Bradley Wardell
aka:
Brad Wardell
Moby ID: 44933
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Bradley Wardell is the founder of Stardock and is the company's CEO & President.
He has a BS in Electrical Engineering from Western Michigan University. Wardell has programmed, designed or executive produced a substantial number of video games and is regularly interviewed by game industry sites regarding his views on technology, game publishing and trends. His particular expertise has focused on parallel computing, AI, graphics APIs and strategy games. He has also presented at the Game Developer's Conference several times on topics ranging from code optimization to disasters in publishing.
Wardell takes an approach to game development allowing users to view and influence the process of making games. Wardell is credited with multiple game projects either as a game designer or as an executive producer. Wardell is also an advocate for consumer rights for software and game customers and published the Gamer's Bill of Rights.
Credited on 27 games
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| Ara: History Untold (2024, Windows) | CEO |
| Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation (2022, Windows Apps) | Lead Designer |
| Star Control: Origins (2018, Windows) | Additional Writing |
| Sorcerer King: Rivals (2016, Windows) | Lead Designer |
| Offworld Trading Company (2016, Windows) | Stardock Entertainment |
| The Political Machine 2016 (2016, Windows) | Designer |
| Galactic Civilizations III (2015, Windows) | Executive Producer |
| Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes (2013, Windows) | Executive Producer |
| Fallen Enchantress (2012, Windows) | Executive Producer |
| The Political Machine 2012 (2012, Windows) | Designer |
| Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion (2012, Windows) | Stardock Entertainment |
| Elemental: War of Magic (2010, Windows) | Designed by |
| Demigod (2009, Windows) | Shaker Guy |
| Galactic Civilizations II: Ultimate Edition (2008, Windows) | Designer |
| The Political Machine 2008 (2008, Windows) | Designer |
| Galactic Civilizations II: Twilight of the Arnor (2008, Windows) | Designer & Product Manager |
| Sins of a Solar Empire (2008, Windows) | Stardock Entertainment |
| Galactic Civilizations II: Dark Avatar (2007, Windows) | Designer & Product Manager |
| Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords (2006, Windows) | Designer & Product Manager |
| Galactic Civilizations: Altarian Prophecy (2004, Windows) | Designer |
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Frequent Collaborators
People- 21 games with Kris Kwilas
- 18 games with Scott Tykoski
- 18 games with Kim Kolaz
- 18 games with Brian Clair
- 17 games with Angela Marshall
- 16 games with Cari Begle
- 16 games with Patrick Ford
- 15 games with Mason B. Fisher
- 14 games with Jeff Sanders
- 14 games with Paul Boyer
Companies
- 25 games with Stardock Entertainment, Inc.
- 12 games with Epic Games Tools LLC
- 12 games with Valve Corporation
- 6 games with 1C Company
- 5 games with Snowball Studios
- 4 games with Kalypso Media GmbH
- 2 games with Firelight Technologies Pty. Ltd.
- 2 games with Strategy First, Inc.
- 2 games with Ubisoft Entertainment SA
- 2 games with Ironclad Games Corporation
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