Michael Stout

Michael James Stout
Mike Stout in 2011
Born1980 (age 43–44)
OccupationVideo game designer

Michael "Mike" Stout (born 1980) is an American video game designer best known for his work on Resistance: Fall of Man, as the lead multiplayer designer. Resistance: Fall of Man received significant critical praise, much of which focused on its multiplayer content.[1][2][3] From November 2007 to July 2009, he was the Creative Director at Bionic Games working on Spyborgs, an action game for the Nintendo Wii.[4] According to a post on his blog on November 13, 2009, he was employed by Activision in their Central Design group to design several games in the Skylanders franchise.[5]

  1. ^ Dunham, Jeremy (2006-11-10). "The Chimera has won… and so have we". IGN. pp. 2–3. Retrieved 2007-09-14. But above all else, it's the multiplayer elements that truly ascend this one to the next level.
  2. ^ Wharmby, Martin (2007-06-07). "Has Sony managed to finally conjure up a killer FPS?". Jolt Online Gaming. Archived from the original on 2007-11-10. Retrieved 2007-09-14. At least Resistance's multiplayer kicks arse.
  3. ^ Schiesel, Seth (2006-11-20). "A Weekend Full of Quality Time With PlayStation 3". New York Times. Retrieved 2007-09-14. The multi-player battles in Resistance: Fall of Man are excellent.
  4. ^ McElroy, Justin (2008-06-03). "Capcom announces Wii exclusive 'Spyborgs'". Joystiq. Retrieved 2008-06-03.
  5. ^ Stout, Michael (2009-10-13). "New Job!". Blog. Retrieved 2009-12-29.