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1. "bought out" is correct, Thor has explicitly stated that he went to work for the gov because of the huge amount of money they offered, not because he was interested in the job. 2. "DEF CON" is two words. DEFCON is something else entirely. 3. "Black Badgers" is an in-joke. Keep it.
(1. "bought out" is correct, Thor has explicitly stated that he went to work for the gov because of the huge amount of money they offered, not because he was interested in the job. 2. "DEF CON" is two words. DEFCON is something else entirely. 3. "Black Badgers" is an in-joke. Keep it.) |
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== Early life == | == Early life == | ||
Before starting his own studio, Thor has worked at Blizzard Entertainment as an offensive security specialist and at Amazon Games Studio as a Python developer. During his time at Amazon Games, he was | Before starting his own studio, Thor has worked at Blizzard Entertainment as an offensive security specialist and at Amazon Games Studio as a Python developer. During his time at Amazon Games, he was bought out by the US government to use his hacking skills to help secure power plants in the United States. Thor has attended [[wikipedia:DEF_CON|DEF CON]] multiple times and has won three "Black Badgers", an indicator of high knowledge and proficiency in the hacking field. | ||
== At Pirate Software == | == At Pirate Software == | ||
=== The Breakfast Era === | === The Breakfast Era === | ||
While working at Amazon Games, Thor has been developing indie games on the side. His first project, [[Champions of Breakfast]], was a small [[wikipedia:Shoot_'em_up| | While working at Amazon Games, Thor has been developing indie games on the side. His first project, [[Champions of Breakfast]], was a small [[wikipedia:Shoot_'em_up|shoot 'em up]] developed in [[GameMaker]] and published in just under a month. While it has not received tremendous success, it allowed Thor to acquire the necessary skills to develop and self-publish a video game, as well as learn the engine he chose to work with. During this time, Thor has also acquired [[Shaye]], who would go on to work on Pirate Software's future projects as well. | ||
=== The Heartbound Era === | === The Heartbound Era === | ||