Mike Wardwell
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| Mike Wardwell | |
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| Title(s) |
Level Designer |
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February 1999 – Present[1] |
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Michael Wardwell is a level designer for Gearbox Software.
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Biography[edit]
Mike left behind his engineering and computer science studies at the University of Massachusetts to work in the video game industry in 1997. He had worked at Epic Games, Ritual Entertainment, before joining Gearbox Software in February 1999. Since then, he has worked on expansions and ports of Half-Life.[4]
Work[edit]
Half-Life: Opposing Force[edit]
- Welcome to Black Mesa[5]
- "We Are Pulling Out"[5]
- Missing in Action[5]
- Foxtrot Uniform[5]
- The Package[5]
- Crash Site[6]
- Mortar[6]
Selected gameography[edit]
- Half-Life (Dreamcast port) (2001)
- Half-Life (PlayStation 2 port) (2001)
- Half-Life: Blue Shift (2001)
- Half-Life: Opposing Force (1999)
Company biographies[edit]
- Mike Wardwell – Level Design
- Before joining Gearbox Software’s design team, Mike worked for Ritual Entertainment where he contributed to SiN and the highly rated Quake Mission Pack #1: Scourge of Armagon. Before Ritual, after he left school at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst where he studied engineering and computer science, Mike briefly worked for Epic Megagames contributing to the Unreal project. Mike also currently holds a post with the Cyberathlete Professional League as their Director of Tournaments.
- Mike Wardwell – Level Design
- Before joining Gearbox Software’s design team, Mike worked for Ritual Entertainment where he contributed to SiN and the highly rated Quake Mission Pack #1: Scourge of Armagon. Before Ritual, after he left school at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst where he studied engineering and computer science, Mike briefly worked for Epic Megagames contributing to the UnReal project. For Gearbox, Mike created more of the Half-Life: Opposing Force environments than any other designer at our company. Mike also currently holds a post with the Cyberathlete Professional League as their League Commissioner where he manages the largest professional gaming competitions in the industry.
- Mike Wardwell – Level Design, Lead Level Design
- No changes.
- Mike Wardwell – Level Design, Lead Level Design, Direction
- No changes.
References[edit]
- ↑
Mike Wardwell on LinkedIn
- ↑ Mike Wardwell's account on QuakeFinger (archived)
- ↑ Half-Life: Opposing Force (giggler.cfg)
- ↑ Biography on Gearbox's official website (November 27, 1999) (archived)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Randy Pitchford's .plan update on Blue's News (March 23, 2000)
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Half-Life: Opposing Force CTF credits (
op4ctf_credits.txt)
