Dennis Detwiller
| Dennis Detwiller | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 12, 1972 |
| Nationality | American |
| Field | Role-playing games Video games |
| Awards | Multiple Origins Awards, Diamond Award for PROTOTYPE on Gamertrailers.com. |
| Website | www.detwillerdesign.com |
Dennis Detwiller (born July 12, 1972[1]) is a computer game designer for Hothead Games as well as a role-playing game developer and artist.
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[edit] Biography
Detwiller was a founding member of Pagan Publishing with John Tynes as art director where he co-created the Origins Award winning Delta Green in 1997 with Tynes and Adam Scott Glancy.[2][3] and illustrated the also Origins Award winning The Hills Rise Wild!.[4]
He is known for his work in the collectible card game Magic: The Gathering, to which he was a regular contributor. He also participated in many other projects at Wizards of the Coast and was a shareholder.[citation needed]
In 2000 he left Pagan Publishing for Hobgoblynn Press with which he created Godlike: Superhero Roleplaying in a World on Fire, 1936-1946, published in 2001. After the release of Godlike in 2002 Detwiller founded Arc Dream Publishing with Shane Ivey.[5] He has since worked on Godlike's follow up Wild Talents and the free horror setting game NEMESIS since then.[3]
In 2002 he left Seattle for Vancouver to work with Radical Entertainment[1] where he helped develop The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction, Scarface: The World is Yours and Prototype.[6][7] In early 2009, he left Radical Entertainment for Hothead Games.
[edit] Works
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[edit] Role-playing games
- Delta Green (co-creator, with John Tynes and Adam Scott, 1997)
- GODLIKE (creator, writer and artist, 2001)
- Wild Talents (creator, writer and artist 2003)
[edit] Video games
[edit] References
- ^ a b "About Me". Detwiller Design. http://web.mac.com/drgonzo/iWeb/Site/About%20Me.html. Retrieved 2007-04-25.
- ^ A Brief History of Game #6: Pagan Publishing: 1990-Present RPGnet
- ^ a b I’m Holding This Game For Ransom! Bruce Baugh, September 20, 2008, Tor.com
- ^ "Author Info: Dennis Detwiller". e23. Steve Jackson Games. http://e23.sjgames.com/credits.html?t=author&n=Dennis%20Detwiller. Retrieved 2010-06-21.
- ^ Interview: Shane Ivey of Arc Dream Publishing, January 21, 2009, LivingDice.com
- ^ Dennis Detwiller talks Prototype - Interview - play.tm
- ^ What if Travis Bickle was “The Thing”?, Ray Huling, h+, June 10, 2009
[edit] External links
- Official website
- Dennis Detwiller on the RPG DB
- Dennis Detwiller at the Internet Movie Database
