John Howard is currently a senior gameplay designer at Radical Entertainment working on the up-coming Prototype 2 game.

In the past Howard has been the owner of Cannonball Creative (a game design company), as well as being a lead game and graphic designer at such companies as Microsoft, FASA Interactive, Virtual World Entertainment Group, and a creative partner at The Leap Partnership.

Honors and Awards

Halo (Xbox)

• Game of the Year, Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences, 2002
• Editor's Choice, Game of the Year, IGN.com, 2002
• Editor's Choice, Game of the Year, Electronic Gaming Monthly, April 2002
• Best Console Game, BAFTA Interactive Entertainment Awards, 2002
• Game of the Year, EDGE magazine (UK), April 2002
• Editors' Choice, Best Shooting Game, GameSpot, 2002.

Crimson Skies (PC)

• PC Action/Adventure Game of the Year nominee, Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences, 2000.

External links

• John Howard's professional profile at Linkedin
• Interview with John Howard
• John Howard's development diary for Prototype 2