Chris Roberts
aka:
C. Roberts
Moby ID: 6555
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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, Windows) | Special Thanks |
| Wing Commander Saga: The Darkest Dawn (2012, Windows) | Very Very Special Thanks |
| Brute Force (2003, Xbox) | DB'3 Fallen 23rd Division Special Thanks (Those who left us before the end, but made a big contribution) |
| Freelancer (2003, Windows) | Freelancer Original Concept |
| Conquest: Frontier Wars (2001, Windows) | Producers |
| Starlancer (2000, Windows) | Executive Producer |
| Wing Commander: Prophecy (Deluxe) (1997, Windows) | The producers gratefully acknowledge the contributions of the following individuals |
| Wing Commander: Prophecy (1997, Windows) | The Producers want to thank the following persons |
| The Need for Speed: Special Edition (1996, Windows) | Special Thanks |
| Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom (1996, DOS) | Executive Producer |
| Dangerous Streets / Wing Commander (1994, Amiga CD32) | Design by |
| Wing Commander: Armada (1994, DOS) | Producer |
| Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger (1994, DOS) | Directed by |
| The Need for Speed (1994, 3DO) | Special Thanks |
| Wing Commander / Wing Commander II (Special CD-ROM Edition) (1994, DOS) | Lead Design |
| Super Wing Commander (1994, 3DO) | Producers |
| Wing Commander: Privateer (1993, DOS) | Original Design |
| Strike Commander (1993, DOS) | Producer |
| Strike Commander: CD-ROM Edition (1993, DOS) | Chief of Correspondents |
| Strike Commander: Tactical Operations (1993, DOS) | Producer |
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Frequent Collaborators
People- 19 games with Paul 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
Companies
- 19 games with ORIGIN Systems, Inc.
- 12 games with Electronic Arts, Inc.
- 10 games with Electronic Arts Ltd.
- 6 games with Electronic Arts GmbH
- 4 games with Microsoft Corporation
- 3 games with Digital Anvil, Inc.
- 3 games with Mindscape SA
- 3 games with Mindscape International Ltd.
- 3 games with Electronic Arts Publishing SARL
- 3 games with Electronic Arts Victor, Inc.
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