Ian R. Wilkinson
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Ian Wilkinson
Moby ID: 119256
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Ian R. Wilkinson was President and Chief Executive Officer of Radical Entertainment, which he founded in 1991. Wilkinson was responsible for driving the company's overall vision and goals. He worked with the company's executive team to position Radical as the category leader in interactive entertainment.
A graduate of the University of Western Ontario's Ivey School of Business, Mr Wilkinson has spent his entire career in the software industry. After working in a senior role at Andersen Consulting, and then as an information systems manager, Mr Wilkinson founded Benefix Software. Mr Wilkinson also served as Chairman of the Board for Radical Entertainment. He is the President of New Media BC and is a regional recipient of the Ernst & Young 2001 Entrepreneur of the Year award in the Media & Entertainment category.
In June 2006, after 15 years at the company, he left Radical, a move that was already announced in 2005. COO Kelly Zmak, who has hired with the promise to become President before March 2007, took over.
On 10th March 2009 it was announced he had been appointed CEO and President of Hothead Games, a studio founded in 2006 by former Radical Entertainment employees.
Credited on 21 games
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| Forged Fantasy (2019, iPhone) | Hothead Games |
| Hero Hunters (2018, iPhone) | Hothead Games |
| Rivals at War: Firefight (2016, Android) | Hothead Games |
| Rivals at War: 2084 (2016, Android) | Hothead Games |
| Rivals at War (2016, Android) | Hothead Games |
| Big Win Football (2015, Android) | Hothead Games |
| Kill Shot (2014, Android) | Hothead Games |
| Big Win NHL Hockey (2013, Android) | Hothead Games |
| Jaws Revenge (2012, Android) | Hothead Games |
| The Baconing (2011, PlayStation 3) | Hothead |
| DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue (2010, PlayStation 3) | Hothead Games |
| DeathSpank (2010, Xbox 360) | Hothead Games |
| On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness: Episode Two (2008, Windows) | Special Thanks |
| On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness: Episode One (2008, Windows) | Special Thanks |
| Crash of the Titans (2007, PlayStation 2) | Special Thanks |
| Scarface: The World Is Yours (2006, PlayStation 2) | Special Thanks |
| Crash Tag Team Racing (2005, PlayStation 2) | Special Thanks |
| CSI: Miami (2004, Windows) | Special Thanks |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Dark Motives (2004, Windows) | Special Thanks |
| James Cameron's Dark Angel (2002, Xbox) | Special Thanks |
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Frequent Collaborators
People- 19 games with Adam Gejdos
- 18 games with Trevor Lim
- 17 games with Kevin Fink
- 16 games with Joshua Mitchell
- 16 games with Robert Sparks
- 15 games with Joel DeYoung
- 15 games with Vlad Ceraldi
- 15 games with Michael Anderson
- 14 games with Gregan Dunn
- 14 games with Ying-Wai Mark Ng
Companies
- 14 games with Hothead Games, Inc.
- 6 games with Firelight Technologies Pty. Ltd.
- 5 games with Radical Entertainment Inc.
- 5 games with Google LLC
- 4 games with Sierra Entertainment, Inc.
- 4 games with Studio X Labs
- 4 games with Vivendi Games (UK) Limited
- 4 games with Autodesk, Inc.
- 4 games with Valve Corporation
- 3 games with Vivendi Games, Inc.
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