Oculus wonderkid Palmer Luckey, PewDiePie, and Humble Bundle’s Jeffrey Rosen are three big names lauded in Forbes’ latest 30 Under 30 in Games list.
According to Forbes, the annual list “details rising stars who are leading a technological and artistic revolution in the industry”.
“We search for people who are doing groundbreaking work, disrupting traditional business models, and establishing themselves as leaders,” it said.
Notably, the list also includes Thomas Was Alone and Volume developer Mike Bithell, Riot Games’ engineering lead Tamara Miner, and Threes! creator Asher Vollmer, who we spoke to at last year’s E3 about his latest title, Close Castles.
Judges this year were industry legends Sid Meier and Warren Spector, alongside author and The Institute for the Future director Jane McGonigal.
The full list:
(Click here to see short profiles and interviews with each)
Jeffrey Rosen, 28, Cofounder, Humble Bundle
Palmer Luckey, 22, Founder, Oculus VR
Andrew Augustin, 26, Founder, Notion Games, LLC
Beau Blyth, 23, Game Designer, Teknopants
Dave Bisceglia, 27, Cofounder, the Tap Lab
Mike Bithell, 29, Owner, Mike Bithell Games
Renaud Bédard, 29, Programmer, Capybara Games
Michael Cook, 27, Research associate, Goldsmiths, University of London
Tyler Coleman, 27, President, Retora Games
Duncan Drummond, 21;Paul Morse, 21, Cofounders, Hopoo Games
Benjamin Esposito, 25, Game maker, Little Flag Software
Kevin Franklin, 29, Design director, 343 Industries
Jenny Gottstein, 29, Director of games, The Go Game
Chelsea Howe, 27, Creative director, EA Mobile
Matthew “NaDeSHoT” Haag, 22, CEO, Nadeshot Inc
Daniel Jacobsen, 29, CEO, Gaslamp Games
Rami Ismail, 26; Jan Willem Nijman, 24, Cofounders, Vlambeer
Deirdra "Squinky" Kiai, 29, Independent game designer
Felix “PewDiePie” Kjellberg, 25, YouTube star
Ernest Le, 27, Director of publisher & developer relations, Twitch
Tamara Miner, 29, Product owner, Riot Games
Amy Robinson, 28, Executive director, EyeWire
Dawn Rivers, 27, CEO, Mechamagizmo
Anna Tito, 29,Game programmer, Gameloft
Philip Tibitoski, 26, Business horse, Young Horses
Asher Vollmer, 25, Game designer, Sirvo
Fatima Zenine Villanueva, 23, Independent game designer
Jonas Wills, 28, Game director, Backflip Studios
Ryan “Fwiz” Wyatt, 28, Global head of gaming partnerships, Google
Mark Yetter, 28, Game designer, Riot Games

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