John Sutherland
Moby ID: 28540
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John Sutherland was a Game Writer and Story Doctor at Microsoft Game Studios from 1996 to 2010, when he launched VidGameStory.com, his own company with the mission to make game stories better throughout the industry.
His 2005 Gamasutra article on story structure in games started the industry-wide conversation on conflict-based story that continues to this day.
Credited on 22 games
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| Total War: Pharaoh (2023, Macintosh) | Lead Dialogue Engineer |
| Total War: Three Kingdoms (2022, Windows Apps) | Senior Dialogue Engineers |
| A Total War Saga: Troy (2020, Windows) | Senior Dialogue Engineers |
| Murdered: Soul Suspect (2014, Windows) | Writers |
| Alan Wake (2012, Windows) | Additional Writing |
| Kinect Adventures! (2010, Xbox 360) | Writer |
| Kinectimals (2010, Xbox 360) | Additional Writing |
| Alan Wake (2010, Xbox 360) | Additional Writing |
| Mass Effect: Bring Down the Sky (2008, Windows) | UX Lead / Writer |
| Mass Effect (2007, Xbox 360) | UX Lead / Writer |
| Zoo Tycoon 2: Marine Mania (2006, Windows) | Writer |
| Dungeon Siege II (2005, Windows) | User Experience (UX) |
| MechAssault 2: Lone Wolf (2004, Xbox) | User Experience |
| Dungeon Siege: Legends of Aranna (2003, Windows) | Manual |
| Asheron's Call 2: Fallen Kings (2002, Windows) | User Education |
| Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator 3: Battle for Europe (2002, Windows) | User Experience |
| Microsoft Flight Simulator 2002 (2001, Windows) | User Education |
| Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator 2: WW II Pacific Theater (2000, Windows) | User Assistance |
| Microsoft Flight Simulator 2000: Professional Edition (1999, Windows) | User Assistance |
| Microsoft Flight Simulator 2000 (1999, Windows) | User Assistance |
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Frequent Collaborators
People- 10 games with Yasmine Nelson
- 9 games with Caitlin Sullivan
- 9 games with Khoi Duong
- 9 games with Peter Comley
- 9 games with Jason Mangold
- 8 games with Rick Welsh
- 8 games with Ed Fries
- 8 games with Chris Lassen
- 8 games with Patrick Barker
- 8 games with Craig Marshall
Companies
- 18 games with Microsoft Corporation
- 12 games with Xbox Game Studios
- 6 games with TiVo Corporation
- 5 games with ACES Game Studio
- 5 games with Ubisoft Entertainment SA
- 5 games with NBG EDV Handels- und Verlags GmbH
- 5 games with Leader S.p.a.
- 4 games with Volt Information Services, Inc.
- 4 games with Epic Games, Inc.
- 4 games with Playman s.r.o.
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