Michael Bacon (artist)


Michael Bacon 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 Lead Environment Artist at Intrepid Studios working on the Ashes of Creation game franshise. Previously, he was a 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 ', ', ', ', ', ', and .
Bacon also worked with Volition contributing significantly to the Xbox 360 title Saints Row and has work in the coming Saints Row 2 sequel that is scheduled for release late summer of 2008 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

TitleRelease DatePlatformPublisher
EverQuest 2: Terrors of ThalumbraNov 2015PC, MMODaybreak Games
EverQuest 2: Altar of MaliceNov 2014PC, MMOSony Online Entertainment
Retro AssaultRelease Date: Jan 2015IOs, ArcadeBig Shiny Games
EverQuest 2: Tears of VeeshanOct 2013PC, MMOSony Online Entertainment
EverQuest 2: Chains of EternityNovember 2012PC, MMOSony Online Entertainment
EverQuest 2: Age of DiscoveryNovember 2011PC, MMOSony Online Entertainment
EverQuest 2: Destiny of VeliousFebruary 2011PC, MMOSony Online Entertainment
EverQuest 2: ExtendedJuly 2010PC, MMOSony Online Entertainment
EverQuest 2: Sentinel's FateFebruary 2010PC, MMOSony Online Entertainment
EverQuest 2: The Complete CollectionNovember 2009PC, MMOSony Online Entertainment
EverQuest 2: The Shadow OdysseyNovember 2008PC, MMOSony Online Entertainment
Saints Row 2August 2008Xbox 360THQ
VectorBlastMarch 8, 2008PC, Net JetHasbro Toy Company
'November 13, 2007PC, MMOSony Online Entertainment
'November 15, 2006PC, MMOSony Online Entertainment
Saints RowAugust 19, 2006Xbox 360THQ
'February 28, 2006PC, MMOSony Online Entertainment
'August 20, 2005PC, MMOSony Online Entertainment
Goblin CommanderNovember 21, 2003Xbox, PlayStation 2, GameCubeJaleco Entertainment Inc
Trailer Park TycoonFebruary 12, 2002PC, CD-ROMJaleco Entertainment Inc
Duke Nukem: D-DayMay 2001PlayStation 2RockStar Games
Danger GirlJune 22, 2000PlayStationTHQ
November 7, 2000PlayStationGT Interactive
WCW vs NWOJune 20, 1998Nintendo 64THQ
Vs.May 12, 1998PlayStationTHQ
Dead UnityNovember 1997PlayStation, PC RomTHQ

Discography

TitleRelease DatePublisher
Michael Bacon: Sonic KingdomIn ProductionReactor Records
Karlton Coffin: 3 Minutes of Fury2010Liquid Reality Studios
Kalrton Coffin: Ghost in the Glass2008Liquid Reality Studios
The Texas Doom Machine: Here Comes Trouble2007Reactor Records
Madd Krakker: Saltine Dream2006Reactor Records
Michael Bacon: Engraved Invitation 2003Reactor Records
Michael Bacon: Unrequested Fission Surplus 1997Reactor Records
Coffin: Hell in a Half Rack1996Zood Cru Records
Havuk: Twisted Aggression1992Zood Cru Records
Havuk: Zeud Brewzer1990Zood Cru Records