Josh Atkins

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Josh Atkins has been in the Interactive Entertainment Industry for the last 18 years. Josh began his career working for several small game developers in the San Francisco Bay Area but moved to Seattle in 1998 to become a Game Designer working for Nintendo's US first party studio. While at Nintendo Josh had the opportunity to work on a variety of projects and had the privilege to spend several years working with Nintendo's top creative talent. This included the opportunity to work directly with with legendary Game Designer Shigeru Miyamoto and Nintendo President Satoru Iwata. In 2002 Josh joined Microsoft Games Studios and became the Director of Game Design for MGS. His team of designers worked across all MGS published titles including franchises such as Fable, Forza and Gears of War. The work of his team helped establish Microsoft as a top tier Game Publisher.

In 2008 Josh moved out to the UK in order to become the Senior Design Director at Lionhead Studios under Peter Molyneux. While at Lionhead Josh lead the Fable design team under Peter's guidance and shipped several titles in the Fable Franchise. In 2011 Josh joined Microsoft's new Soho Studios to work on a brand new form of Interactive Television focused on Children's Education. The first project in this line is Kinect Sesame Street TV which was seen at Microsoft's 2012 CES Keynote. Kinect Sesame Street TV is a joint production between Microsoft and Sesame Workshop.

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Games Credited

• BioShock Infinite (2013), 2K Games, Inc.
• Fable Heroes (2012), Microsoft Studios
• Fable III (2010), Microsoft Game Studios
• Fable II (2008), Microsoft Game Studios
• Fable II Pub Games (2008), Microsoft Game Studios
• Gears of War 2 (2008), Microsoft Game Studios
• Gears of War 2 (Limited Edition) (2008), Microsoft Game Studios
• Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise (2008), Microsoft Game Studios
• Crackdown (2007), Microsoft Game Studios
• Gears of War (2007), Microsoft Game Studios
• Mass Effect (2007), Microsoft Game Studios
• Project Gotham Racing 4 (2007), Microsoft Game Studios
• Viva Piñata: Party Animals (2007), Microsoft Game Studios
• Zoo Tycoon 2: Extinct Animals (2007), Microsoft Game Studios
• Gears of War (2006), Microsoft Game Studios
• Gears of War (Limited Collector's Edition) (2006), Microsoft Game Studios
• Rise of Nations: Rise of Legends (2006), Microsoft Game Studios
• Viva Piñata (2006), Microsoft Game Studios
• Zoo Tycoon 2: Marine Mania (2006), Microsoft Game Studios
• Fable: The Lost Chapters (2005), Microsoft Game Studios
• Forza Motorsport (2005), Microsoft Game Studios
• Kameo: Elements of Power (2005), Microsoft Game Studios
• Blinx 2: Masters of Time & Space (2004), Microsoft Game Studios
• Fable (2004), Microsoft Game Studios
• Project Gotham Racing 2 (2003), Microsoft Game Studios
• Rise of Nations (2003), Microsoft Game Studios
• Tao Feng: Fist of the Lotus (2003), Microsoft Game Studios
• Voodoo Vince (2003), Microsoft Game Studios
• Wave Race: Blue Storm (2001), Nintendo Co., Ltd.
• Bionic Commando: Elite Forces (2000), Nintendo of America Inc.
• Crystalis (2000), Nintendo of America Inc.