Michael Bacon (born 1968) is an American 3D artist/animator/designer/musician who has been working in the video game industry since 1996. He has worked on an array of large scale production game titles as Art Director/Lead Artist or Senior Artist with such companies as THQ, Sony Online Entertainment, Boss Game Studios, n-Space, Jaleco Inc, Volition, Hasbro Toy Company, and Aramat Productions.[1]
Michael Bacon | |
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 Bacon at Pax West Expo 2018 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | May 15, 1968 Tacoma, Washington, United States |
| Genres | Alternative |
| Occupation(s) | director, designer, 2D/3D artist, animator, guitarist, composer |
| Instrument(s) | guitar, bass, keyboards, drums, violin |
| Labels | Reactor Records |
| Website | www |
Game industry
editMichael Bacon is currently Senior Artist at Amazon Game Studios working on their New World MMO game franchise. He previously was Lead Environment Artist at Intrepid Studios working on Ashes of Creation. Before that, was Senior Artist at Sony Online Entertainment in San Diego, California working on the popular EverQuest 2 MMORPG franchise for the PC. Projects there include the international release of EverQuest II: Sentinel's Fate, EverQuest II: The Complete Collection, EverQuest II: The Shadow Odyssey, EverQuest II: Desert of Flames, EverQuest II: Kingdom of Sky, EverQuest II: Echoes of Faydwer,[2] and EverQuest II: Rise of Kunark.
Bacon also worked with Volition contributing significantly to the Xbox 360 titles Saints Row and the Saints Row 2 sequel from publisher THQ.
Music endeavors
editHe is also a rock guitar player/producer/musician contributing tracks to the WCW vs. nWo wrestling game franchise, Duke Nukem - Land of the Babes for GT Interactive, and the THQ fighting game "VS". Bacon has independent CD releases which including work with the 80s metal band Havuk, the 2006 release contributing tracks to the Madd Krakker "Saltine Dream" CD currently available at ITunes and other on-line distribution networks.
Bacon is also featured on Karlton Coffin's current CD release "3 Minutes of Fury".
Production releases
editDiscography
edit| Title | Release Date | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Bacon: The Lost and the Beautiful | In Production | Reactor Records |
| Karlton Coffin: 3 Minutes of Fury | 2010 | Liquid Reality Studios |
| Kalrton Coffin: Ghost in the Glass | 2008 | Liquid Reality Studios |
| The Texas Doom Machine: Here Comes Trouble | 2007 | Reactor Records |
| Madd Krakker: Saltine Dream | 2006 | Reactor Records |
| Michael Bacon: Engraved Invitation (EP) | 2003 | Reactor Records |
| Michael Bacon: Unrequested Fission Surplus (EP) | 1997 | Reactor Records |
| Coffin: Hell in a Half Rack | 1996 | Zood Cru Records |
References
edit- ^ Moby Games Developer Listing
- ^ QJ.net MMORPG Online News Article "Michael Bacon's redesign of Castle Mistmoore" Archived 2008-06-12 at the Wayback Machine