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Will Wright

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Will Wright

b. 1960

American video game designer and entrepreneur (born 1960)

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Birth

1960 January 20, 1960 →

Biography

William Ralph Wright is an American video game designer and co-founder of the game development company Maxis, which later became part of Electronic Arts. In April 2009, he left EA to run Stupid Fun Club Camp, an entertainment think tank in which Wright and EA are principal shareholders.

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1960
Birth

American video game designer, co-founded Maxis

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