Ben Houge
Moby ID: 5142
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Ben Houge has been designing audio for digital games since moving to Seattle in 1996 to work on Sierra Entertainment's Leisure Suit Larry 7. For the next seven years, he contributed to many of Sierra's most prominent games, including Half-Life: Opposing Force, King's Quest: Mask of Eternity, and Arcanum: Of Steamworks & Magick Obscura. In April 2003, Ben left Sierra to work as a freelance audio designer, whose clients included Microsoft Game Studios and Arena.net. In August 2004 Ben accepted a position as Senior Audio Designer at Ubisoft's studio in Shanghai.
Ben holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music Theory and Composition from St. Olaf College in Northfield, MN, and a Master of Music degree from the University of Washington in Seattle. In addition to his work in games, he has produced the Sound Currents concert series, served as the vice-president of the Seattle Composers Alliance, and contributed to the Seattle School composers' collective.
Credited on 15 games
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| Destiny 2: The Witch Queen (2022, Windows) | Dialogue, Music & Sound Design |
| Tom Clancy's EndWar (2009, Windows) | Audio Lead |
| Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30 (2005, PlayStation 2) | Audio |
| Malice (2004, Xbox) | Special Thanks |
| Hoyle Casino Empire (2002, Windows) | Additional Compositions |
| Half-Life (2001, PlayStation 2) | Special Thanks |
| Arcanum: Of Steamworks & Magick Obscura (2001, Windows) | Sound |
| SWAT 3: Close Quarters Battle - Elite Edition (2000, Windows) | Special Thanks to TRISTAN |
| Ground Control (2000, Windows) | Dialogue Recording (Sierra Studios) |
| SWAT 3: Close Quarters Battle (1999, Windows) | Special Thanks |
| Half-Life: Opposing Force (1999, Windows) | Sound Designer, Voice Recording Specialist |
| Gabriel Knight 3: Blood of the Sacred, Blood of the Damned (1999, Windows) | Additional Sound Effects |
| King's Quest: Mask of Eternity (1998, Windows) | Music |
| Leisure Suit Larry's Casino (1998, Windows) | DREAMS Design & Development |
| Leisure Suit Larry: Love for Sail! (1996, DOS) | SFX & Additional Music |
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Frequent Collaborators
People- 10 games with Ken Eaton
- 9 games with James Veevaert
- 8 games with J. Mark Hood
- 7 games with Gary Stevens
- 7 games with Cheryl Sweeney
- 6 games with Mark Seibert
- 6 games with Bernadette Pryor
- 6 games with Jeff Pobst
- 6 games with Erinn C. Hamilton
- 6 games with Guy Welch
Companies
- 11 games with Sierra Entertainment, Inc.
- 9 games with Activision Blizzard...
- 7 games with Valve Corporation
- 7 games with Activision Blizzard France SAS
- 7 games with Vivendi Games (UK) Limited
- 5 games with Leader S.p.a.
- 3 games with Gearbox Software LLC
- 3 games with TiVo Corporation
- 3 games with Mastertronic Games Ltd.
- 3 games with GOG Limited
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