UO - Past Dev Team Members - Anthony “SunSword” Castoro
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aka: SunSword
Name: Anthony Castoro
Years Working on UO: 2000 - 2004
Position (s): Lead Designer, Producer, Lead Designer, Designer
Worked On:
- Ultima Online: The Second Age - Designer
- Ultima Online: Renaissance - Lead Designer
- Ultima Online: Age of Shadows - Producer
- Ultima Online: Samurai Empire - Producer
Notes:
- Played UO Pre-Alpha as a player
Where Are They Now?
- Working on Rising Force Online for and ArchLord (July 2006) for Codemasters.
- He is the Director of MMO Games at Codemasters Online Gaming as of July 2006.
- He joined Codemasters Online Gaming in January of 2006.
What Else Did They Do?
- At one point, Live Producer for Battlefield 2 and Battlefield 2: Modern Combat (Xbox and Playstation 2).
- Lead Systems Designer on Star Wars Galaxies for 2 years (left a year or so before it shipped)
Other/External Sites:
“Greetings” message at Codemasters Online Gaming (June 2006).
Interviews/Comments on UO
SunSword on Age of Shadows (UO.com)
Quote:
In the mid-90s I took a hiatus from games, and did network/Unix consulting for firms like IBM and Motorola. But I just couldn’t tear myself away from games. So one day, when I logged into UO to find my house had been broken into and all my stuff had been stolen, I called up my buddy at Origin and said (paraphrasing) “You need to hire me to fix your game.” And that, as they say, is history. It’s been MMOs ever since. I wouldn’t have it any other way.
