Dave Pottinger is a video game

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and designer. He formerly worked at

Ensemble Studios Ensemble Studios was an American video game developer. It was founded by Tony Goodman in 1994 and incorporated the following year. It borrowed the name of Ensemble Corporation, a consulting firm founded by Goodman in 1990. It was acquired by M ...

, where he worked on

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s and AI. He now heads BonusXP, an independent video game studio which has produced two mobile games, and has an

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game called ''

Servo Servo may refer to: Mechanisms * Servomechanism, or servo, a device used to provide control of a desired operation through the use of feedback ** AI servo, an autofocus mode ** Electrohydraulic servo valve, an electrically operated valve that ...

'' in Early Access on the

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platform. He is a graduate of

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with a computer engineering degree and has a wife, Kristen.

Works

* 1996, ''Avarice'' (Stardock/Continuous Software Systems) * 1997, '' Age of Empires'' * 1998, '' Age of Empires: The Rise of Rome'' * 1999, '' Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings'' * 2000, '' Age of Empires II: The Conquerors'' * 2002, ''

Age of Mythology ''Age of Mythology'' (''AoM'') is a real-time strategy video game developed by Ensemble Studios and published by Microsoft Game Studios. It was released on October 30, 2002, in North America and a week later in Europe. A spin-off from the '' ...

'' * 2003, '' Age of Mythology: The Titans'' * 2005, ''

Age of Empires III ''Age of Empires III'' is a real-time strategy video game developed by Microsoft Corporation's Ensemble Studios and published by Microsoft Game Studios. The Mac version was ported over and developed and published by Destineer's MacSoft. The PC ...

'' * 2006, '' Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs'' * 2009, ''

Halo Wars ''Halo Wars'' is a real-time strategy (RTS) video game developed by Ensemble Studios and published by Microsoft Game Studios for the Xbox 360 video game console. It was released in Australia on February 26, 2009; in Europe on February 27; and i ...

''Halo Wars
Viddoc #4, Length:3 minutes 52 seconds, Stream - Gamersyde * 2012, ''Monster Crew'' * 2015, ''Servo'' * 2019, '' Stranger Things 3: The Game'' * 2020, '' The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Tactics''

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