Jason Rubin

Jason Rubin
Rubin speaking at Step into the Rift, 2015
Born1970 (age 53–54)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Michigan
Occupations
  • Video game director
  • writer
  • comic book creator
Years active1984–present
Employers

Jason Rubin (born 1970) is an American video game director, writer, and comic book creator. He is best known for the Crash Bandicoot and Jak and Daxter series of games which were produced by Naughty Dog, the game development studio he co-founded with partner and childhood friend Andy Gavin in 1986.[1][2] He was the president of THQ[3] before its closure due to bankruptcy on January 23, 2013.[4] Rubin is the vice president of Metaverse Content at Meta Platforms.

  1. ^ Cork, Jeff (July 25, 2007). "From Crash To Comics: The Jason Rubin Interview". Game Informer. GameStop. Archived from the original on August 18, 2007. Retrieved February 10, 2012. Jason Rubin was a longtime fixture of the gaming industry, founding Naughty Dog with Andy Gavin in 1986.
  2. ^ "Company — About". Naughty Dog. July 25, 2007. Retrieved February 10, 2012. Although we have sometimes claimed to have started in 1986, we were just working on garage titles back then.
  3. ^ Narcisse, Evan (June 18, 2012). "THQ's New Boss Says No More uDraw, Primary Focus Will Be AAA Games". Kotaku.
  4. ^ "THQ dissolved as court approves sale of studios and titles". Archived from the original on January 26, 2013. Retrieved September 1, 2017.

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