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Miyamoto, Bleszinski.....and Cummings??!?!?

Posted on January 5, 2009 at 10:46 PM.

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Phil just sent me this link this afternoon:

http://unrealitymag.com/index.php/20...ame-designers/

As much as of honor it is to show up in a list like this, I'd have to say this list is unfortunately not close to reality. No Will Wright or Peter Molyneux or Sid Meier, yet someone that hasn't even shipped a game as a lead designer (me) makes the cut? And putting me in ANY list with Miyamoto is totally out of the question IMO. Maybe after we ship a stellar Madden 2010 we could talk about me earning a spot in the top 50 or something, but until then, I'd say I feel a bit out of place.

I do think I could take CliffyB in a "design-off". We'll bet one of his Lamborghinis on it.

Comments

# 1 dano562003 @ Jan 6

Good luck trying to run with the big boys Ian! Madden is a big enough game to get noticed, your PR will have you all over the place when Madden gets close to shipping, "baby". lol

Boy, you hyped Madden 08 up pretty good in that video. You can always say the game is better every year, because it always gets better the year after. If the game was perfect from the start, there would be no need to buy Madden again. What a BUSINESS!

# 2 Cusefan @ Jan 6

John Romero? Seriously?

Well Ian, now your famous, just don't let it go to your head and start using Heroin and ****** washed up B celebrities.

# 3 baumy300 @ Jan 8

Hey, congrats man. That is quite an honor to be mentioned on that list.

I would forward this link to Peter Moore if I were you. Try and squeeze another zero or two out of EA on your next check. You know, now that you're getting quite recognized and all

# 4 Sef0r @ Jan 12

I think its okay to be in that list, you just have to ask the site to take that video out because seriously based on what you talked about the the end result...very different.

All in all when you look at that list, you being in their is fine. You don't seem out of place.

# 5 PVarck31 @ Jan 14

Congrats on making that list Ian. I know I haven't been to supportive of the last couple Madden's, but I am looking forward to 10. I believe in you, Phil, and Donnie to make this a kick *** year for us.