David Jones (video game developer)
David Jones | |
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Jones at Gamelab in 2018 | |
| Born | David Scott Jones October 1965 (age 59) Dundee, Scotland |
| Alma mater | University of Abertay Dundee |
| Occupation | Video game designer |
| Known for | Lemmings, Grand Theft Auto, Crackdown |
| Children | 1 |
David Scott Jones (born October 1965) is a Scottish video game programmer and entrepreneur who co-founded video game developers DMA Design (now Rockstar North) in 1987, Realtime Worlds in 2002, and Cloudgine in 2012. 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.
In 2009, he was chosen by IGN as one of the top 100 game creators of all time.