Chris Roberts
aka: C. Roberts
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Chris Roberts (b. 27th May 1968) is a game developer and film director best known for creating the Wing Commander series while employed at ORIGIN Systems. He was born in California (USA), but grew up in Manchester (England). He returned to the country in 1986 and found a job at ORIGIN. There he worked on games such as Times of Lore (1988) and Bad Blood (1990). Wing Commander was also released in 1990.
He left the company in 1996 and founded his own studio, Digital Anvil.
In 2011 he founded the studio Cloud Imperium Games Corporation to work on a successor to Wing Commander and Freelancer. A crowd funding campaign was launched on 10th October 2012 for the game Star Citizen. By August 2013 the project achieved backing funds exceeding $15 million.
Credited on 34 games
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| Shadowrun Returns (2013 on Windows) | Special Thanks |
| Wing Commander Saga: The Darkest Dawn (2012 on Windows) | Very Very Special Thanks |
| Brute Force (2003 on Xbox) | DB'3 Fallen 23rd Division Special Thanks (Those who left us before the end, but made a big contribution) |
| Freelancer (2003 on Windows) | Freelancer Original Concept |
| Conquest: Frontier Wars (2001 on Windows) | Producers |
| Starlancer (2000 on Dreamcast) | Executive Producer |
| Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom (1997 on PlayStation) | Executive Producer/Director |
| Wing Commander: Prophecy (Deluxe) (1997 on Windows) | The producers gratefully acknowledge the contributions of the following individuals |
| Wing Commander: Prophecy (1997 on Windows) | The Producers want to thank the following persons |
| The Need for Speed (1996 on PlayStation) | Special Thanks |
| The Need for Speed: Special Edition (1996 on Windows) | Special Thanks |
| Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger (1995 on 3DO) | Story |
| Super Wing Commander (1994 on 3DO) | ORIGIN Graphic System |
| Wing Commander / Wing Commander II (Special CD-ROM Edition) (1994 on DOS) | 3D System |
| Wing Commander: Armada (1994 on DOS) | Producer |
| Dangerous Streets / Wing Commander (1994 on Amiga CD32) | Software Engineers |
| Strike Commander (1993 on DOS) | Cameras |
| Strike Commander: Tactical Operations (1993 on DOS) | Producer |
| Wing Commander: Privateer (1993 on DOS) | Executive Producer |
| Strike Commander: CD-ROM Edition (1993 on DOS) | Chief of Correspondents |
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On the set of Wing Commander
Frequent Collaborators
- 19 games with Paul C. Isaac
- 15 games with Jeff J. Shelton
- 14 games with Chris Douglas
- 14 games with Jake Rodgers
- 13 games with Denis R. Loubet
- 13 games with David Ladyman
- 12 games with Marc Schaefgen
- 12 games with Martin Galway
- 12 games with Ben Potter
- 11 games with Steven Muchow
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