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Soren Johnson
Born
(1976-05-23) May 23, 1976 (age 48)
Olympia, Washington
Nationality
American
Education
Stanford University (BA & MSc.)
Alma mater
Stanford University
Occupation(s)
Businessman, game programmer, video game designer
Years active
1999–present
Spouse
Leyla Johnson
Children
3
Website
designer-notes.com
Soren Johnson (born May 23, 1976) is an American businessman, game programmer, and video game designer. Johnson's games primarily belong to 4X strategy, with a number of his titles having been critically acclaimed. He is best known for his work as a lead designer on Civilization IV, Offworld Trading Company, and Old World. He also worked on Civilization III as a co-lead designer.
In 2013, Johnson founded Mohawk Games, an indie studio in the suburbs of Baltimore, Maryland. They later moved to Alexandria, VA during the 2020 Coronavirus Pandemic. The studio brings together people he has worked with in the past, along with new talent, to create new intellectual properties. Their first game, Offworld Trading Company, was released to moderate critical acclaim.
Johnson is known for being one of the earliest developers who involved the internet gaming community in game design, testing, and discussion.
SorenJohnson (born May 23, 1976) is an American businessman, game programmer, and video game designer. Johnson's games primarily belong to 4X strategy...
the fourth installment of the Civilization series, and designed by SorenJohnson under the direction of Sid Meier and his video game development studio...
Old World. Mohawk games was co-founded in 2013 by Firaxis veterans SorenJohnson and Dorian Newcomb. The studio is based in Hunt Valley, Maryland, home...
Colonization, while Jeff Briggs designed Sid Meier's Civilization III, SorenJohnson led Sid Meier's Civilization IV, Jon Shafer led Sid Meier's Civilization...
not designed by Sid Meier, but by Jeff Briggs, a game designer, and SorenJohnson, a game programmer. Civilization III, like the other Civilization games...
of the Civilization series, Tin reconnected with his former roommate SorenJohnson during his five-year college reunion at Stanford University; both had...
2007-10-22. Retrieved 2008-07-28. Gillen, Kieron (2008-02-08). "Making Of: SorenJohnson On Civ 4". Rock Paper Shotgun. Archived from the original on 2008-09-22...
re-gained full control over the Civilization franchise. In April 2007, SorenJohnson, lead designer on Civilization IV, left the company to move to Maxis...
(2016-11-23). "Designer Notes 24: Sid Meier - Part 2" (audio). Interviewed by SorenJohnson. Retrieved 2017-07-31. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hex maps...
2013. Remo, Chris; Sheffield, Brandon (July 11, 2008). "Interview: SorenJohnson – Spore's Strategist". Gamasutra. Archived from the original on October...
Designer Notes (an interview podcast with game designers hosted by SorenJohnson and Adam Saltsman). Archived shows include the Idle Book Club (2012-2018)...
Peter Sanderson and Peter Rannald supervised by her master of Wardrobe, SørenJohnson. She had an African servant, noted in the accounts only as the "Moir"...
Civilization VI. A card game, created by Civilization IV lead designer SorenJohnson and based on that game, was included with the Civilization Chronicles...
(notably Puma). Tin's biggest break came in 2005, when video game designer SorenJohnson, his former roommate at Stanford, asked him to compose the theme song...
"The Best and Worst of 2001". GameSpot. 2001. Retrieved 2008-12-29. SorenJohnson (2008-10-08). "Opinion: 7 Deadly Sins For Strategy Games". Gamasutra...
lacrosse champion Soren. Soren is closeted and officially dating popular girl Marley, Tunde's best friend since childhood. The day of Soren's birthday, when...
dollars on October 10, 2006. In April 2007, Civilization IV lead designer SorenJohnson joined Maxis to work on Spore. Soon after, some video game sites theorized...
reformed as BioWare San Francisco), which was led by video game designers SorenJohnson and Ethan Levy. It was officially announced in November 2010 for a February...
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