# Michael Bacon (artist)

Michael Bacon (born 1968) is an American 3D artist/animator/designer/musician who has been working in the video game industry since 1996. He has worked on an array of large scale production game titles as Art Director/Lead Artist or Senior Artist with such companies as THQ, Sony Online Entertainment, Boss Game Studios, n-Space, Jaleco Inc, Volition, Hasbro Toy Company, and Aramat Productions.

## Game industry

Michael Bacon is currently Senior Artist at Amazon Game Studios working on their New World MMO game franchise. He previously was Lead Environment Artist at Intrepid Studios working on Ashes of Creation. Before that, was Senior Artist at Sony Online Entertainment in San Diego, California working on the popular EverQuest 2 MMORPG franchise for the PC. Projects there include the international release of EverQuest II: Sentinel's Fate, EverQuest II: The Complete Collection, EverQuest II: The Shadow Odyssey, EverQuest II: Desert of Flames, EverQuest II: Kingdom of Sky, EverQuest II: Echoes of Faydwer, and EverQuest II: Rise of Kunark.
Bacon also worked with Volition contributing significantly to the Xbox 360 titles Saints Row and the Saints Row 2 sequel from publisher THQ.

## Music endeavors

He is also a rock guitar player/producer/musician contributing tracks to the WCW vs. nWo wrestling game franchise, Duke Nukem - Land of the Babes for GT Interactive, and the THQ fighting game "VS". Bacon has independent CD releases which including work with the 80s metal band Havuk, the 2006 release contributing tracks to the Madd Krakker "Saltine Dream" CD currently available at ITunes and other on-line distribution networks.
Bacon is also featured on Karlton Coffin's current CD release "3 Minutes of Fury".

## Production releases

| Title | Release Date | Platform | Publisher |
| New World | 2021 | PC, MMO | Amazon Game Studios |
| Ashes of Creation | Currently in Development | PC, MMO | Intrepid Studios |
| Ashes of Creation: apocalypse | Dec 2018 - Limited Release | PC, MMO | Intrepid Studios |
| EverQuest 2: Terrors of Thalumbra | Nov 2015 | PC, MMO | Daybreak Games |
| EverQuest 2: Altar of Malice | Nov 2014 | PC, MMO | Sony Online Entertainment |
| Retro Assault | Release Date: Jan 2015 | IOs, Arcade | Big Shiny Games |
| EverQuest 2: Tears of Veeshan | Oct 2013 | PC, MMO | Sony Online Entertainment |
| EverQuest 2: Chains of Eternity | November 2012 | PC, MMO | Sony Online Entertainment |
| EverQuest 2: Age of Discovery | November 2011 | PC, MMO | Sony Online Entertainment |
| EverQuest 2: Destiny of Velious | February 2011 | PC, MMO | Sony Online Entertainment |
| EverQuest 2: Extended | July 2010 | PC, MMO | Sony Online Entertainment |
| EverQuest 2: Sentinel's Fate | February 2010 | PC, MMO | Sony Online Entertainment |
| EverQuest 2: The Complete Collection | November 2009 | PC, MMO | Sony Online Entertainment |
| EverQuest 2: The Shadow Odyssey | November 2008 | PC, MMO | Sony Online Entertainment |
| Saints Row 2 | August 2008 | Xbox 360 | THQ |
| VectorBlast | March 8, 2008 | PC, Net Jet | Hasbro Toy Company |
| EverQuest II: Rise of Kunark | November 13, 2007 | PC, MMO | Sony Online Entertainment |
| EverQuest II: Echoes of Faydwer | November 15, 2006 | PC, MMO | Sony Online Entertainment |
| Saints Row | August 19, 2006 | Xbox 360 | THQ |
| EverQuest II: Kingdom of Sky | February 28, 2006 | PC, MMO | Sony Online Entertainment |
| EverQuest II: Desert of Flames | August 20, 2005 | PC, MMO | Sony Online Entertainment |
| Goblin Commander | November 21, 2003 | Xbox, PlayStation 2, GameCube | Jaleco Entertainment Inc |
| Trailer Park Tycoon | February 12, 2002 | PC, CD-ROM | Jaleco Entertainment Inc |
| Duke Nukem: D-Day | May 2001 | PlayStation 2 | RockStar Games |
| Danger Girl | June 22, 2000 | PlayStation | THQ |
| Duke Nukem: Land of the Babes | November 7, 2000 | PlayStation | GT Interactive |
| WCW vs NWO | June 20, 1998 | Nintendo 64 | THQ |
| Vs. | May 12, 1998 | PlayStation | THQ |
| Dead Unity | November 1997 | PlayStation, PC Rom | THQ |

## Discography

| Title | Release Date | Publisher |
| Michael Bacon: The Lost and the Beautiful | In Production | Reactor Records |
| Karlton Coffin: 3 Minutes of Fury | 2010 | Liquid Reality Studios |
| Kalrton Coffin: Ghost in the Glass | 2008 | Liquid Reality Studios |
| The Texas Doom Machine: Here Comes Trouble | 2007 | Reactor Records |
| Madd Krakker: Saltine Dream | 2006 | Reactor Records |
| Michael Bacon: Engraved Invitation (EP) | 2003 | Reactor Records |
| Michael Bacon: Unrequested Fission Surplus (EP) | 1997 | Reactor Records |
| Coffin: Hell in a Half Rack | 1996 | Zood Cru Records |