Tom Abernathy
Moby ID: 30159
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Born August 16, 1968 in Atlanta, GA. High school: Westminster Schools, Atlanta, GA. BA: Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH. MFA: University of Southern California School of Cinema-Television. Senior Writer/Designer at Pandemic Studios, Los Angeles, from 2005-2008. Writer at Microsoft Game Studios, Redmond, WA, from 2008-present. Selected as one of "The Gamasutra 20: Top Game Writers" in February, 2009.
Credited on 24 games
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| Killer Instinct (2023, Windows Apps) | Narrative Designer |
| Destroy All Humans! 2: Reprobed (2022, Windows) | Head Writer |
| Destiny 2: The Witch Queen (2022, Windows) | Narrative |
| Destroy All Humans! (2020, PlayStation 4) | Writer |
| Tom Clancy's The Division (2016, Windows) | Additional Writers |
| Toy Soldiers: Complete (2016, Windows) | Voice Actors (English) |
| State of Decay: Year-One Survival Edition (2015, Windows) | Microsoft Central Teams - Writer/Narrative Designer |
| State of Decay: Lifeline (2014, Windows) | Writer/Narrative Designer |
| Killer Instinct (2013, Xbox One) | Narrative Designer |
| State of Decay (2013, Xbox 360) | Writer/Narrative Designer (Microsoft Studios Central Teams) |
| Kinect Rush: A Disney Pixar Adventure (2012, Xbox 360) | Narrative Designer / Lead Writer |
| Halo: Combat Evolved - Anniversary (2011, Xbox 360) | Narrative Designer |
| Crimson Alliance (2011, Xbox 360) | Writer |
| Halo: Reach (2010, Xbox 360) | Writers |
| The Saboteur (2009, Xbox 360) | Original Story |
| The Saboteur (2009, Windows) | Original Story & Character Development |
| Scene It? Box Office Smash! (2008, Xbox 360) | User Experience: Writer |
| Destroy All Humans! 2 (2006, Xbox) | Head Writer |
| Full Spectrum Warrior: Ten Hammers (2006, Windows) | Additional Dialogue |
| Destroy All Humans! (2005, Xbox) | Writer |
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Frequent Collaborators
People- 9 games with Joseph Donaldson
- 9 games with Greg Borrud
- 9 games with Ben Cammarano
- 8 games with Andrew Goldman
- 8 games with Steven Jay Blum
- 8 games with Josh Resnick
- 7 games with Tony Ball
- 7 games with Boyd Post
- 7 games with David Rovin
- 7 games with James Kevin Ward
Companies
- 10 games with Xbox Game Studios
- 10 games with Microsoft Corporation
- 7 games with Valve Corporation
- 6 games with Pandemic Studio Pty Ltd
- 5 games with Pandemic Studios, LLC
- 5 games with Audiokinetic Inc.
- 5 games with Experis
- 4 games with Activision Publishing, Inc.
- 4 games with Epic Games Tools LLC
- 4 games with Havok
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