David Cage
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| Born | David De Gruttola June 9, 1969 Mulhouse, France |
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| Occupation | Video game designer |
| Title | Founder and CEO of Quantic Dream |
| Known for | Director of Fahrenheit and Omikron: The Nomad Soul |
| Term | 1997- |
| Children | 1 |
David De Gruttola[1] (born June 9, 1969), better known by his pseudonym David Cage[1], is a French musician and video game designer.
He is the head of game developer studio Quantic Dream[1]. Cage a central role in the company and the development of the games, being founder, co-ceo (with Guillaume de Fondaumière, who is also executive producer and CFO of Quantic Dream since 2003) director, and lead game designer, screenwriter.[1]
[edit] Life and work
As a professional musician, he created the company Totem Interactive in 1993, which worked in music and sound productions.[2] He worked as a freelancer musician on several television, film and video game projects, involved with original soundtrack work.[2]
His earlier works (under the name De Gruttola) include the music in video games such as Cheese Cat-Astrophe starring Speedy Gonzales (1995), Timecop (1995), and Hardline (1997).
David Cage founded Quantic Dream in 1997. He has designed and directed both games released by the studio: Omikron: The Nomad Soul (1999) and Fahrenheit (known as Indigo Prophecy in the United States and Canada 2005). He also directs the upcoming game Heavy Rain, expected to be released in Fall 2008.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Bliss, François. "Fahrenheit : Interview David Cage / part 1 : L'homme orchestre", Overgame.com, 2005-05-10. Retrieved on 2007-06-17. (French)
- ^ a b MIT Comparative Media Studies: French American Dialog on Video Games. Retrieved on 2007-06-17.
