Ryan Shwayder

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Ryan Shwayder, commonly known by his pseudonym Blackguard, is a popular online game designer who is known both for his work on massively multiplayer games as well as his writings on the subject of game development. He currently works for the Curt Schilling-lead game company in Massachusetts known as 38 Studios, alongside author R.A. Salvatore and artist Todd McFarlane.

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Shwayder got his start on the media side of the industry, running fansites for specific games and writing for various gaming press sites on the web. He began his career in the online gaming industry working on a short-lived MMORTS called Fighting Legends, and later obtained a position at Sony Online Entertainment in San Diego. He finished his tenure at SOE in late 2006 as Community Relations Manager for EverQuest II, and was hired by development startup Green Monster Games to become a Game Designer and Community Relations Manager.

He gained much of his popularity in the massively multiplayer gaming community by running a commentary site about game development and design called Nerfbat, as well as game development discussion forums known as the MMO Round Table. Ryan has also volunteered his time with local IGDA chapters, most recently in San Diego.

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