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Posted by Emily February 25, 2009
Telltale's design director, Dave Grossman, with coffee
Black coffee: the secret to design director
Dave Grossman's success?
IGN is in the process of counting down the Top 100 Game Creators of All Time, and today the venerable Dave Grossman appeared at number 73. As a Telltale fan, you probably already know who Dave is. If not, well, play one of our games and watch for his name in the credits. (Or just click here.)

We caught up with Dave mere moments after he received the news of this exhilarating win. "I'd like to thank the editors of IGN for their kindness in accepting my humble but substantial bribe and including me on their list," he said. "I am honored to be in such noble company, but am even more excited that they plugged my awesome book, Ode to the Stuff in the Sink!"*

Having expressed these sentiments, Dave went back to work on Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures, which will be coming soon to a PC and Xbox 360 near you.

Update 2/26! Videogamer.com just posted a lengthy interview with Dave Grossman himself. So if you're one of those who doesn't know who he is (blasphemy!), now you will.


*Available for purchase from Dave's website, Phrenopolis, and of course in the Telltale store.
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honestly i didnt knew hem, 0////o, guess i most spend more time reading the credits of the games, but after reading this and the link im more admired of the caind of peopple that is behaind telltale games and i feel more fortune to faind the games on the first place...congrats to you and Dave Grossman's, i guess we own hem a lot of fun. xD
Comment by gilau
February 25, 2009, 7:17 pm
Good on ya dave!
Comment by Lachlan_is
February 25, 2009, 9:27 pm
Congrats Dave! =D
Comment by tobar
February 26, 2009, 1:23 am
only number 73? shouldn't he be at least among the top 20? anyway, good job there mr. grossman.
Comment by wisp
February 26, 2009, 2:24 am
Well, you know what they say, wisp, it's an honor just to be nominated.
Comment by Guy in a Box
February 26, 2009, 3:54 am
Now I can guess who came up with the caffeine puzzles in Day of The Tentacle...
Comment by Diduz
February 26, 2009, 4:36 am
Congragulations Dave
Comment by Gman5852
February 26, 2009, 6:36 am
Black coffee? Ugh, the man lives up to his name!
Comment by Rather Dashing
February 26, 2009, 8:37 am
we shared a toiliet together during the strong bad tests. Man only one urinal... he started talking to me over his shoulder saying stuff like "you should see it on a busy day! "
man I love telltale.. and dave... is one of my heroes
Comment by Kaldire
February 26, 2009, 11:08 am
Keeping us all inspired! You are out of this world.
Comment by eriqchang
February 26, 2009, 5:54 pm
Man, I had no idea that Dave worked for Humungous. I swear, when I was little, they were GOD. Pajama Sam, spy Fox..... I miss those days. Congrats, Dave!
Comment by Marcus
February 27, 2009, 10:08 pm
Congratulations Dave! You're a gem and Telltale is lucky to have you. :)
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February 28, 2009, 7:15 am
Hey, thanks, everybody!
Comment by Dave Grossman
March 3, 2009, 1:07 pm
Black coffee is THE key to success. Dave, well done.
Comment by CommanderVideo
March 22, 2009, 5:54 pm
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