Matthew Nightingale

Matthew Nightingale is a British video game artist. He was the lead artist of Fuse Games/Silverball Studios from 2004-2013, and worked on Metroid Prime Pinball. Nightingale has also been an artist for Ford Racing 3, Ghost Master, Pipe Dreams 3D and Secret Weapons Over Normandy.
Nightingale is a graduate of Bournemouth University, with a Master's degree in computer animation. He is married to fellow former Fuse employee Hilary Nightingale. Prior to working at Fuse Games, Nightingale worked at Vivid Image, Empire Interactive and Razorworks.
Nightingale was interviewed by Shinesparkers about his work on Pinball in 2023.
==Early career==
Before joining the video game industry, Nightingale worked at print shops designing takeout restaurant menus, among other things. In his spare time, he taught himself 3D programming, and was convinced to study animation at Bournemouth University. Nightingale's first job in games was on an unspecified game for the original PlayStation, which was never released.
He met Adrian Barritt while working for Empire Interactive on Ghost Master. Empire was on the ground floor in the same building as Barritt's company, Cunning Developments. After Cunning shut down, Barritt founded Fuse Games and invited Nightingale to join the studio as an artist.Shinesparkers. Interview: Matthew Nightingale. May 20, 2023. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
==Metroid Prime Pinball==
Nightingale had not played any Metroid games prior to working on Pinball.In the Shinesparkers interview, Nightingale said he had played Metroid Prime Hunters and Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, and was currently playing Metroid Dread. He has yet to play Metroid Prime. His personal favorite table in Pinball was the Artifact Temple, in particular its "manic multiball".
Nightingale worked at Fuse with his wife Hilary, who made meals and handled catering for Fuse. They would test the multiplayer mode of Pinball at a friend's house. Nightingale still has his commemorative plaque for Pinball displayed on his wall.
==Subsequent career==
Fuse Games later became Silverball Studios, before being absorbed into Barnstorm Games. Nightingale left Barnstorm and joined Neon Play as lead artist, developing over 50 games. Eight years later, he left the gaming industry for Fundamental VR, which makes medical training simulations. Nightingale now works for Outright Games as the Lead Technical Artist. He resides in the Cotswolds with his family.
==Gallery==
File:Mppinball 08 big.jpg|Pirate Frigate
File:Mppinball 09 big.jpg|Tallon Overworld
File:Mppinball 07 big.jpg|Phendrana Drifts
File:Mppinball 06 big.jpg|Phazon Mines
File:Impact Crater Pinball.jpg|Impact Crater
File:Artifact Temple.png|Artifact Temple
==External links==
*Website
*Nightingale on LinkedIn
*Nightingale on MobyGames
*Nightingale on Twitter
*Interview with Shinesparkers
==Notes==
==References==
Category:Fuse Games employees
Category:Environment Artists