Ed Boon
| Ed Boon | |
|---|---|
| Born | Edward J. Boon February 22, 1964 Chicago, Illinois |
| Occupation | Video game programmer |
Edward J. Boon (born February 22, 1964) is an American video game programmer who had been employed for over 15 years at Midway. He now works for Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment in its subsidiary company called NetherRealm Studios which was renamed from Midway Games after Warners Bros purchased it, where he is the executive producer of the Mortal Kombat series.
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[edit] Biography
Boon, along with John Tobias is a co-creator of the Mortal Kombat fighting game series.[1] He continues to work on the ongoing series of games, movies and TV shows. Boon is generally credited as the lead programmer while Tobias is lead designer. He has also provided voice acting and motion capture for the games, most notably providing the voice of Scorpion in all of the games, as well as both feature films.
Boon graduated high school from Loyola Academy in Wilmette, Illinois. He graduated from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics and computer science.[2] He was ranked #100 in IGN's "Top 100 Game Creators" especially noting his involvement in the Mortal Kombat series.[3]
[edit] List of works
[edit] Video games
- High Impact
- Super High Impact
- Smash TV (All voices)
- Mortal Kombat
- Mortal Kombat II
- Mortal Kombat 3
- Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3
- Ultimate Mortal Kombat
- Mortal Kombat Trilogy
- Mortal Kombat 4
- Mortal Kombat Gold
- The Grid
- Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance
- Mortal Kombat: Deception
- Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks
- Mortal Kombat: Armageddon
- Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe
- Mortal Kombat (2011)
[edit] Pinball
- F-14 Tomcat (1987; effects)
- Space Station: Pinball Rendezvous (1987; software and effects)
- Banzai Run (1988; effects)
- Taxi (1988; software and effects)
- Black Knight 2000 (1989; software and effects)
- FunHouse (1990; Voice of Rudy)
[edit] Film
- Mortal Kombat (as the voice of Scorpion)
- Mortal Kombat Annihilation (as the voice of Scorpion)
- Mortal Kombat: Legacy (Cameo appearance in Ep.#3)
[edit] References
- ^ "E3 2010: Mortal Kombat Returns! See the New Trailer!". DreadCentral. http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/37943/e3-2010-mortal-kombat-returns-see-new-trailer.
- ^ St. Louis Business Journal (2010-05-03). "Universities of Missouri, Illinois hailed as tech's powerful colleges". Sst. Louis Business Journal. http://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/stories/2010/05/03/daily4.html. Retrieved 2010-06-03.
- ^ IGN Games (2009-02-23). "Top 100 Game Creators". IGN. http://games.ign.com/top-100-game-creators/100.html. Retrieved 2010-06-03.
