Edward Del Castillo is the Founder,

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, and

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of Liquid Entertainment.

Career

Origin Systems

Prior to founding Liquid, he served as Senior Producer for Lord British Studios and Firaxis within

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, and produced Sid Meier's Gettysburg!. Within Lord British Studios, he pioneered and managed the transition from two dimensional gaming to three dimensions, including creating the design, art and code pipelines necessary to transition the entire department from two- to three-dimensional gaming.Gamasutra.com
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Westwood Studios

Prior to his work at Origin, Del Castillo worked at

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, where he served as the producer on the original Command & Conquer: Tiberian Dawn, and Red Alert, along with several expansions, ports, and other projects. On

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and Red Alert, he was the primary creative and managerial force responsible for the creation, design, and production of all aspects of these titles. Under his supervision, these genre creating titles went on to become some of the most well awarded titles in gaming history. Del Castillo's deep understanding of game design has led him to be well published throughout the industry.Moby Games
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Liquid Entertainment

As founder, president and chief creative officer of Liquid Entertainment, Del Castillo's first game was ''

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'', published by Crave Entertainment and

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in November 2001 to critical acclaim. ''Battle Realms'' is a

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PC game for Windows that features an unconventional approach to resource management and unit development. It was well received by reviewers, many of whom praised its state-of-the-art 3D engine and East Asian-inspired setting and aesthetics. It was nominated Best PC Strategy game of 2002 by

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, and was chosen for

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's Top 10 Games of E3 2001. Liquid Entertainment has since released multiple next-gen console titles and also mobile, social and casual games to critical success in its 15+ years in business. These titles include intellectual properties of ''

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'', ABC's ''

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'',

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' ''

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'' and the ''

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'' series. At the end of 2014, Ed reduced the size of Liquid Entertainment. Liquid continued as an IP holding company and consultancy that benefitted from its games that were available online.

Current Work

In 2016 Ed became the COO of HERO Digital Entertainment, a joint venture funded by India company, JetSynthesys. Working with a US and India office he installed an efficient and world-class development and production process. Beginning in 2018, Ed became a full-time consultant. He offers management advice on production methodologies.

Personal life

He holds a bachelor's degree in economics from the

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with a double minor in Visual Arts and Psychology. He was born on November 14, 1968, and has two sons with his wife, Carmen.

Games developed

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'' (1990), published by

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, Inc. *'' Strike Squad'' (1993), published by

, Inc. *'' Bloodstone: An Epic Dwarven Tale'' (1993), published by

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(Europe) Ltd. *'' Command & Conquer: Red Alert'' (1996), published by

(Europe) Ltd. *'' Command & Conquer: The Covert Operations'' (1996), published by

(Europe) Ltd. *'' Command & Conquer (Special Gold Edition)'' (1997), published by

(Europe) Ltd. *'' Command & Conquer: Red Alert - Counterstrike'' (1997), published by

(Europe) Ltd. *''Westwood Studios 10th Anniversary Collection'' (1996), published by

(Europe) Ltd. *'' Sid Meier's Gettysburg!'' (1997), published by

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, Inc. *'' Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri'' (1999), published by

, Inc. *'' Ultima IX: Ascension'' (1999), published by

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'' (2001), published by Crave Entertainment and

*'' Battle Realms: Winter of the Wolf'' (2002), published by Crave Entertainment and

*'' The Lord of the Rings: War of the Ring'' (2003), published by

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*'' Dungeons & Dragons: Dragonshard'' (2005), published by Atari *'' Desperate Housewives: The Game'' (2006), published by Buena Vista Games *'' Rise of the Argonauts'' (2008), published by

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*'' Thor: God of Thunder'' (2011), published by SEGA *'' Deadline Hollywood: The Game'' (2012), published by

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*'' Instant Jam: Facebook'' (2012), published by GarageGames *'' Dungeons & Dragons: Heroes of Neverwinter'' (2012), published by Atari *''

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'' (2013), published by Karateka, LLC *'' Cuddle Pets'' (2013), published by Digital Capital *'' Paper Galaxy'' (2014), published by Liquid Entertainment, LLC *''

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'' (2014), published by

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References

External links

Liquid Entertainment Official Site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Del Castillo, Ed 1968 births Living people American video game designers