Ike Ellis
Moby ID: 106000
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Ike joined Big Huge Games in 2001 after obtaining a Computer Engineering degree from the University of Kansas and interning at Intel.
Ike began as a programmer working on the Scenario Editor, map generation, and the Conquer the World single-player game for Rise of Nations. However, he quickly demonstrated a strong aptitude for design, and so he moved into a designer-programmer role under Brian Reynolds' tutelage. In this capacity, Ike oversaw the design on the Thrones & Patriots expansion pack for Rise of Nations, which garnered high review scores and a great attach rate.
Ike next led the outer map campaign design for Rise of Legends and finished that game as lead single-player designer. On Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties, Ike acted as Project Lead and Lead Designer.
He is now working as Executive Producer on a still-secret RPG.
Credited on 10 games
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| Mind Over Magic (2023, Windows) | Sparkypants |
| Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition (2020, Windows) | Lead Designer |
| Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning (2020, Windows) | Additional Thanks |
| Rise of Nations: Extended Edition (2017, Windows Apps) | Designers |
| Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning (2012, Windows) | Additional Thanks |
| Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties (2008, Macintosh) | Lead Designer |
| Rise of Nations: Rise of Legends (2006, Windows) | Designers |
| Rise of Nations: Gold Edition (2004, Windows) | Designers |
| Rise of Nations: Thrones & Patriots (2004, Windows) | Designers |
| Rise of Nations (2003, Windows) | Programming |
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Frequent Collaborators
People- 10 games with Pranas Pauliukonis
- 10 games with Ted Terranova
- 9 games with Brian Reynolds
- 9 games with Timothy Train
- 9 games with Douglas Kaufman
- 9 games with Jason Bestimt
- 9 games with Chris Coleman
- 9 games with John Hawkins
- 9 games with Dan Halka
- 9 games with Mark Sobota
Companies
- 7 games with Microsoft Corporation
- 7 games with Big Huge Games, Inc.
- 7 games with Xbox Game Studios
- 5 games with Leader S.p.a.
- 4 games with Epic Games Tools LLC
- 4 games with NBG EDV Handels- und Verlags GmbH
- 4 games with Valve Corporation
- 3 games with ak tronic Software & Services GmbH
- 2 games with Volt Information Services, Inc.
- 2 games with GameSpy Industries Inc.
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