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David Jones (video game developer)
Scottish video game designer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
David Scott Jones (born October 1965) is a Scottish video game programmer and entrepreneur who co-founded video game developers DMA Design (now Rockstar North) in 1987, Realtime Worlds in 2002, and Cloudgine in 2012.[1] Jones created Lemmings and Grand Theft Auto,[2] which both spawned many successful sequels. He also created the Crackdown franchise for the Xbox 360 and Xbox One consoles, and the open-ended massively multiplayer online game, APB: All Points Bulletin.[3]
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![]() Jones at Gamelab in 2018 | |
Born | David Scott Jones October 1965 (age 58) Dundee, Scotland |
Alma mater | University of Abertay Dundee |
Occupation | Video game designer |
Known for | Lemmings, Grand Theft Auto, Crackdown |
Children | 1 |
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In 2009, he was chosen by IGN as one of the top 100 game creators of all time.[4]