Denis Dyack

Denis Dyack (born July 14, 1966) is the former president of Canada-based video game developer Silicon Knights, and is a video game designer, writer, director and producer. Dyack directed the production of Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain and Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem, and was inducted into the Canadian Gaming Hall of Fame by the Canadian Game Development Talent Awards in November 2011.

Denis Dyack graduated with a Bachelor of Physical Education Degree from Brock University, a H.BSc in Computer Science from Brock University and a Master of Science (Computer Science) from the University of Guelph. Dyack cofounded Silicon Knights in 1992 and the company's early games were developed for DOS, Atari ST and Amiga computers, transitioning to console development in 1996 with Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain for the original PlayStation.

In 1998, Silicon Knights partnered as a second party with Nintendo to develop Eternal Darkness: Sanity’s Requiem for the Nintendo 64 console. The game was upgraded to become one of the earlier titles to release on the Nintendo Gamecube. A subsequent partnership between Nintendo, Konami and Silicon Knights led to the Gamecube release of Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes.

The Nintendo partnership was dissolved in April 2004 and new collaborations with Sega and Microsoft were announced in 2005. Following the announcement, Dyack explained:

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