Michael Kaufman
aka: Maxx Kaufman, Mike Kaufman, Maxx Kaufman
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Mr. Kaufman has been in the industry for 8 years, previously having worked in the entertainment industry on the Stargate Production Crew. The bulk of Mr. Kaufman’s game industry career has been spent at Xatrix Entertainment where he served as Art Director on the Redneck Rampage series, “Starhunters”, Quake II, the Reckoning as well as Kingpin: Life of Crime . Most recently Mr. Kaufman spent the last 3 years at Grey Matter Studios as Managing Art Director/ Co-founder. Mr. Kaufman art directed the interactive academy award winning and best selling game, Return to Castle Wolfenstein.
Credited on 26 games
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| Quake II (2023, Windows) | Art Direction |
| Wasteland 3 (2020, Windows Apps) | Additional Artists |
| The Bard's Tale IV: Barrows Deep (2018, Windows) | Art Director |
| Torment: Tides of Numenera (2017, Windows) | Additional Art |
| Wasteland 2: Director's Cut (Limited Edition) (2017, Linux) | Art Direction |
| Battlezone 98 Redux (2016, Windows) | Additional Art assistance |
| Wasteland 2: Director's Cut (2015, PlayStation 4) | Art Direction |
| Wasteland 2 (2014, Windows) | Art Direction |
| Hunted: The Demon's Forge (2011, Windows) | Game Director |
| Monster Mayhem: Build and Battle (2009, Nintendo DS) | Creative Director |
| Line Rider 2: Unbound (2008, Nintendo DS) | Creative Director |
| Line Rider (2008, iPhone) | Design |
| Defendin' De Penguin (2008, Wii) | Creative Director |
| Baby Pals (2007, Nintendo DS) | Art Coordination |
| The Bard's Tale (2005, Windows) | Art Director |
| Return to Castle Wolfenstein: Operation Resurrection (2003, PlayStation 2) | Art Direction by |
| Return to Castle Wolfenstein: Tides of War (2003, Xbox) | Art Direction by |
| Return to Castle Wolfenstein: Game of the Year (2002, Windows) | Art Direction by |
| Return to Castle Wolfenstein (2001, Windows) | Art Director |
| Kingpin: Life of Crime (1999, Windows) | Art Director |
[ full credits ]
Circa 2001
source: Behind Enemy Lines: The Making of Return to Castle Wolfenstein
Frequent Collaborators
People- 13 games with Brian Fargo
- 12 games with Chris Keenan
- 12 games with Matthew Findley
- 12 games with Elene Campbell
- 11 games with Drew Markham
- 11 games with Greg Goodrich
- 11 games with Jason Hoover
- 10 games with Claire Praderie
- 10 games with John Alvarado
- 10 games with Brandon Humphreys
Companies
- 10 games with inXile Entertainment, Inc.
- 10 games with Valve Corporation
- 7 games with Xatrix Entertainment, Inc.
- 6 games with Activision Publishing, Inc.
- 5 games with id Software, Inc.
- 4 games with Unity Technologies ApS
- 4 games with Interplay Entertainment Corp.
- 4 games with Activision Blizzard UK Ltd.
- 3 games with Pasadena Jones Productions
- 3 games with Gray Matter Interactive...
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