.jpg?i=1246459015 "Dan Houser is world's best developer, says Edge")
Rockstar Games' creative VP tops website's 'Hot 100' list
Dan Houser, the co-founder and vice president of creative for Rockstar, has taken the number one slot in the Edge Hot 100 Game Developers of 2009 list.
Edge cites his role in the conception and ongoing success of the Grand Theft Auto series as the key reason for him topping the list. The consumer website also points to the protracted retention struggle that saw Take-Two clinging on to what many consider its most important asset as evidence of Houser's influence in the industry.
Houser beat EA's Rod Humble, Nintendo's Hideki Konno and Shigeru Miyamoto and Neversoft's Scott Pease, who all featured in the top five.
To read the full list, visit Edge's website.
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This is one of the most pointless lists and filler articles I have ever seen.
The first page even points out that games are made by teams so this doesn't stray from producers and lead designers who focus the team. What about the technical wizards? The talented artists? Doesn't help that they can't be googled as easily I suppose.
It also points out itself that a lot of gaming areas are ignored and that it uses marketing success as a guide (then marketing and money men should probably get some recognition too).
I don't begrudge Edge making filler ...it's linking to such rubbish on an industry website that bugs me
Pointless unless your in it - I take it BC you are not.
Shockingly!!!
...no :P
