David Perry krijgt Development Legend award

David Perry is een gamedeveloper. De beste man heeft meer dan honderd games op zijn naam staan waaronder klassiekers als  Earthworm Jim, MDK, Messiah, Wild 9 en Enter the Matrix. Daarnaast heeft hij tussendoor Shiny Entertainment opgericht die games heeft ontwikkeld voor Disney, 7 Up, McDonald's, Orion Pictures en Warner Bros.

Om dit heuglijke feit te vieren, krijgt Perry tijdens de Develop Industry Excellence Award een speciale award uitgereikt genaamd de Development Legend award. 

"A truly progressive developer who started coding games as a kid in the UK, David's career has touched every topic and theme of the business that matters: coding, design, publishing, distribution, licensing, creating original content, working with brands, free-to-play, online gaming, writing, cloud gaming and supporting students. Over the last 30 years he’s had multiple number one hits in his career, and the games and services he has devised or worked on have set the bar for many that followed. We look forward to welcoming him on stage this July to collect his much-deserved honour."

Perry begon met het maken van games toen hij nog maar een tiener was, is één van de langstzittende leden van de Game Developer's Conference Advisory Board en spreekt vaak tijdens beurzen en events.

"I'm incredibly flattered by this award. I’m from Great Britain and have incredible respect for the people that have been recognized in previous years. My mother is going to be blown away; she thought she was buying me that first Sinclair ZX81 to do homework on."