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Jane Whittaker

@WhittakerGames

40 years in games best known as an Atari pioneer and gameplay /AI coder of Alien Vs Predator. Electronic Arts, Bullfrog, MGM, Microsoft Flight Sim, etc

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Just asked by new friend here which companies have I been involved with? Loads of 8bit stuff, Firebird/Rainbird/Microprose, #Atari, #3DO #EA, #Bullfrog #MGM, #Microsoft, Excalibur Games, Dovetail Games and many more Still AAA dev and VP 40 years on! #gamedev #RETROGAMING.

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Deeply saddened to share the passing of Rupert Easterbrook, producer of Star Citizen, EA producer for Populous, Powermonger. EA Europe founder, Sega, Take 2. Condolences to all of his family and friends. @CloudImperium #RETROGAMING #sega #EA #gamedev #StarCitizen

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When at MGM, spoke to Arthur C Clarke regularly. One day was asked to speak to a visiting friend for a sec. Spoke to a lovely chap for 10 mins. Arthur came back and said to me, "so how did you get on with Buzz" Thank you @TheRealBuzz for being a gent! #videogames #gamedev

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Released 30 years ago today, thank you to the best team in the world of which I am so proud to be a part of, thank you to all the #Atari fans. Thank you everyone for loving our work for 30 years! #videogames #RETROGAMING #retrogames #ALIEN #predator #gamedev

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Told the family I am spending my 57th birthday with Katy! |So far fought the Daemons, visited Peladon and about to join my friend Tim @TimTreloar99 and Katy deal with the Cybermen. What a birthday!! @ManningOfficial you are a treasure, we all love you!

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So proud we got featured in the Guinness Book of Gaming records. Never expected to be a Guinness record breaker! The multiplay was the idea of genius producer James Purple Hampton, with me coding all the gameplay and AI around it #RETROGAMING #atari #videogames #alien #Predator

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Heartbroken to confirm the passing of Derek Davis, Editor of PC Pilot Magazine. I worked as his deputy on the magazine for over a decade. A wonderful man who will be deeply missed. #flightsim #videogames #simulation

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So proud to be part of the Train Sim 5 celebrations with @dovetailgames Amazing live stream last night. We are featured at 2hrs29 mins (and I get a name check too!). I am in love with this @trainsimworld release! #trains #videogames #simulation youtu.be/d3eIl_hGmRY?t=…


Would you believe that this week 30 years ago in 1994, Mike Beaton and myself commandeered the dining room of my parent's house to finish AvP on their dining table! All you need for a great game is support of a great family! #RETROGAMING #Atari #AvP #videogames

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Congrats to the joiners who saved Christmas! Well done Neil and Leo! #Christmas

Hooray for Neil & Leo from NS Joinery in Hessle who were here in Humberston to save our bus 😊 Happy Christmas 🎅 @RadioHumberside @Kofi_Smiles

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Seems the entire #videogames industry and the gaming world has a do not disturb sign out today with #BaldursGate3 Are you guys enjoying?

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Wishing Swen and all my friends @larianstudios a great release with BG3. A fabulous game that is taking the #videogames industry by storm. Roll a natural 20 guys! #BG3 #RPG #DnD #gamedev

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incredible man. Got to spend time with him in my Spectrum coding days, along with Alan Miles and Bruce Gordon from Sinclair research. I loved the #ZXSpectrum and miss working with it! #videogames #retrogames

🇬🇧 Today would have been Sir Clive Sinclair's 83rd birthday. RIP. #Sinclair #ZX80 #ZX81 #ZXSpectrum #RetroComputing

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I cannot believe 30 years since we were hired for Alien Vs Predator. Started 93, shipped 94. As devs we had no idea it would change the face of the industry! #Atari @atari #videogames #RETROGAMING #Aliens #avp #gamedev #gamedevelopment #alien #strategy #FPS #survival

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Been asked about the #PowerCrystal materials for #3DO M2 console. Yes, everything digitised including concept art, models, code etc for posterity now. #RETROGAMING #retrogames #RPG

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A game I absolutely adored on release. It defined a genre! #RETROGAMING

40 years ago #Today, Don Bluth's Dragon's Lair was released. Being an interactive film LaserDisc video game, it was the first arcade to feature fully animated characters vs the sprite games of the time [read more: buff.ly/3XlKuAP]



Martin and John deserve recognition for their place in history, with Sinclair and Atari. As do Bruce Gordon and Alan Miles. True pioneers that shaped the future of gaming hardware. Incredible talent. Humbled to see me mentioned in the article. #RETROGAMING #Atari #videogames

My first computer was Sinclair ZX Spectrum, second was Atari 800 XL. I'm sure you all know connection between Sinclair, ZX Spectrum and Atari Jaguar and Nuon... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Math…

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Thank you Bonnie, so appreciated!

Please join me in congratulating @WhittakerGames on 42 years in #videogames - thank you for continued contribution in making games better. #janewhittaker lnkd.in/eWdJFsh3



This looks a lot of fun. The moment anyone mentions Aliens it has my interest for obvious reasons! #retrogaming #aliens

Very happy to introduce the amazing XENOCRISIS from @BitmapBureau! This is an action game for Mega Drive/Genesis & Steam that retro gamers must try!! 🙌🏻 It’s just like the movie Aliens with bigger guns & even more aliens! Music & style is great 😊 please check out my video! ♥️…



An ad featuring AvP I hadn't seen today. Someone smarter than me can tell me, but I think it is in Czech? Thank you for sharing @OldTechAdverts #atari #videogames #RETROGAMING

The Atari Jaguar console. Had pretty good potential but failed to catpure the market. atarimania.com/mags/pdf/alert… #atarijaguar #retrocomputing #retrogaming

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