Julien Pirou
aka:
Pirou Julien
Moby ID: 397632
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Julien Pirou was born in Dieppe, France, in 1985.
He discovered video games at the beginning of the nineties, playing titles such as Prince of Persia or Alone in the Dark on his father's computer.
After studying Applied Arts and Multimedia at school, Julien worked as a graphic designer for several years. On the side, he also started working as a video game journalist specializing in the history of video games and "retro-gaming". Since June 2007, he's hosting several programs on the TV channel Nolife, dedicated to the "geek culture", and has been writing for IG Magazine since the first issue published in December 2008.
Julien was also an enthusiastic modder and mapmaker on his spare time, creating maps and mods for games such as Duke Nukem 3D, Warcraft 2, StarCraft, Red Alert, Freespace 2, Unreal Tournament and nearly all installments of the Heroes of Might and Magic series.
Eventually Julien became a professional video game developer in late 2007 when he joined the Might & Magic team at Ubisoft, first to work as a level designer on Heroes of Might and Magic: Complete Edition (creating the "Dark Messiah" map), then as the lead level designer for Might & Magic: Heroes VI.
Credited on 19 games
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| System Shock (2023, Windows) | Cyborg Drones |
| The Settlers: New Allies (2023, Windows) | Creative Partners |
| Mahōkenshi (2023, Windows) | Narrative Designer |
| Watch Dogs: Legion (2020, Windows) | Creative Partners |
| Anno 1800 (2019, Windows) | Creative Partner |
| Tom Clancy's The Division 2 (2019, Windows) | Creative Partners |
| South Park: The Fractured But Whole (2017, Windows) | IP Developers |
| Might & Magic: Elemental Guardians (2017, iPhone) | Editorial Creative Services |
| For Honor (2017, Windows) | Creative Partners |
| Might & Magic: Heroes VII (2015, Windows) | Lead Level Designer |
| Heroes of Might & Magic III: HD Edition (2015, Windows) | Special Thanks |
| Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure (2014, Windows) | Extra Special Thanks |
| Might & Magic X: Legacy (2014, Windows) | Creative Designer |
| Broken Sword 5: The Serpent's Curse (2013, Windows) | Broken Sword Gold Member |
| Mercenary Kings (2013, Windows) | Kickstarter Contributors |
| Dominique Pamplemousse in "It's All Over Once the Fat Lady Sings!" (2013, Macintosh) | Special Thanks to Indiegogo Contributors |
| Might & Magic: Duel of Champions (2012, Windows) | Writers |
| Might & Magic: Heroes VI (2011, Windows) | Lead Level Designer |
| Tales of Monkey Island: Chapter 4 - The Trial and Execution of Guybrush Threepwood (2009, Windows) | Designer for a day Finalists |
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Frequent Collaborators
People- 12 games with Yves Guillemot
- 11 games with Erwan Le Breton
- 10 games with Laurent Detoc
- 10 games with David Macachor
- 10 games with Vincent Hamet
- 10 games with Alain Corre
- 10 games with Adam Novickas
- 10 games with Justin Landskron
- 10 games with Tony Key
- 10 games with Geoffroy Sardin
Companies
- 13 games with Valve Corporation
- 11 games with Ubisoft Entertainment SA
- 7 games with Ubisoft SRL
- 5 games with Chengdu Ubisoft Software Co., Ltd.
- 5 games with Audiokinetic Inc.
- 5 games with Massive Entertainment AB
- 5 games with Virtuos Ltd.
- 5 games with Epic Games, Inc.
- 4 games with Epic Games Tools LLC
- 4 games with Ubisoft Kyiv
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