Steven Polge is a
game programmer, most noted for his work on
Epic Games
Epic Games, Inc. is an American video game and software developer and publisher based in Cary, North Carolina. The company was founded by Tim Sweeney as Potomac Computer Systems in 1991, originally located in his parents' house in Potomac, ...
' ''
Unreal'' series of games. Polge was hired by Epic in 1997 after creating the Reaper Bot, which is recognized by ''
Guinness World Records
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'' as the first computer-controlled deathmatch opponent. In addition to programming on the franchise, he served as
lead designer
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on ''
Unreal Tournament 3'', and has been credited on other Epic titles such as ''
Gears of War
''Gears of War'' is a media franchise centered on a series of video games created by Epic Games, developed and managed by The Coalition, and owned and published by Xbox Game Studios. The franchise is best known for its third-person shooter v ...
'', ''
Shadow Complex
''Shadow Complex'' is a platform-adventure Metroidvania video game developed by Chair Entertainment in association with Epic Games and published by Microsoft Game Studios for the Xbox 360 in 2009.
The game follows Jason and his girlfriend Cla ...
'' and ''
Fortnite''.
Prior to joining Epic, he had worked at
IBM after getting his master's degree in
computer engineering
Computer engineering (CoE or CpE) is a branch of electrical engineering and computer science that integrates several fields of computer science and electronic engineering required to develop computer hardware and software. Computer engineers n ...
.
Video game credits
*1998 – ''
Unreal''
*1999 – ''
Unreal Tournament''
*2002 – ''
Unreal Tournament 2003''
*2002 – ''
Unreal Championship''
*2003 – ''
Unreal II: The Awakening''
*2004 – ''
Unreal Tournament 2004
''Unreal Tournament 2004'' is a first-person arena shooter video game developed by Epic Games and Digital Extremes. Part of the ''Unreal'' franchise, it is the third game in the '' Unreal Tournament'' series and the sequel to '' Unreal Tournam ...
''
*2005 – ''
Unreal Championship 2: The Liandri Conflict''
*2006 – ''
Gears of War
''Gears of War'' is a media franchise centered on a series of video games created by Epic Games, developed and managed by The Coalition, and owned and published by Xbox Game Studios. The franchise is best known for its third-person shooter v ...
''
*2007 – ''
Unreal Tournament 3''
*2009 – ''
Shadow Complex
''Shadow Complex'' is a platform-adventure Metroidvania video game developed by Chair Entertainment in association with Epic Games and published by Microsoft Game Studios for the Xbox 360 in 2009.
The game follows Jason and his girlfriend Cla ...
''
*2010 – ''
Infinity Blade''
*2011 – ''
Infinity Blade II
''Infinity Blade II'' was an action role-playing video game for iOS developed by Chair Entertainment and Epic Games. The game was the sequel to ''Infinity Blade'' by the same developers.
''Infinity Blade II'' was announced on October 4, 2011, dur ...
''
*2011 – ''
Gears of War 3''
*2011 – ''
Bulletstorm''
*2013 – ''
Gears of War: Judgment''
*2017 – ''
Fortnite''
*On Hold – ''
Unreal Tournament''
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20th-century births
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Video game programmers
Unreal (video game series)
Epic Games