Riley R. Russell III

Developer BIO

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As general counsel Riley Russell oversees Sony Computer Entertainment America’s legal and business affairs group of over 30 individuals who specialize in computer and entertainment law, technology licensing, sports and character licensing as well as intellectual property. Appointed to general counsel in 2002 from the position of vice president, legal affairs, Russell brings more than 13 years of direct experience working in the games and interactive entertainment industry.

Prior to joining the company, Russell held the positions of corporate counselor and director of business affairs for Sega of America. His diverse career experience also includes: videogames, television and theatrical production, patent and copyright litigation, technical asset licensing and trial law.

Russell is a member of several organizations, including the California and American Bar Associations, the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences, the Public Policy Committee and the Piracy Committee for the Interactive Digital Software Association, as well as the Ratings Committee for the Entertainment Software Rating Board.

Russell received his bachelor of arts degree in political science from the University of California at Berkeley, his master’s degree in economics from the University of California at Davis and his juris doctorate from the University of Santa Clara in California.

Also Known As

• Riley Russell
• Riley R. Russell
• Riley Russel

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Games Credited

• Journey (2012), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale (2012), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• Ratchet & Clank: Full Frontal Assault (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.
• Killzone 3 (2011), Sony Computer Entertainment Incorporated
• L.A. Noire (2011), Rockstar Games, Inc.
• L.A. Noire: The Complete Edition (2011), Rockstar Games, Inc.
• LittleBigPlanet 2 (2011), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One (2011), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• Resistance 3 (2011), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception (2011), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• Uncharted: Golden Abyss (2011), Sony Computer Entertainment Incorporated
• Fat Princess: Fistful of Cake (2010), Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Ltd.
• God of War: Ghost of Sparta (2010), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• God of War III (2010), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• Heavy Rain (2010), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• MAG (2010), Sony Computer Entertainment Incorporated
• ModNation Racers (2010), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• Fat Princess (2009), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• Flower (2009), Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Ltd.
• God of War Collection (2009), Sony Computer Entertainment Asia
• inFAMOUS (2009), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier (2009), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• Killzone 2 (2009), Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Ltd.
• Motorstorm: Arctic Edge (2009), Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Ltd.
• Rag Doll Kung Fu: Fists of Plastic (2009), Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Ltd.
• Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time (2009), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• Resistance: Retribution (2009), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• Secret Agent Clank (2009), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (2009), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• Everyday Shooter (2008), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• God of War: Chains of Olympus (2008), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• Go! Puzzle (2008), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• MLB 08: The Show (2008), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• MotorStorm: Pacific Rift (2008), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• Patapon (2008), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• Ratchet & Clank Future: Quest for Booty (2008), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters (2008), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• Resistance 2 (2008), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• SingStar ABBA (2008), Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Ltd.
• SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs - Confrontation (2008), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• Twisted Metal: Head-On (Extra Twisted Edition) (2008), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• The Eye of Judgment (2007), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• Folklore (2007), Sony Computer Entertainment Incorporated
• Formula 1 Championship Edition (2007), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• God of War II (2007), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• Gran Turismo 5: Prologue (2007), Sony Computer Entertainment Incorporated
• Heavenly Sword (2007), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• Jeanne d'Arc (2007), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• Lair (2007), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• MLB 07: The Show (2007), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• Pursuit Force: Extreme Justice (2007), Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Ltd.
• Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction (2007), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• Rogue Galaxy (2007), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs - Tactical Strike (2007), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• Syphon Filter: Combat Ops (2007), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow (2007), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (2007), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• Unreal Tournament III (2007), Midway Home Entertainment, Inc.
• Daxter (2006), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• Genji: Days of the Blade (2006), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• Killzone: Liberation (2006), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• Lemmings (2006), Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Ltd.
• LocoRoco (2006), Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Ltd.
• MotorStorm (2006), Sony Computer Entertainment Incorporated
• Resistance: Fall of Man (2006), Sony Computer Entertainment Incorporated
• SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs - Fireteam Bravo 2 (2006), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror (2006), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• Tourist Trophy: The Real Riding Simulator (2006), Sony Computer Entertainment Incorporated
• ATV Offroad Fury: Blazin' Trails (2005), Sony Computer Entertainment America, 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.
• Pursuit Force (2005), Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Ltd.
• 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.
• Crash Bash (2000), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• FantaVision (2000), Sony Computer Entertainment Incorporated
• Grind Session (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.
• CTR: Crash Team Racing (1999), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• Grandia (1999), ESP
• NCAA Final Four 99 (1999), 989 Studios
• Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage! (1999), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• Blasto (1998), Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Ltd.
• Bust A Groove (1998), Enix Corporation
• Cool Boarders 3 (1998), 989 Studios
• Crash Bandicoot: Warped (1998), Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Ltd.
• Legend of Legaia (1998), Sony Computer Entertainment Incorporated
• NCAA GameBreaker 99 (1998), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• NHL FaceOff '99 (1998), 989 Studios
• Rally Cross 2 (1998), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• Spyro the Dragon (1998), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• Star Ocean: The Second Story (1998), Enix Corporation
• Bloody Roar (1997), Hudson Soft Company, Ltd.
• Final Fantasy VII (1997), Square Co., Ltd.
• Jersey Devil (1997), Ocean Software Ltd.
• Johnny Mnemonic (1995), Sony Imagesoft
• Double Switch (1993), SEGA of America, Inc.
• Dracula Unleashed (1993), SEGA of America, Inc.
• Ground Zero Texas (1993), Sony Imagesoft
• Prize Fighter (1993), SEGA Enterprises Ltd.