Top 10 Game Makers

nbsmatambo · 2008-10-18T01:10:20Z

Yahoo's list of the Top 10 Game Makers... Hit the jump for the list.

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ngg123456417d ago

Yu Suzuki not on list= auto fail. Neither is Warren Specter, or Kitase. I mean is this a list of people they can name?

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Lyan6416d ago

Pretty much. Seems focused primarily on developers who have been vocal or released something within the year. Not that the listed developers are not important, but I'm sure many could argue that some who are not present are more important than one or two on that list.

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Lolliflop Lolliflop 6417d ago

Kojima,a God amongst mortals

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Lord Shuhei Yoshida6417d ago

All Hail Kojima

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PoorDelayedFlop6417d ago

only 1 ps3 dev. guess ps3 should get some more good games.

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Keele6417d ago

Kojima sucks, hes a stupid shy idiot who can hardly speak properly because he suffers from past trauma. Not to mention he likes men.

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ReTarDedFisHy6417d ago

bubbles are going to be eaten by angry fans... what a moron

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Lord Shuhei Yoshida6417d ago

Why are Jason Jones(Bungie) and Cliffy Bee(Gears) not her?

Oh right.You have to make good games.Sorry Queefy B

Haa haa haa

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BIoodmask6417d ago

is the greatest developer of all time. Nobody else is even close.

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Xi6417d ago

only a fool would disagree, or a fanboy.

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Le-mo6417d ago

Wow, no Sakaguchi?

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KingDizzi6417d ago

No kitase? Hell Nomura made the KH series and well as so many other games, lately he is making FF Versus, Silly list is silly but they do have the single greatest developer in there.

All hail Miyamoto.

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Lumbo6417d ago

WTF, why add the guy who made WoW ???
Thats only one game, for the "greatest gamemakers" honor i would only accept people who have at least a history of games, same with guitar hero .. one hit wonders don't count.

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CrippleH6417d ago

I think it's justified.

His online MMORPG sucked the lives of almost 11 million subscribers.

The Guitar game guy is unjustified. It's just a fancy Dance Dance Revolution in a different style.

Gabe looks like a pedo in that photo.

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blasterxp6417d ago

The guy who made Pong

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mt6417d ago

my respect to all those game makers especially Kojima.

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delgernaran6417d ago

kojima truly changed gaming for me

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JoySticksFTW6417d ago (Edited 6417d ago )

Kojima changed gaming for me too, and I've been gaming since early 80's. And while games like Ms. Pac-man and Galaga hold a special place in my heart,I've always gravitated toward games with great characters and good stories.

I could always play games with great gameplay and bland stories, too... until I played Uncharted. Nate Drake is such a great new face and the game is like playing through an Indiana Jones movie. After playing Uncharted, it was hard to go back and play games like Ninja Gaiden Sigma with great gameplay and a boring arse story / character.

And where Uncharted made it hard to go back, MGS4 made it damn near impossible. For me, the game has to have it all now, great gameplay & great presentation.

Of course there are exceptions... If all mario does his next 17 games is save the Mushroom Kingdom from Bowser and keep breaking into castles to find the Princess, I'm all for it because that's the way a mario game should be

But Mario is one of the few exceptions, for me. MGS4 made it that way. And what's pretty amazing is some would argue that Kojima's best game is MGS3! If you haven't played that yet, you have done yourself a great disservice as a gamer.

I'll be getting a 360 soon, but not for Halo or Gears. I'm eyeing Mass Effect and some of those exclusive RPG's :)

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streetfighter26417d ago

The guy who made Guitar Hero and Rockband? Are you freaking kidding me? And yea, definitely Yu Suzuki has to be on there, I mean c'mon, Virtua Fighter, Shenmue, After Burner... Please take out the WoW guy too.

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Max Power6417d ago (Edited 6417d ago )

the guy who brought you the good Twisted Metals (1,2 and black) and the God of Wars is not on the list?

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dachiefsman6417d ago

I think jaffe should have been on the list as well.

What the hell is with that kevin levine picture? He looks like a total douche.

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propheta6417d ago

This was really weak stuff. I pity the person who created this list, his or her understanding of the videogame world is so limited I think we shouldn't be too harsh in criticizing it.

At least he, or she, got Miyamoto right.

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Final_Rpg6417d ago

Missing so many, bad bad bad bad list.

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GlossGreen6417d ago

be missing many, but most of those people on that list definitely are some of the greatest. Now, I agree with the statements on the people questioning the addition of Ron Pardo and Alex Rigopulos. These guys got lucky with just one type of game. Not exactly a qualifier of the greatest ever.

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PoorDelayedFlop6417d ago

Great list. I bet the sony fanatics are pissed off at about 70% of it.

what a sad life to live.

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ThatCanadianGuy6417d ago

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WengYong6417d ago

But then my list would be different to everyone else. I dont agree with the Rockband guy. Because like it was said by someone earlier on, its a glorified DDR.

IMO Nomura would definitely be in the list. His exclusion wasnt justified. IMO Kojimas other games are week, bar Zone Of The Enders. Take out MGS and ZOE and Kojima hasnt really done anything special. Mind You, Metal Gear is definitely a game that puts Kojima up there with the greats. His inclusion was justified.

It is sad that there arent any more Japanese devs in there. I dont know there names but games like Street Fighter 2 and stuff, there Creators deserve a bit more praise.

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beavis4play6417d ago

really bogus list.

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solideagle16417d ago

Kazunori Yamauchi? the greatest franchise of all time Gran Turismo.
David Jafee? he might be quirky but he created GOW.
ICO and shadow of the colossus creator?
Hedia kamiya devil may cry, resident evil 2, okami, viewtiful joe?
and i believe TED Price.
there will be more i guess
thanx

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running rampid6417d ago

this list is bogus, where's Itagaki... :D

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stpiio6417d ago (Edited 6417d ago )

Peter Molyneux? he's the biggest liar of all time!

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propheta6417d ago

Molyneux is a good game designer, but highly overrated.

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SIX6417d ago

but Kojima is so far ahead of everyone else it's not funny. Such a unique and creative mind.

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Xi6417d ago

and go with the list from Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences

* 2008 — Michael Morhaime of Blizzard Entertainment
* 2007 — Dan Bunten (1949–1998), founder of Ozark Softscape
* 2006 — Richard Garriott, founder of Origin Systems, currently at NCsoft
* 2005 — Trip Hawkins, founder of Electronic Arts, 3DO, and currently at Digital Chocolate
* 2004 — Peter Molyneux of Lionhead Studios and Bullfrog Productions
* 2003 — Yu Suzuki of SEGA
* 2002 — Will Wright of Maxis
* 2001 — John D. Carmack of id Software
* 2000 — Hironobu Sakaguchi formerly of Square (Square Enix as of 2003), and currently at Mistwalker
* 1999 — Sid Meier of Firaxis Games and MicroProse
* 1998 — Shigeru Miyamoto of Nintendo

all way above any other developers.