Nicholas Anthony Bruty (born 1969), known as Nick Bruty, is a

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, known for work on video games such as ''Earthworm Jim'', ''

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'', and ''MDK''.

Biography

Early career

Bruty was born in 1969, in

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, and was raised and educated in

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. He made his first step into video games when he was 15, working for company SoftStone with his friend David Quinn, completing some projects before SoftStone went bust in 1984. In 1987, Bruty joined

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, where he met another notable industry figure: David Perry. Together they formed a team, with Bruty as artist and Perry as programmer, making arcade classics such as '' Trantor: The Last Stormtrooper'', ''

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'', '' Overlord'' and ''Dan Dare 3''. In 1992, Perry and Bruty both joined the American division of

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, where they worked on '' Global Gladiators'', ''

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'', '' Aladdin'' and ''

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Shiny Entertainment

In 1993, David Perry formed

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, and Bruty, along with some other members of Virgin Games, followed having completed ''The Jungle Book''. While at Shiny, Bruty led the art direction on cult platformers ''

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'' and its sequel. In the Special Edition of ''Earthworm Jim'', the level "Big Bruty" was named after him. Shiny produced the hit shooter '' MDK'' in 1997. Bruty was responsible for the idea of the game itself, the characters, and its humorous style.

Planet Moon Studios

After ''MDK'', Bruty left Shiny and formed video game company

Planet Moon Studios Planet Moon Studios was a game development studio based in San Francisco, California founded by ex-Shiny Entertainment developers Nick Bruty (President) and Bob Stevenson (CEO) in 1997. The founding members were then known for creating the Third-p ...

with other ex-Shiny employees Tim Williams and Scott Guest. The company made '' Giants: Citizen Kabuto'', '' Armed and Dangerous'' (influenced by ''MDK'') and '' Infected''. In 2011, Planet Moon closed, and the company's staff were acquired by online games developer

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Rogue Rocket Games

In March 2011 Bruty and ex-Planet Moon Studios lead programmer Richard Sun formed a new game company: Rogue Rocket Games. In March 2014, Bruty and Rogue Rocket Games announced ''First Wonder'', a spiritual sequel to ''Giants: Citizen Kabuto''. They started a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign for it on September 25, 2015; however the campaign did not meet its funding target and the project was canceled.Update 8: The Future of First Wonder
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References

External links

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MobyGames profile
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