Martin Kenwright
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| Born | Liverpool, England, UK |
| Residence | Cheshire, England, UK |
| Years active | 1987–present |
Martin Kenwright is the founder of British-based digital media, entertainment and technology company Starship and video game development studios Digital Image Design (DID) and Evolution Studios. He created seminal computer games such as F29 Retaliator and EF2000. He is also responsible for the World Rally Championship franchise and PlayStation 3 launch title, MotorStorm, along with its respective franchise.
Kenwright began life in the video game industry as a 2D graphics artist and game designer in 1987, working at Rowan Software on games such as Falcon and Tetris straight after leaving Widnes Sixth Form College in Cheshire.
Kenwright founded DID in 1989 with Philip Allsopp in Runcorn, Cheshire. The studio specialised in flight simulation titles, with military using the technology from EF2000 as a training tool. His original IP, F-22, won the Milia D'Or for 'Best Game' and 'Best Flight Simulator' in 1997.Wargasm won the Milia D’or for Best Action Game' in 1998.
The studio broke new ground with the world's first 3D accelerated game in EF2000 and the world's first Pentium accelerated game with Wargasm.
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