust (Atari ST)
Developer: Bloodhouse / publisher: Daze
Released: April 1994
Role: Assistant programmer, assisting sales and PR
Reviews: ST Format 94%

Name: Utopos (Atari ST)
Developer / publisher: self-published shareware
Released: May 1993
Role: Designed, developed and published the game as a shareware
Reviews: ST User 5/5, ST Format 83%

Websites

• Home page of Jani Penttinen -- Personal website.
• UMOCO company website -- Jani's latest game development venture.

The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth (2004), Electronic Arts, Inc.
Total Club Manager 2004 (2003), Electronic Arts, Inc.
Command & Conquer: Renegade (2002), Electronic Arts, Inc.
Earth & Beyond (2002), Electronic Arts, Inc.
Emperor: Battle for Dune (2001), Electronic Arts, Inc.
Max Payne (2001), Gathering
Boarder Zone (1999), Infogrames Europe SA
The Reap (1997), Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.