Marcus Purvis
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Now recognised as a testing veteran within the games industry, Marcus Purvis started work as a technical supervisor in Electronic Arts at it's Chertsey Studio in Surrey. Joining the EA test organisation at a time when growth and professional drive was beginning, Marcus helped the management and leaders drive results and implement modern practices.
Recognising that working closely with developers and platform manufacturers, consulting on testing and expectations achieved results and caught bugs 'upstream', Marcus changed the process of specialist testing within EA Europe and influenced EA WW testing. This helped allow designers and developers the freedom required as well as lower cost and add confidence in the test effort.
During his time at EA Marcus tested and led teams on many AAA titles including the Harry Potter, Crysis, Battlefield and Burnout franchises. Marcus Purvis left the position of senior QA project manager to pursue new opportunities at Microsoft Game Studios within their test organisation, he is working there at the time of this writing.
Credited on 78 games
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| Disney Illusion Island (2023, Nintendo Switch) | Special Thanks |
| Anno 1503: History Edition (2020, Windows) | Quality Assurance |
| Sea of Thieves (2018, Xbox One) | Special Thanks |
| Burnout: Paradise - Remastered (2018, PlayStation 4) | Specialist Test Group |
| Forza Horizon 3 (2016, Xbox One) | Senior Software Engineering Manager |
| Cobalt (2016, Windows) | Microsoft Test Team |
| Overruled! (2015, Windows) | Dlala Thanks |
| Kalimba (2015, Windows) | Senior Software Engineer Manager |
| Fable: The Journey (2012, Xbox 360) | Test Lead |
| Fable: Heroes (2012, Xbox 360) | Test Lead |
| Fable III (2011, Windows) | Test Team |
| Need for Speed: Shift (2009, PSP) | Technical Compliance Manager |
| Need for Speed: Shift (2009, Windows) | Technical Compliance Group |
| Battlefield 1943 (2009, Xbox 360) | Technical Compliance Group |
| Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009, Nintendo DS) | Testing and Submission Managers |
| Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009, PlayStation 3) | Testing and Submission Managers |
| Burnout: Paradise - The Ultimate Box (2009, Windows) | Specialist Test Group |
| Mirror's Edge (2009, Windows) | Technical Compliance Team |
| Hasbro Family Game Night (2008, PlayStation 2) | Technical Compliance Team |
| Monopoly featuring Classic & World Edition Boards (2008, PlayStation 2) | Technical Compliance Manager |
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Frequent Collaborators
People- 60 games with Martyn Sibley
- 52 games with Richard Hylands
- 52 games with Joe Grant
- 51 games with Sam Roberts
- 50 games with Andy Chung
- 43 games with Ben Jackson
- 41 games with James Bolton
- 40 games with James Arup
- 40 games with Paul Richards
- 39 games with David Fielding
Companies
- 66 games with Electronic Arts, Inc.
- 38 games with Electronic Arts Publishing SARL
- 33 games with Electronic Arts GmbH
- 29 games with Electronic Arts Ltd.
- 23 games with EA Games
- 19 games with EA Bright Light
- 15 games with Electronic Arts Czech...
- 14 games with TiVo Corporation
- 13 games with Warner Bros. Interactive...
- 13 games with Electronic Arts K.K.
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