Steven Polge is a

game programmer A game programmer is a software engineer, programmer, or computer scientist who primarily develops codebases for video games or related software, such as game development tools. Game programming has many specialized disciplines, all of which fall ...

, most noted for his work on

Epic Games Epic Games, Inc. is an American Video game developer, video game and software development, software developer and video game publisher, publisher based in Cary, North Carolina. The company was founded by Tim Sweeney (game developer), Tim Sween ...

' '' Unreal'' series of games. Polge was hired by Epic in 1997 after creating the Reaper Bot, which is recognized by ''

Guinness World Records ''Guinness World Records'', known from its inception in 1955 until 1999 as ''The Guinness Book of Records'' and in previous United States editions as ''The Guinness Book of World Records'', is a British reference book published annually, list ...

'' as the first computer-controlled deathmatch opponent. In addition to programming on the franchise, he served as lead designer on ''

Unreal Tournament 3 ''Unreal Tournament 3'' (''UT3'') is a first-person arena shooter video game developed by Epic Games and published by Midway Games. Part of the ''Unreal'' franchise, it is the fourth game in the '' Unreal Tournament'' series, and the eighth ...

'', and has been credited on other Epic titles such as ''

Gears of War ''Gears of War'' (also referred to as ''Gears'') is a media franchise centered on a series of video games created by Epic Games, developed and managed by The Coalition (company), The Coalition, and owned and published by Xbox Game Studios. The ...

'', ''

Shadow Complex ''Shadow Complex'' is a platform-adventure Metroidvania video game developed by Chair Entertainment in association with Epic Games and published by Microsoft Game Studios for the Xbox 360 in 2009. The game follows Jason and his girlfriend Cl ...

'' and ''

Fortnite ''Fortnite'' is an online video game and game platform developed by Epic Games and released in 2017. It is available in seven distinct game mode versions that otherwise share the same general gameplay and game engine: '' Fortnite Battle Roy ...

''. Prior to joining Epic, he had worked at

IBM International Business Machines Corporation (using the trademark IBM), nicknamed Big Blue, is an American Multinational corporation, multinational technology company headquartered in Armonk, New York, and present in over 175 countries. It is ...

after getting his master's degree in

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Video game credits

*1998 – '' Unreal'' *1999 – ''

Unreal Tournament ''Unreal Tournament'' is a 1999 first-person shooter game developed by Epic Games and Digital Extremes. The second installment in the '' Unreal'' series, it was first published by GT Interactive in 1999 for Windows, and later released on the P ...

'' *2002 – ''

Unreal Tournament 2003 ''Unreal Tournament 2003'' is a first-person arena shooter video game developed by Epic Games and Digital Extremes, and published by Infogrames under the Atari brand name. The game is part of the ''Unreal'' franchise, and is a sequel to 199 ...

'' *2002 – ''

Unreal Championship ''Unreal Championship'' is a first-person shooter, first-person arena shooter video game developed by Digital Extremes and Epic Games, published by Atari, Inc. (1993–present), Infogrames, and released for the Xbox (console), Xbox. Part of the ...

'' *2003 – '' Unreal II: The Awakening'' *2004 – ''

Unreal Tournament 2004 ''Unreal Tournament 2004'' is a first-person arena shooter video game developed by Epic Games and Digital Extremes. Part of the ''Unreal'' franchise, it is the third game in the '' Unreal Tournament'' series and an updated rerelease of '' Unre ...

'' *2005 – '' Unreal Championship 2: The Liandri Conflict'' *2006 – ''

'' *2007 – ''

'' *2009 – ''

'' *2010 – ''

Infinity Blade ''Infinity Blade'' was an action role-playing game developed by Chair Entertainment and Epic Games and released through the Apple App Store on December 9, 2010. It was the first iOS video game to run on Unreal Engine 3. In the game, the unnamed ...

'' *2011 – ''

Infinity Blade II ''Infinity Blade II'' was an action role-playing video game for iOS developed by Chair Entertainment and Epic Games. The game was the sequel to '' Infinity Blade'' by the same developers. ''Infinity Blade II'' was announced on October 4, 2011, d ...

'' *2011 – '' Gears of War 3'' *2011 – '' Bulletstorm'' *2013 – '' Gears of War: Judgment'' *2017 – ''

'' *Cancelled – ''

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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Polge, Steve 20th-century births Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Video game programmers Unreal (video game series) Epic Games