Simon Franco
Moby ID: 240998
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Simon Franco (December 13, 1978 – June 7, 2014) started as a programmer at Activision in 2001. His first credited work was programming for the PS2 version of Weakest Link (2001). In January 2004 he joined the UK development studio The Creative Assembly. After he passed away in June 2014, Creative Assembly's Alien: Isolation (2014) as well as Lock's Quest (2017) were dedicated to him. In November 2014 the studio organized Franco Jam, an in-house game jam streamed online to commemorate Franco and raise money for Millbridge Ward of The Royal Surrey County Hospital.
He was the brother of David J. Franco.
Credited on 7 games
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| Lock's Quest (2017, Windows) | In memory of |
| Alien: Isolation (2014, Windows) | Dedicated to the Memory of our Friend and Colleague |
| Viking: Battle for Asgard (2012, Windows) | Code |
| Empire: Total War (2009, Windows) | Additional Programming |
| Spartan: Total Warrior (2005, Xbox) | Programming |
| Wreckless: The Yakuza Missions (2002, GameCube) | Programming |
| Weakest Link (2001, PlayStation 2) | Programming |
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Frequent Collaborators
People- 4 games with Nathalie Ranson
- 4 games with Ting Pong Li
- 4 games with Marta Lois González
- 4 games with Antonella Marras
- 4 games with Chris Gascoyne
- 4 games with Ranulf Busby
- 4 games with Peter Brophy
- 4 games with Luis J. Paredes López
- 4 games with Andy Bray
- 4 games with Andrew Oakley
Companies
- 4 games with Creative Assembly Ltd., The
- 4 games with SEGA of America, Inc.
- 4 games with Valve Corporation
- 3 games with SEGA Europe Ltd.
- 2 games with Activision Publishing, Inc.
- 2 games with ak tronic Software & Services GmbH
- 1 game with Interactive Data...
- 1 game with Epic Games Tools LLC
- 1 game with Original Force, Ltd.
- 1 game with Dhruva Interactive
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