Benedikt Grindel
Moby ID: 269081
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Benedikt Grindel (b. 6th March, 1969) grew up in Münsterland (Germany) and did 1 year of High School in Minnesota (USA). He finished his Abitur (equivalent to high school diploma), followed by mathematical studies (algebraic number theory, minor: BWL - business studies).
He had several part-time jobs and internships, including editor (print + online), travel guide, advertising compositor and magician. He was first introduced to the game industry through a position in marketing and distribution for a French carpeting manufacturer.
Benedikt Grindel has been with Ubi Soft since 1998, first in marketing (Product Management, Group Management, Group Marketing Director), from 2000 with subsidiary Ludiwap (later Ludigames, now Gameloft) as Business Development Manager
He has been with Blue Byte since April 2001, working as a producer. In 2007, he is producing The Settlers: Rise of an Empire.
Credited on 25 games
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| Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora (2023, PlayStation 5) | Managing Director |
| Assassin's Creed: Nexus VR (2023, Quest) | Managing Director |
| The Settlers: New Allies (2023, Windows) | Managing Director |
| Anno 1503: History Edition (2020, Windows) | Managing Director |
| Anno 1404: History Edition (2020, Windows) | Managing Director |
| Anno 1701: History Edition (2020, Windows) | Managing Director |
| Anno 1602: History Edition (2020, Windows) | Managing Director |
| Anno 1800 (2019, Windows) | Studio Manager |
| For Honor (2017, Xbox One) | Studio Manager |
| Champions of Anteria (2016, Windows) | Studio Manager |
| Anno 2205 (2015, Windows) | Studio Manager |
| Anno 2205: Asteroid Miner (2015, Android) | Studio Manager |
| Anno: Build an Empire (2015, Android) | Managing Director |
| Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Phantoms (2014, Windows) | Special Thanks |
| Fit in Six (2011, Wii) | We would also like to thank |
| The Settlers 7: Paths to a Kingdom (2010, Windows) | Producer |
| The Settlers: Rise of an Empire - The Eastern Realm (2008, Windows) | Producer |
| The Settlers: Rise of an Empire (2007, Windows) | Producer |
| The Settlers: Heritage of Kings - Legends Expansion Disc (2005, Windows) | Producer |
| The Settlers: Heritage of Kings - Expansion Disc (2005, Windows) | Producer |
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Frequent Collaborators
People- 21 games with Yves Guillemot
- 17 games with Karsten Lehmann
- 16 games with Dogan Cinar
- 16 games with Nicolas Schoener
- 15 games with Ronald Kaulbach
- 14 games with Serge Hascoët
- 14 games with Alain Corre
- 14 games with Stéphanie Perotti
- 14 games with Alexander John
- 14 games with Infran Wirjawan
Companies
- 25 games with Ubisoft Entertainment SA
- 13 games with Ubisoft Düsseldorf
- 11 games with Ubisoft SRL
- 10 games with Epic Games Tools LLC
- 10 games with Valve Corporation
- 8 games with Dynamedion GbR
- 7 games with Ubisoft Mainz
- 7 games with Ubisoft GmbH
- 6 games with Playman s.r.o.
- 6 games with Logrus LLC
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