General Manager, Game Developer Group Microsoft Corp.
As the general manager of the Game Developer Group at Microsoft Corp., Chris Satchell is responsible for driving innovation in products, services and partnerships that will revolutionize the next generation of game development. The Game Developer Group encompasses the Xbox Advanced Technology Group (ATG), worldwide Xbox® Platform Certification and the team delivering the XNA™ development platform. Satchell’s organization is laser-focused on doing everything it can to help developers and publishers effectively deliver their visions on Microsoft® gaming platforms.
Satchell joined Microsoft in 2002 as a development manager in Microsoft Game Studios (MGS), working on critically acclaimed franchises such as “Project Gotham Racing®” and “Rallisport Challenge.” Most recently he was director of engineering for MGS, responsible for driving cross-organizational engineering initiatives with a focus on preparing the organization for the next generation of gaming platforms from Xbox and Windows®. Satchell has a long history in games development, having served as an executive director at the 3DO Company, a technical director for Silicon Dream ltd, and an artificial intelligence specialist and project leader for Eidos Interactive Ltd.
Hailing from the United Kingdom, Satchell has an honors degree in computing and a Diploma in Industrial Studies from Loughborough University. He also received the New Holland Ford Prize for Computing, earning the highest marks in the history of the computer science department, and has completed over two years of postgraduate research into distributed artificial intelligence systems.
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