Joseph B. Hewitt IV

Developer BIO

In 1985 Joseph began working at an educational software company called Unicorn Software while still in high school.

In 1988 he joined Westwood Associates, which was renamed Westwood Studios when it was acquired by Virgin Games in 1992. The studio was later acquired by Electronic Arts in 1998 and Joseph left when they closed the studio in 2003.

Joseph then worked briefly at Sony Online Entertainment as a customer service representative for the launch of Star Wars Galaxies while he unsuccessfully tried to get a position as a designer on Everquest.

He moved to Brisbane Australia in 2004 to work for Auran Games as a Senior Game Designer and then to Perth Australia 2008 where he was Creative Director for Interzone Entertainment.

Joseph is currently Creative Director at Jet Set Games.

Also Known As

• Joseph Hewitt

Websites

• Working As Designed -- Joseph's current blog, links to his recent projects, resume, history and published titles list.

Games Credited

• Highborn (2010), Jet Set Games, Inc.
• Fury (2007), Codemasters Online Gaming
• Pirates: The Legend of Black Kat (2002), Electronic Arts, Inc.
• Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun - Firestorm (2000), Electronic Arts, Inc.
• Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun (1999), Electronic Arts, Inc.
• Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun (Platinum Edition) (1999), Electronic Arts, Inc.
• Dune 2000 (1999), Westwood Studios, Inc.
• Command & Conquer: Red Alert - The Aftermath (1997), Virgin Interactive Entertainment, Inc.
• Command & Conquer: Sole Survivor (1997), Westwood Studios, Inc.
• Command & Conquer (Special Gold Edition) (1997), Virgin Interactive Entertainment (Europe) Ltd.
• Lands of Lore: Guardians of Destiny (1997), Virgin Interactive Entertainment (Asia Pacific) Pte Ltd.
• Command & Conquer: Red Alert (1996), Virgin Interactive Entertainment (Europe) Ltd.
• Command & Conquer: The Covert Operations (1996), Virgin Interactive Entertainment (Europe) Ltd.
• Command & Conquer (1995), Virgin Interactive Entertainment (Europe) Ltd.
• Monopoly (1995), Hasbro Interactive, Inc.
• The Lion King (1994), Virgin Interactive Entertainment, Inc.
• Lands of Lore: The Throne of Chaos (1993), Virgin Games, Ltd.
• The Legend of Kyrandia: Hand of Fate (1993), Virgin Games, Inc.
• Young Merlin (1993), Virgin Games, Inc.
• DragonStrike (1992), FCI, Pony Canyon, Inc.
• The Legend of Kyrandia (1992), Virgin Games, Inc.
• Eye of the Beholder (1991), U.S. Gold Ltd.
• Eye of the Beholder II: The Legend of Darkmoon (1991), Strategic Simulations, Inc.
• BattleTech: The Crescent Hawks' Revenge (1990), Infocom, Inc.
• DragonStrike (1990), Strategic Simulations, Inc.
• Pac-Mania (1990), Tengen Inc.
• A Nightmare on Elm Street (1989), Monarch Development
• Hillsfar (1989), U.S. Gold Ltd.
• Mars Saga (1989), Infocom, Inc.
• BattleTech: The Crescent Hawk's Inception (1988), Infocom, Inc.