John Romero is a renowned game development pioneer, whose extensive career has spanned over 130 games, with a staggering 108 of these titles being commercially published. Romero is affectionately referred to as the "father of first-person shooters" due to his influential role in designing and contributing to the programming and audio design of groundbreaking games such as DOOM, Wolfenstein, Quake, Heretic, and Hexen, which have had a lasting impact on the gaming industry.
Romero is also an early advocate for eSports and a current competitive player of DOOM and Quake. Throughout his illustrious career, he has co-founded a remarkable nine successful game companies, including the iconic id Software. Recognized as one of the world's top game designers, Romero's creations have garnered over 100 prestigious awards.
In recent years, Romero has received two distinguished honors, including the 2017 Lifetime Achievement award at the Fun & Serious Games Festival in Bilbao and the Legend Award at the 2017 Develop: Brighton.
