Notes, references & original credits

The story
behind the story.

Contemporary reporting, original manuals, recorded game credits and the people who were there.

The bibliography

Read the record.

Numbers correspond to the small citation links in the biography. Source notes preserve firsthand attribution, edition differences and the limits of each record.

01
Edited studio coverage
‘Looking Glass,’ Next Generation, no. 4, April 1995, p. 60 (pp. 60–61 inspected)
Contemporary studio reporting; byline and full feature extent unverified.
Context for editors
1992 merger, founders and the studio at the date reported; not a personal staff credit on every title.
02
Edited participant account
Art Min, ‘Postmortem: Multitude’s Fireteam,’ Game Developer, April 1999, pp. 50–54, 56, 58, 60
Firsthand cofounder account gives April 1996; the June 1997 Red Herring profile gives February 1996. The year is supported; month unresolved. Early issue footers misprint 1998.
Context for editors
Art Min’s cofounder postmortem. Use his firsthand account, retain conflicting founding months and date the print issue to April 1999.
03
Subject self-publication
Edward Lerner, LinkedIn experience, read 28 October 2026
Self-reported career dates. Maxis entry has an incomplete end-date display.
Context for editors
Ordinary career facts about Lerner only, subject to authenticity and weight. Sims 2 details and 2025 independent work are self-reported.
04
Edited trade reporting
‘Sharing Sony’s tech: A look inside the Authoring Tools Framework,’ MCV/DEVELOP, 30 October 2014
Ron Little discusses Lerner’s leadership. Current byline MCV Staff; Sony’s index attributes the original link to James Batchelor.
Context for editors
ATF context and Ron Little’s account of Lerner’s support for open source. Preserve creators’ separate roles and byline uncertainty.
05
Edited personal feature
John Jermaine, ‘Ned Lerner and Chuck Yeager: Taking Computer Flight to New Heights,’ Commodore Magazine, January 1988, 9(1), pp. 66–69, 110–111
Substantial OCR inspected. Check scan typography before direct quotation.
Context for editors
Substantial early personal coverage. Interview answers are firsthand; verify scan typography before direct quotation.
06
Employer announcement
Sony Computer Entertainment America, GDC presence announcement, 3 March 2005
Contemporary employer record of role and planned sessions.
Context for editors
Sony’s contemporaneous role and planned GDC participation; no independent acclaim or corporate-wide participation inferred.
07
Edited business reporting
Dean Takahashi, ‘Hearo launches its desktop and mobile co-watching party app,’ GamesBeat, 17 December 2020
Independent reporting; later site update is not original publication date.
Context for editors
Hearo’s December 2020 app launch and reported history. Preserve original publication date, not migrated update date.
08
Edited game review
David M. Wilson, ‘Katana on a Hot Spinward Loop!,’ Computer Gaming World, no. 41, November 1987, pp. 42, 48
Original pages visually inspected; names Lerner and Neurath as designers.
Context for editors
Names Lerner and Neurath as Deep Space designers; supports this attribution, not every database programming role or port.
09
Original manual
Space Rogue, Sunracer Owner’s Guide and Navigation Manual, p. 49 / PDF p. 53
Original Programming credit; not proof for every port.
Context for editors
Exact shared Programming credit, with page locator. Do not propagate an unspecified original-manual credit to every port.
10
Publisher magazine
Jeff Hoff, ‘Yeager,’ Farther: The Electronic Arts Magazine, Summer 1987, 2(2), p. 1
Publisher-owned magazine; original page visually inspected.
Context for editors
Contemporary EA material on Yeager and Lerner. Primary publisher material; distinct from independent personal coverage.
11
Company annual report
Electronic Arts, Annual Report 1994, printed p. 6 / PDF p. 122 in the Computer History Museum EA folder
Publisher’s retrospective statement; original page and report cover visually checked. Does not establish EA-wide revenue rank.
Context for editors
Attribute EA’s exact first number-one IBM PC bestseller statement. Does not establish revenue rank or an IPO connection.
12
Original manual verified
Electronic Arts, F-22 Interceptor: Advanced Tactical Fighter, Sega Genesis manual, 1991, printed p. 43 / PDF p. 23
Original publisher manual visually verified on 2 November: Design: Ned Lerner. The credit applies to this Genesis edition.
Context for editors
Printed p. 43 explicitly credits Design: Ned Lerner. Other people have Programming and Technical Director credits. The website now cites this original directly.
13
Edited French interview
‘Ned Lerner’s Car and Driver,’ Joystick, no. 33, December 1992, pp. 86–87
Two-page French interview inspected visually; next page is linked in the evidence catalog.
Context for editors
Two-page personal interview, pp. 86-87. Obtain accurate human translation for biography use; distinguish answers from editorial framing.
14
Self-published third-party account
Chris Green, ‘About,’ Chris Green Development Blog
Firsthand career account. Does not establish absolute texture-mapping priority.
Context for editors
Useful discovery lead about Green’s own work. Do not use his personal blog to carry biographical claims about Lerner under living-person policy.
15
Participant essay editorial status uncertain
Paul Neurath, ‘The Story of Ultima Underworld,’ 23 June 2000, archived 13 June 2011
Published firsthand account; acknowledges Lerner’s funding and Green’s algorithm.
Context for editors
Neurath’s retrospective is firsthand. Check publication/editorial control and seek edited corroboration before using claims about Lerner’s funding.
16
Edited historical interview
Sam Machkovech, Madden '93 and immersive sim origins: the secret history of Ultima Underworld, Game Developer, 14 December 2022
Published Neurath interview; context for Underworld, not a personal Lerner staff credit.
Context for editors
Neurath’s recollections and Underworld context; not proof of a personal Lerner programming/design credit.
17
Edited participant interview
Christian Nutt, Ken Levine on Studio Culture: From Looking Glass to 2K Boston, Game Developer, 17 July 2009
Levine’s account of Looking Glass and Irrational’s design culture. He expressly says he did not work on the original Ultima Underworld or System Shock.
Context for editors
Levine’s account of studio/design culture. Attribute his assessments; he did not work on the original Underworld or System Shock.
18
Signed appraisal in reader poll
Frank Cifaldi, The Gamasutra Quantum Leap Awards: First-Person Shooters, Game Developer, 1 September 2006
Patrick Redding’s signed reader-poll contribution. Original System Shock received an honorable mention; System Shock 2 placed fifth.
Context for editors
Redding’s attributed assessment, not an objective historical ranking. Original System Shock is an honorable mention; System Shock 2 placed fifth.
19
Edited participant interview
David Houghton, ‘The world’s best game devs in their own words,’ GamesRadar+, 11 March 2009
Ken Levine’s recollections name Lerner and Neurath.
Context for editors
Levine explicitly names Lerner and Neurath. Useful attributed studio-culture assessment, not proof that every alumnus reported to Lerner.
20
Edited colleague reporting
Tor Thorsen, Hollywood & Games: helping hype each other, GameSpot, 29 June 2006
Blackley career reporting.
Context for editors
Blackley’s career and Xbox context. His later accomplishments do not establish personal authorship or mentorship by Lerner.
21
Edited colleague reporting
Kyle Orland, Valve Confirms Hiring Of Thief Designer Doug Church, Game Developer, 16 March 2011
Reported Valve confirmation.
Context for editors
Church’s Valve hiring and earlier work. Use narrowly for Church; no personal reporting line to Lerner inferred.
22
Employer biography
Valve, People, Brian Jacobson biography
Employer biography.
Context for editors
Valve’s account of Brian Jacobson’s career. Primary institutional record, not independent analysis of Lerner’s influence.
23
Conference biography
Advances in Real-Time Rendering in Games, SIGGRAPH 2007, Chris Green biography
Conference biography, Valve affiliation and graphics work.
Context for editors
Green’s affiliation and graphics work. Useful institutional context; not proof of an absolute texture-mapping first.
24
Self-published third-party testimony
Marc ‘MAHK’ LeBlanc channel, ‘Original System Shock played by devs – 1 / 4,’ 2014, 52:17–52:30
Original-developer commentary identified via transcript; individual speaker and audio transcription not established. Screenshot at 52:08.
Context for editors
Diego identification is a research lead. Living-person policy prevents using this self-published third-party claim as the biography’s sole support.
25
Edited stream coverage
Emanuel Maiberg, ‘Watch System Shock developers play and talk about the seminal game,’ PC Gamer, 23 September 2014
Corroborates the developer-stream context; does not independently repeat the likeness identification.
Context for editors
Confirms developer-playthrough context, but does not repeat the Diego/Lerner likeness identification. It cannot cure that sourcing gap.
26
Independent personal profile
Andrew P. Madden, “The social engineer,” The Red Herring, June 1997
Complete user-supplied excerpt visually read: cover plus five interior pages; no legible printed pagination. Gives February 1996 for Multitude, versus April in Min’s postmortem. Original scan and assessment are reproduced in the source packet.
Context for editors
Substantial cover-profile reporting. Attribute company/subject estimates and forecasts; pagination remains unverified.
27
Edited contemporary game reporting
John Alderman, ‘Fireteams Get Fired Up,’ WIRED, 17 December 1998
Contemporary launch coverage.
Context for editors
FireTeam launch and voice/team-play design at release. No first-MOBA or first-Internet-arena conclusion.
28
Contemporary eyewitness preview
Jason Cross, ‘FireTeam,’ Online Gaming Review, 23 June 1997
Eyewitness pre-alpha Internet demonstration; forecasts do not establish beta opening dates.
Context for editors
Documents the June 1997 Internet demonstration. Separate observed behavior from future plans and projected release/beta dates.
29
Independent personal profile
Andrew P. Madden, “Grateful Ned,” The Red Herring, July 1997
Original archived web profile read in full. Reports the EA agreement with newly formed Lerner Research in 1985 and the Looking Glass merger in 1992; not a legal formation record or IPO revenue table.
Context for editors
The revised opening uses its bicycle business, Four-Phase retest and canceled-project anecdotes as period profile reporting. The 1985 EA agreement supports company activity, not legal incorporation or an IPO revenue claim.
30
Editorial selection
Jason Pontin, “Top 20 Entrepreneurs of 1997,” The Red Herring, July 1997
Original introduction and complete list read. Names Lerner and links his profile. Editorial selections are alphabetical, not ranked; this is Top 20, not top ten.
Context for editors
Top 20 Entrepreneurs of 1997 inclusion. The list is alphabetical, not a numerical rank or a Top 10 list.
31
Independent product review
Tom Regan, ‘You’ll want to voice chat with this software,’ The Christian Science Monitor, 13 January 2000
Contemporary FireTalk review read in full.
Context for editors
FireTalk capabilities and contemporary assessment. Does not establish largest-service status or Skype ancestry.
32
Edited technology reporting
Bill Michael, ‘Hey, Buddy…,’ EE Times, displayed date 11.05.2000
The 1.7 million figure is expressly the company’s estimate; not a comparative market rank.
Context for editors
Keep 1.7 million users explicitly the company’s estimate. Displayed date is ambiguous; preserve it rather than guessing month/day.
33
Academic product evaluation
Duane Weaver, Deborah Guspie, Nolan Cox and Jon Baggaley, ‘Internet Audio Products,’ IRRODL 2(2), January 2002
Original article body includes Cox, omitted by landing-page metadata.
Context for editors
Supports reported FireTalk distance-education capabilities/evaluation. Not a market ranking or personal biography.
34
Edited business reporting
Party Line, Forbes, 26 May 2003
Original business report; no individual byline visible. Asset description covers FireTalk and HearMe together, without a price or per-company inventory.
Context for editors
Paltalk’s acquisition of FireTalk and HearMe assets described together. No per-company price or allocation established.
35
Subject guest essay
‘We need more real-world prizes in our video games,’ GamesBeat, 23 September 2013
Footer explicitly identifies Lerner as guest writer and former Maxis CTO; migrated header credits Dean Takahashi. Conflict preserved.
Context for editors
Footer identifies Lerner as guest writer and former Maxis CTO; migrated header differs. Not an independent EA-wide CTO appointment report.
36
Official project documentation
Sony Worldwide Studios, ATF Gallery
Project documentation.
Context for editors
ATF examples, creators and tool adoption as documented by Sony. Generic LevelEditor image is not a particular shipped-game screenshot.
37
Official project documentation
Sony Worldwide Studios, ATF adoption documentation and gallery
Third-party studio adoption; gallery at https://github.com/SonyWWS/ATF/wiki/ATF-Gallery documents specific tools and games.
Context for editors
Sony’s documented internal/external adoption. No personal credit on every adopting studio’s games inferred.
38
Official conference presentation
Paul T. Robinson, ‘Developer Toolchain for the PlayStation 4,’ LLVM Developers’ Meeting, 7 November 2013
Dates Worldwide Studios’ LLVM work to 2008; no comparative team-size proof.
Context for editors
Documented PlayStation LLVM toolchain work. No comparative team-size/rank evidence; that search is closed.
39
Subject-authored essays
Ned Lerner, ‘Why open source software?,’ NedGames, 5 September 2014, and five subsequent essays
All six archived articles read. Full bibliography in the writings supplement.
Context for editors
Lerner’s published views and authorship. Do not treat his essays as independent proof of historical influence or third-party claims.
40
Original game credits
God of War III, original PS3 credit roll, MahaloVideoGames recording, 4:39
Visually verified: Edward Lerner, Director, Tools & Technology Group within SCEA Global Technology Group.
Context for editors
PS3 God of War III: Edward Lerner, Director, Tools & Technology Group. Prefer Sony-hosted manual corroboration when citing.
41
Original game credits
Gran Turismo 6, PS3 credit roll, V4 Rocket Cloud recording, 4:11
Visually verified 29 October 2026: Ned Lerner, Director, Technology and Infrastructure, Tools and Technology Group.
Context for editors
PS3 Gran Turismo 6 tools-group Technology and Infrastructure credit; preserve hierarchy and platform.
42
Original game credits
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End, PS4 original credits, 32:33
Original named tools-group credit.
Context for editors
PS4 Uncharted 4 tools-group engineering credit. A tools-group director is not the game director.
43
Original game credits
Horizon Zero Dawn, PS4 original credits, 20:42
Original named tools-group credit.
Context for editors
PS4 Horizon Zero Dawn tools-group credit. Release after departure does not extend employment dates.
44
Original game credits
The Last of Us Remastered, PS4 Left Behind original credits, 9:35:36
This sequence does not establish a 2013 PS3 main-story credit.
Context for editors
PS4 Remastered Left Behind sequence. This is not evidence for the 2013 PS3 main-story credit.
45
Edited business reporting
Dean Takahashi, ‘Hearo.Live launches esports viewing open beta and raises $1.8 million,’ GamesBeat, 7 February 2020
Independent reporting; its Multitude founding year conflicts with contemporary/cofounder accounts.
Context for editors
Hearo’s 2020 open beta/funding. Its retrospective Multitude year conflicts with contemporary sources; use 1996 with conflict disclosed.
46
Independent retrospective with interviews
Mike Mahardy, “Ahead of its time: The history of Looking Glass,” Polygon, 6 April 2015
Full original read in Chrome3November2026. Locators: The early days; The founding fathers; From ashes. Retrospective interview evidence, not a named game credit. Later flight-sequel wording does not establish employment dates or personal credits on those releases.
Context for editors
Corroborates Lerner’s Underworld financing and simulation leadership; contextualizes studio influence. Interview recollections remain attributed. Not a named game credit or proof of personal responsibility for every studio innovation.
47
Published company biography
PiQPiQ (Hearo), Form C and exhibits, 6 June 2022, biographical information, printed p. 15 / PDF p. 24
Company biography explicitly describes Lerner as a producer on John Madden Football ’93. The sentence does not identify the platform. The SEC hosts the filing; that does not make the biographical assertion independently verified.
Context for editors
Attribute the producer statement to the company biography. Genesis is Lerner’s own platform identification, separate from the published sentence and from the original game credit screens.
48
Period company-profile material
Interactive Entertainment, Episode 14, 1995, Edward A. (Ned) Lerner profile and Looking Glass fact sheet
Original CD-ROM text files ARTICLES/PROFILE/NED.RTF and NL_BIO.RTF name Lerner as Chairman of the Board and Executive Vice President. FACTS.RTF lists the company’s games. The precise issue month and an individual article byline remain unverified.
Context for editors
Supports the published corporate titles and studio-level context. It does not create an individual System Shock or Ultima Underworld II producer, designer or programming credit.
49
Original publisher packaging
Electronic Arts, F-22 Interceptor: Advanced Tactical Fighter, U.S. Sega Genesis box insert, ©1991, product 701501, front panel
Original packaging scan visually read: front black margin says BY / NED LERNER / GENE KUSMIAK. A larger 3366×2100 copy is preserved by The Old Computer. The inspected back panel does not name either developer. This finding applies to the scanned U.S. layout, not every printing or region.
Context for editors
Supports prominent joint front-cover billing. The box byline does not allocate design versus programming; the original manual separately names Design: Ned Lerner and Programming: Gene Kusmiak. The archive is hosting the original artifact, not independently reporting its authorship.
50
Original publisher packaging
Electronic Arts, John Madden Football ’93, Sega Genesis front-cover billing, EASN and EA Sports branded variants
Both cover images visually read: BY / LOOKINGGLASS / TECHNOLOGY™ / AND / EA STUDIOS. The Video Game Company preserves an EASN-branded cover image; Trade-N-Games shows an actual EA Sports-branded box. Exact printing and photograph dates are not established.
Context for editors
Supports LookingGlass Technology and EA Studios being billed on Genesis packaging. It does not name Ned Lerner or independently prove his producer role. The shop pages locate the artifacts; their sales descriptions are not independent career reporting.

Original credits & published accounts

The contribution matters.

A studio title or shared-tools role is different from an individual design, programming or producer credit. These records state the contribution supported for each selected game.

1987 · Apple II / DOS

Deep Space: Operation Copernicus

Contribution: Design, with Paul Neurath; period review names both. Programming is in the database baseline.

Published attribution; original staff page not checked.

David M. Wilson, ‘Katana on a Hot Spinward Loop!,’ Computer Gaming World, no. 41, November 1987, pp. 42, 48 ↗

Additional game databases

MobyGames ↗PixelatedArcade ↗

← Selected games

1987 · DOS and other editions

Chuck Yeager's Advanced Flight Trainer

Contribution: Developer; database role Software Design Implementation.

Published development evidence; full original DOS credit page remains unchecked.

John Jermaine, ‘Ned Lerner and Chuck Yeager: Taking Computer Flight to New Heights,’ Commodore Magazine, January 1988, 9(1), pp. 66–69, 110–111 ↗Jeff Hoff, ‘Yeager,’ Farther: The Electronic Arts Magazine, Summer 1987, 2(2), p. 1 ↗Electronic Arts, Annual Report 1994, printed p. 6 / PDF p. 122 in the Computer History Museum EA folder ↗

Additional game databases

MobyGames ↗Lemon64 ↗

← Selected games

1989 · Original manual; port scope unspecified

Space Rogue

Contribution: Programming, shared with Neurath, Steve Muchow and John Miles.

Named original manual credit, p49/PDF53; do not apply to every port.

Space Rogue, Sunracer Owner’s Guide and Navigation Manual, p. 49 / PDF p. 53 ↗

Additional game databases

MobyGames ↗GameFAQs ↗C64.COM ↗PixelatedArcade ↗

← Selected games

1991 · Genesis / Mega Drive

F-22 Interceptor

Contribution: Design, as named in the original Genesis manual.

Original Genesis manual, printed p. 43 / PDF p. 23: Design: Ned Lerner. Visually verified 2 November 2026.

Original U.S. box — front-cover byline to Ned Lerner and Gene Kusmiak ↗Original manual ↗

Additional game databases

MobyGames ↗BD Jogos ↗GameFAQs game record ↗

← Selected games

1992 · DOS

Car and Driver

Contribution: Conception/design: Edward Lerner in the original French DOS manual; MobyGames separately lists Technical Director.

Original printed credit verified3November; preserve differing source-role wording.

Original French DOS manual — printed p. 25 / PDF p. 31 ↗‘Ned Lerner’s Car and Driver,’ Joystick, no. 33, December 1992, pp. 86–87 ↗Supporting publication ↗Chris Green, ‘About,’ Chris Green Development Blog ↗

Additional game databases

MobyGames ↗

← Selected games

1992 · DOS project

Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss

Contribution: Funding support acknowledged by Neurath; technical connection through Chris Green.

Published contribution; no named original development credit established.

Paul Neurath, ‘The Story of Ultima Underworld,’ 23 June 2000, archived 13 June 2011 ↗Chris Green, ‘About,’ Chris Green Development Blog ↗

Additional game databases

MobyGames game ↗GameFAQs indexed credits ↗

← Selected games

1992 · Sega Genesis / Mega Drive

John Madden Football ’93

Contribution: Producer, identified by Lerner and expressly described in Hearo’s2022 published company biography; original named producer screen remains unverified. MobyGames separately lists Technical Director.

Original SEC-hosted biography printed15/PDF24 visually read3November. Company/self source, not independent corroboration; the platform comes from Lerner.

Original Genesis box — LookingGlass Technology and EA Studios billing ↗Published producer attribution — company biography, PDF p. 24 ↗Manual credit page ↗

Additional game databases

MobyGames ↗

← Selected games

1994 · Original DOS game

System Shock

Contribution: Looking Glass cofounder, Executive Vice President and Chairman of the Board; studio-level connection.

Next Generation April1995 cofounder feature and Interactive Entertainment14 executive biography/company portfolio. Exact project staff credit not required for the stated studio connection; Diego likeness is separate.

Looking Glass company profile, Interactive Entertainment Episode14 ↗Looking Glass, Next Generation no.4, April1995, pp60–64 ↗‘Looking Glass,’ Next Generation, no. 4, April 1995, p. 60 (pp. 60–61 inspected) ↗Marc ‘MAHK’ LeBlanc channel, ‘Original System Shock played by devs – 1 / 4,’ 2014, 52:17–52:30 ↗Emanuel Maiberg, ‘Watch System Shock developers play and talk about the seminal game,’ PC Gamer, 23 September 2014 ↗Frank Cifaldi, The Gamasutra Quantum Leap Awards: First-Person Shooters, Game Developer, 1 September 2006 ↗

Additional game databases

MobyGames game ↗GameFAQs indexed credits ↗

← Selected games

1995 · DOS

Flight Unlimited

Contribution: Special Thanks to: Ned Lerner in the original1995 German DOS manual.

Original named acknowledgment verified3November; no personal production/design role inferred.

Original 1995 German DOS manual — printed / PDF p. 105 ↗‘Looking Glass,’ Next Generation, no. 4, April 1995, p. 60 (pp. 60–61 inspected) ↗

Additional game databases

MobyGames ↗GameFAQs game record ↗

← Selected games

1998 · Windows

FireTeam

Contribution: Design with Harvey Smith in MobyGames; cofounder/project involvement in Min postmortem.

Database design role plus firsthand project history.

Art Min, ‘Postmortem: Multitude’s Fireteam,’ Game Developer, April 1999, pp. 50–54, 56, 58, 60 ↗John Alderman, ‘Fireteams Get Fired Up,’ WIRED, 17 December 1998 ↗Andrew P. Madden, “The social engineer,” The Red Herring, June 1997 ↗

Additional game databases

MobyGames ↗

← Selected games

2009 · PlayStation 3

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

Contribution: Director, Tools & Technology Group

Named original credit roll.

Original credit 4:23 (263 seconds) ↗

Additional game databases

MobyGames ↗IGDB ↗GameFAQs partial list ↗

← Selected games

2010 · PlayStation 3

God of War III

Contribution: Director, Tools & Technology Group

Named original roll and Sony-hosted manual.

Original credit 4:39; also Japanese manual printed p22/PDF12 ↗God of War III, original PS3 credit roll, MahaloVideoGames recording, 4:39 ↗

Additional game databases

MobyGames ↗IGDB ↗

← Selected games

2011 · PlayStation 3

Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception

Contribution: Director, Tools & Technology Group within Online Technology Group

Named original credit roll.

Original credit 22:50 (1370 seconds) ↗

Additional game databases

MobyGames ↗IGDB ↗GameFAQs partial list ↗

← Selected games

2011 / 2012 edition · PlayStation Vita

Uncharted: Golden Abyss

Contribution: Director, Tools and Technology

Original recording identifies a 2012 version; database first release is 2011.

Original credit 5:43:37 (20617 seconds) ↗

Additional game databases

MobyGames ↗

← Selected games

2013 · PlayStation 3

Gran Turismo 6

Contribution: Director, Technology and Infrastructure, Tools and Technology Group

Named original PS3 credit roll.

Original credit 4:11 ↗Gran Turismo 6, PS3 credit roll, V4 Rocket Cloud recording, 4:11 ↗

Additional game databases

MobyGames ↗IGDB ↗

← Selected games

2014 · PlayStation 4

MLB 14 The Show

Contribution: Director Technology and Infrastructure, Tools & Technology Group

Named original PS4 credit roll.

Original credit Video 10:00 ↗

Additional game databases

MobyGames ↗

← Selected games

2014 · PlayStation 4

The Last of Us Remastered

Contribution: Director of Engineering, Tools & Technology Group

Named credit in the PS4 Left Behind sequence; not the original PS3 main story.

Original credit 9:35:36 in Left Behind sequence ↗

Additional game databases

MobyGames ↗

← Selected games

2016 · PlayStation 4

Uncharted 4: A Thief's End

Contribution: Director of Engineering, Tools & Technology Group

Named original PS4 credit roll.

Original credit 32:33 (1953 seconds) ↗

Additional game databases

MobyGames ↗

← Selected games

2017 · PlayStation 4

Horizon Zero Dawn

Contribution: Director, Tools & Technology Group

Named original roll; later release does not extend employment tenure.

Original credit 20:42 (1242 seconds) ↗

Additional game databases

MobyGames ↗GameFAQs partial list ↗

← Selected games

Photo credits

From the archive.

Both photographs below come from the same 1987 image. The portrait is the existing Wikimedia Commons crop, rather than a separate sitting.

Ned Lerner, 1987

Electronic Arts, Farther: The Electronic Arts Magazine, Summer 1987. Scan via Allan52 / Internet Archive; existing crop via Wikimedia Commons.

View file and rights statement ↗

Chuck Yeager with Ned Lerner, 1987

Electronic Arts, Farther, Summer 1987. Individual photographer not identified. Yeager is on the left; Lerner is on the right.

View file and rights statement ↗

Reuse status

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Covers, gameplay & development tools

The games, in pictures.

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cover · Apple II / DOS