Michael Merren
aka: Mike Merren
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Mike Merren started in the Games Industry in 1987 working at Mirrorsoft - working on Cinemaware titles such as Defender of the Crown and Wings. In 1992 he went to Virgin Interactive and worked on some 20 titles for the company including the Broken Sword series with Revolution Software.
Mike then moved from publishing to the development side of the business working with Acclaim Studios London and then as Development Director for the handheld developer Crawfish where he helped with the development of 15 GBA titles in 2 years.
In March 2003, he joined Climax Handheld and eventually returned to Virgin when he joined Virgin PLAY in 2007 as Development Manager of its Virgin PLAY and V.2Play brands.
Credited on 48 games
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| Tennis World Tour 2 (2020 on Windows) | Development Director |
| AO Tennis 2 (2020 on PlayStation 4) | Development Director |
| Official Games of the Ashes: Cricket 19 (2019 on PlayStation 4) | Development Director |
| AO International Tennis (2018 on Windows) | Development Director |
| AO Tennis (2018 on Android) | Development Director |
| Don Bradman Cricket 17 (2017 on Windows) | Development Director |
| Masquerade: The Baubles of Doom (2016 on PlayStation 4) | Development Director |
| Casey Powell Lacrosse 16 (2016 on Windows) | Development Director |
| Rugby League Live 3 (2015 on Xbox 360) | Development Director |
| Don Bradman Cricket 14 (2014 on Windows) | Development Director |
| Rugby League Live 2: World Cup Edition (2013 on Xbox 360) | Development Director |
| Jetpack Joyride (2012 on PlayStation 3) | The Bigwigs |
| AFL Live (2011 on PlayStation 3) | Development Director |
| Hello, Pocoyo! (2008 on Nintendo DS) | Development Manager |
| Ed, Edd n Eddy: Jawbreakers! (2003 on Game Boy Advance) | Director of Development |
| Wings (2003 on Game Boy Advance) | Director of Development |
| Robot Wars: Advanced Destruction (2002 on Game Boy Advance) | Director of Development |
| Defender of the Crown (2002 on Game Boy Advance) | Director of Development |
| Street Fighter Alpha 3 (2002 on Game Boy Advance) | Director of Development |
| Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever (2002 on Game Boy Advance) | Head of Development |
[ full credits ]
Michael Merren at Virgin PLAY (2007)
Frequent Collaborators
- 15 games with Cameron Sheppard
- 13 games with Tim Coode
- 13 games with Lynne Bradstock
- 13 games with David Murphy
- 13 games with William Greenough
- 13 games with Ross Symons
- 12 games with Colin Kendrick
- 12 games with Jonathan Shearn
- 12 games with Matthew Ellison
- 11 games with Steven Frazer
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