I’m Keith Kirby, vice president of production for THQ, I work on the Smackdown vs RAW series I am a hardcore, avid gamer, I have been ever since I was tall enough to throw a quarter in an arcade slot. I was maybe 8-years-old when I played my first game, and I’ve been addicted ever since. I went to schools to study Computer Science to make videogames, and my first job when I was out of college was on videogames, and I’ve been working in the industry for 18 years.
I’ve been everything from a programmer to a designer to a project lead and now I’m vice president of production for the Smackdown vs RAW series, which is a huge honour because the game and the brand are such big juggernauts in the industry. So to get an opportunity to make any sort of contribution to this product line is a huge deal for me. Not to mention the fact that the team I work with are spectacular – we work with Yukes out of Japan, which is a wonderful development studio, and I’m very happy to have the opportunity to work on this stuff. It’s really a dream job.
Software Highlights from Credited Titles
Keith Kirby's first video game work that SPOnG is aware of is the 2000 title, "CAT Construction" (Game Boy) as Executive Producer. Of the titles listing Keith within the credits , "WWE Smackdown! Vs. RAW 2008 Featuring ECW" (PS2), "WWE Smackdown! Vs. RAW 2008 Featuring ECW" (PSP), "WWE Smackdown! Vs. RAW 2008 Featuring ECW" (PS3) and "WWE Smackdown! Vs. RAW 2008 Featuring ECW" (Xbox 360) have been best selling titles.
Keith's most recent involvement was as Executive Producer on the 2007 release "WWE Smackdown! Vs. RAW 2008 Featuring ECW" (PSP).
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