Denis Dyack

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Denis Dyack (born July 14, 1966) is the former president of Silicon Knights, a video game designer, writer, director and producer. He founded Silicon Knights in 1992 after publishing Cyber Empires in 1991. He has a Bachelor of Physical Education Degree from Brock University. Dyack directed the production of Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem as well as Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain. Dyack was inducted into the Canadian Gaming Hall of Fame by the Canadian Game Development Talent Awards in November 2011.

He is a member of the Peter Drucker Society, on the board of the Entertainment Software Association of Canada,^[1] and advises several universities and colleges, including MIT, McMaster University and Brock University.^{[citation needed]} Dyack has gained some notoriety by expressing controversial opinions about the role of the gaming press^[2] and about the effects of forum culture on the video game industry.^[3]

He is now chief creative officer at Precursor Games. Due to ongoing litigation between Silicon Knights and Epic games, the move to Precursor is under some scrutiny.^[4]

References

↑ "Sword & Sworcery EP Wins Big At Canadian Game Development Talent Awards". Gamasutra. November 3, 2011.
↑ Jared Rea. "Dennis Dyack says nay to the enthusiast press, again". Joystiq.
↑ Philip Kollar. "Dyack on 1UP Yours: Forums Need Reform". 1UP.com.
↑ Brian Crecente. "Silicon Knights unloads property, closes office, continues battle with Epic Games". Polygon.

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Name	Dyack, Denis
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Date of birth	July 14, 1966
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Main series	Blood Omen Soul Reaver Soul Reaver 2 Blood Omen 2 Defiance

Other games	Nosgoth

Related	Characters Kain Raziel Silicon Knights Denis Dyack Crystal Dynamics Amy Hennig Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light

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