Ryan Shwayder
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Ryan Shwayder, also known as Blackguard, is a Game Designer on Blizzard Entertainment's World of Warcraft.
He got his start in the game industry in 2000 as an intern for the little-known MMORTS Fighting Legends by Maximum Charisma Studios.
After that, he moved on to write for the online gaming media until early 2004, when he joined Sony Online Entertainment as a Quality Assurance Analyst. He moved on to become a Community Relations Representative before the launch of EverQuest II, and then the Community Relations Manager for the game in early-mid 2005.
In late 2006, Shwayder joined Green Monster Games (which became 38 Studios) to work alongside Curt Schilling, R.A. Salvatore, Todd McFarlane, and industry veterans. There, he helped develop the intellectual property and lore that was used in Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning. His tenure ended at 38 Studios with the studio's closure in 2012, where he was Content Design Supervisor on the Kingdoms of Amalur (aka Copernicus) MMO project.
He has helped launch several titles to this date: Fighting Legends * EverQuest II * EverQuest II: The Bloodline Chronicles (Adventure Pack) * EverQuest II: The Splitpaw Saga (Adventure Pack) * EverQuest II: Desert of Flames (Expansion Pack) * EverQuest II: Kingdom of Sky (Expansion Pack) * EverQuest II: The Fallen Dynasty* (Adventure Pack) * EverQuest II: Echoes of Faydwer
Credited on 16 games
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| WarCraft III: Reforged (2020, Windows) | Blizzard Development Family |
| World of WarCraft: Battle for Azeroth (2018, Windows) | Game Designers |
| StarCraft: Remastered (2017, Windows) | Blizzard Development Family |
| World of WarCraft: Legion (2016, Windows) | Game Designers |
| Overwatch (2016, Windows) | Strike Team |
| StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void (2015, Windows) | Blizzard Development Family |
| Heroes of the Storm (2015, Windows) | Blizzard Development Family |
| World of WarCraft: Warlords of Draenor (2014, Windows) | Game Designers |
| Diablo III: Reaper of Souls - Ultimate Evil Edition (2014, PlayStation 4) | Blizzard Development Family |
| Diablo III: Reaper of Souls (2014, Windows) | Blizzard Development Family |
| Hearthstone: Heroes of WarCraft (2014, Windows) | Blizzard Development Family |
| EverQuest II: Echoes of Faydwer (2006, Windows) | Community Relations Manager |
| EverQuest II: Kingdom of Sky (2006, Windows) | Community Relations Manager |
| EverQuest: Prophecy of Ro (2006, Windows) | Community Relations Managers |
| EverQuest II: Desert of Flames (2005, Windows) | Community Managers |
| EverQuest II (2004, Windows) | Quality Assurance Analysts |
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Frequent Collaborators
People- 14 games with Glenn Stafford
- 13 games with Jason Huck
- 13 games with David Carey
- 12 games with Marlon Barroquillo
- 11 games with Jim Jiang
- 11 games with Brian Libby
- 11 games with Keith Boardman
- 11 games with Iwona Łucek
- 11 games with Lais Mussarra
- 11 games with Sarah Thomas Hamm
Companies
- 11 games with Blizzard Entertainment Inc.
- 5 games with Daybreak Game Company LLC
- 3 games with Ubisoft Entertainment SA
- 3 games with OC3 Entertainment, Inc.
- 3 games with Firelight Technologies Pty. Ltd.
- 3 games with Playman s.r.o.
- 3 games with Akella
- 2 games with Epic Games Tools LLC
- 2 games with L.A. Studios, Inc., The
- 2 games with Activision Blizzard...
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