Ted Price
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Ted Price is the President and CEO of Insomniac Games, Inc.
- an independent game developer which he founded in 1994. Since its inception the company has grown to approximately 210 people. Insomniac Games is headquartered in Burbank, California and has a second division in Durham, North Carolina.
Insomniac’s first game was Disruptor, a critically successful first person shooter released for the PlayStation in 1996. While Disruptor was not an overwhelming commercial success, Insomniac’s subsequent games have been.
Insomniac created Spyro the Dragon and two sequels for the PlayStation. The company then went on to create Ratchet & Clank for the PlayStation 2. Insomniac followed up with three sequels on the PlayStation 2 and has released the most recent installments, Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction, Ratchet & Clank: Quest for Booty and Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time for the PlayStation 3.
Going back to its first person shooter roots, Insomniac also created Resistance: Fall of Man as a launch title for the PlayStation 3. Resistance: Fall of Man and its sequel Resistance 2, released in 2008 have been two of Insomniac's most successful games.
Overall Insomniac’s games have sold over 35 million units worldwide.
From 2005 through 2007 Insomniac Games was ranked in the top 10 on the “50 Best Small & Medium Sized Companies to Work for in America” list. This list is compiled by the Great Places to Work Institute, best known for producing Fortune magazine’s annual “100 Best Companies to Work For“ list, which ranks companies with more than 1,000 employees. In 2008 and 2009 Insomniac also won several "Best Workplace" awards for both the Los Angeles area and the state of California.
Price's responsibilities at Insomniac include directing the company's day-to-day business and long term strategy as well as overseeing its projects and contributing to their design.
Price is a board member and former chairman of the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Price has also been active and outspoken in defense of the videogame industry’s right to freedom of expression in state level court cases since 2005. More recently Price assisted in industry efforts during the US Supreme Court’s hearing of Schwarzenegger v. EMA/Entertainment Software Association.
Price attended St. Christopher's School
in Richmond, Virginia and holds a degree in English from Princeton University. He is married and has four children.
Insomniac Games
Insomniac Games, Inc. is an American video game developer headquartered in Burbank, California. Founded in 1994, Insomniac has released titles for the PlayStation, PlayStation 2, and PlayStation 3 video game consoles. It created Disruptor, the first three Spyro the Dragon games, and the Ratchet &...
- an independent game developer which he founded in 1994. Since its inception the company has grown to approximately 210 people. Insomniac Games is headquartered in Burbank, California and has a second division in Durham, North Carolina.
Insomniac’s first game was Disruptor, a critically successful first person shooter released for the PlayStation in 1996. While Disruptor was not an overwhelming commercial success, Insomniac’s subsequent games have been.
Insomniac created Spyro the Dragon and two sequels for the PlayStation. The company then went on to create Ratchet & Clank for the PlayStation 2. Insomniac followed up with three sequels on the PlayStation 2 and has released the most recent installments, Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction, Ratchet & Clank: Quest for Booty and Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time for the PlayStation 3.
Going back to its first person shooter roots, Insomniac also created Resistance: Fall of Man as a launch title for the PlayStation 3. Resistance: Fall of Man and its sequel Resistance 2, released in 2008 have been two of Insomniac's most successful games.
Overall Insomniac’s games have sold over 35 million units worldwide.
From 2005 through 2007 Insomniac Games was ranked in the top 10 on the “50 Best Small & Medium Sized Companies to Work for in America” list. This list is compiled by the Great Places to Work Institute, best known for producing Fortune magazine’s annual “100 Best Companies to Work For“ list, which ranks companies with more than 1,000 employees. In 2008 and 2009 Insomniac also won several "Best Workplace" awards for both the Los Angeles area and the state of California.
Price's responsibilities at Insomniac include directing the company's day-to-day business and long term strategy as well as overseeing its projects and contributing to their design.
Price is a board member and former chairman of the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Price has also been active and outspoken in defense of the videogame industry’s right to freedom of expression in state level court cases since 2005. More recently Price assisted in industry efforts during the US Supreme Court’s hearing of Schwarzenegger v. EMA/Entertainment Software Association.
Price attended St. Christopher's School
St. Christopher's School, Richmond
St. Christopher’s School, founded in 1911, is a college preparatory school for boys located in Richmond, Virginia. A program of coordination with nearby St. Catherine's School allows a broader selection of courses at the Upper School level, taught in coeducational classes on both campuses...
in Richmond, Virginia and holds a degree in English from Princeton University. He is married and has four children.
Works
- DisruptorDisruptor (video game)Disruptor is a video game for the PlayStation. It was the first game by developer Insomniac Games, who would later go on to create the popular Spyro the Dragon, Ratchet & Clank, and Resistance series.-Gameplay:...
- 1996 (PSPlayStationThe is a 32-bit fifth-generation video game console first released by Sony Computer Entertainment in Japan on December 3, .The PlayStation was the first of the PlayStation series of consoles and handheld game devices. The PlayStation 2 was the console's successor in 2000...
) - Spyro the Dragon - 1998 (PS)
- Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage! is a video game for the PlayStation video game console. It was released in North America under this title on October 31, 1999, in Europe as Spyro 2: Gateway to Glimmer on November 5, 1999, and in Japan on March 16, 2000 as: Spyro X Sparx Tondemo Tours.Ripto's Rage is the...
- 1999 (PS) - Spyro: Year of the DragonSpyro: Year of the DragonSpyro: Year of the Dragon is a platform game, developed by Insomniac Games and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation video game console. The game was released in North America on October 23, 2000 and in Europe on November 10, 2000...
- 2000 (PS) - Ratchet & ClankRatchet & ClankRatchet & Clank is a 3D platformer/shooter video game for the PlayStation 2, developed by Insomniac Games and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. Released in 2002, it is the first game in the Ratchet & Clank series....
- 2002 (PS2PlayStation 2The PlayStation 2 is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Sony as part of the PlayStation series. Its development was announced in March 1999 and it was first released on March 4, 2000, in Japan...
) - Ratchet & Clank: Going CommandoRatchet & Clank: Going CommandoRatchet & Clank: Going Commando is a 3D platformer/shooter developed by Insomniac Games and published by Sony...
- 2003 (PS2) - Ratchet & Clank: Up Your ArsenalRatchet & Clank: Up Your ArsenalRatchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal is a platform game developed by Insomniac Games and published by Sony. It is the third installment in the Ratchet & Clank series and was released in North America on November 3, 2004...
- 2004 (PS2) - Ratchet: DeadlockedRatchet: DeadlockedRatchet: Deadlocked is a platform game developed by Insomniac Games and published by Sony. Released for the PlayStation 2 in 2005...
- 2005 (PS2) - Resistance: Fall of ManResistance: Fall of ManResistance: Fall of Man is a first-person shooter video game for the PlayStation 3. It was developed by Insomniac Games and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. The game is set in an alternate history 1951, and follows Sgt...
- 2006 (PS3PlayStation 3The is the third home video game console produced by Sony Computer Entertainment and the successor to the PlayStation 2 as part of the PlayStation series. The PlayStation 3 competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...
) - Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction - 2007 (PS3)
- Ratchet & Clank Future: Quest for BootyRatchet & Clank Future: Quest for BootyRatchet & Clank Future: Quest for Booty is the second in the Ratchet & Clank Future trilogy. It was released on PlayStation Network in Japan, North America and Europe on August 21, 2008 and on Blu-ray Disc in Europe on September 12, 2008 and in Asia on September 25, 2008...
- 2008 (PS3, PSN) - Resistance 2Resistance 2Resistance 2 is a science fiction first person shooter video game developed by Insomniac Games and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 3. The game was released in North America on November 4, 2008, Japan on November 13, 2008, and in Europe on November 28, 2008...
- 2008 (PS3) - Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in TimeRatchet & Clank Future: A Crack in TimeRatchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time is a platform game developed by Insomniac Games and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 3 video game console...
- 2009 (PS3) - Resistance 3Resistance 3Resistance 3 is a 2011 science fiction post-apocalyptic first person shooter developed by Insomniac Games and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 3. The game is the third title in the Resistance series and is the sequel to the best-selling PlayStation 3 launch title...
- 2011 (PS3) - Ratchet & Clank: All 4 OneRatchet & Clank: All 4 OneRatchet & Clank: All 4 One is a four-player cooperative video game developed by Insomniac Games and published by Sony Computer Entertainment exclusively for the PlayStation 3 which was released on October 18, 2011 in North America and October 20–October 21 in Europe and Australia. It is the tenth...
- 2011 (PS3) - OverstrikeOverstrike (video game)Overstrike is an upcoming, four-player cooperative action video game developed by Insomniac Games and published by Electronic Arts in 2012 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The game's development was announced on May 25, 2010 by Ted Price, with the game then officially being revealed at E3 2011 on...
- 2012 (Xbox 360 & PS3)