David Jones (game developer)
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David Jones in 2003
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| Born | October 1965 (age 51) Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Video game designer |
| Known for | Alma Mater University of Abertay Dundee |
Lemmings, Grand Theft Auto, Crackdown
David Scott Jones (born October 1965) is a Scottish games programmer and entrepreneur who founded computer game companies DMA Design in 1987 (which became Rockstar North in 2002) and Realtime Worlds in 2002. Jones created Lemmings and Grand Theft Auto, 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.
David Jones' career started with game Menace which he released in 1988. The game sold 15,000 copies and Jones went on to make a second game, Blood Money. With his company DMA Design, Jones created Lemmings, resulting in awards including winning European Game of the Year twice. DMA Design went on to create Grand Theft Auto. In 2012 Jones revealed that much of the controversy surrounding Grand Theft Auto was engineered by their publicist.
In 2002 Jones founded Realtime Worlds who developed Crackdown and APB: All Points Bulletin.
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