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[[File:Ivan_Balabanov.jpg|thumb|250px|Ivan Balabanov]] | '''Ivan Balabanov''' is the Managing Director at Ubisoft Sofia in Bulgaria. Before attaining said position, he worked on a few projects as 3D Artist. | ||
'''Ivan Balabanov''' is the Managing Director at Ubisoft Sofia in Bulgaria. | |||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
While doing a double major in Political Science, International Relations and History, Balabanov supported himself financially by freelancing as a 3D Artist. In 2003, he elected to drop his PhD in Foreign Affairs at the University of Manchester, instead starting a career in the video game industry.<ref> | While doing a double major in Political Science, International Relations and History, Balabanov supported himself financially by freelancing as a 3D Artist. In 2003, he elected to drop his PhD in Foreign Affairs at the University of Manchester, instead starting a career in the video game industry.<ref>{{Youtube|p33yOjgPSb4|Ubisoft Sofia - Developing a AAA game|AUBGTalks|AUBGTalks}}</ref> Balabanov joined Ubisoft in 2005 as a 3D Artist, one year prior to the opening of the company's branch in Sofia.<ref name="GDS Bulgardia">[http://gdsbulgaria.com/2013/2013/en/speakers/55 Speakers | GDS Bulgaria 2012]</ref> | ||
During this time, he worked on the PS2 version of ''CSI: 3 Dimensions of Murder'', originally developed by Telltale Games, as well as ''Chessmaster Live'', released on the XBox Live Arcade.<ref>[http://www.mobygames.com/developer/ivan-balabanov/credits/developerId,434906/ Ivan Balabanov Video Game Credits - MobyGames]</ref> Balabanov assumed the role of Production Manager in 2007, subsequently becoming the studio's Managing Director two years later; he also contributed to several of the studio's projects as Producer.<ref name="GDS Bulgardia"/> | During this time, he worked on the PS2 version of ''CSI: 3 Dimensions of Murder'', originally developed by Telltale Games, as well as ''Chessmaster Live'', released on the XBox Live Arcade.<ref>[http://www.mobygames.com/developer/ivan-balabanov/credits/developerId,434906/ Ivan Balabanov Video Game Credits - MobyGames]</ref> Balabanov assumed the role of Production Manager in 2007, subsequently becoming the studio's Managing Director two years later; he also contributed to several of the studio's projects as Producer. Under his supervision, Ubisoft Sofia expanded notably, shipping 15 titles on a wide range of platforms as of 2014.<ref name="GDS Bulgardia"/> On 31 August 2014, Ivan answered fans' questions on the ''Assassin's Creed'' twitter account under the hashtag #AskACIvan.<ref>{{Twitter|AssassinsCreed|status/505882660799922176|[[Assassin's Creed (series)|Assassin's Creed]]|quote=#ACRogue Producer Ivan Balabanov is here to answer your questions! Use #AskACIvan to ask!|image=File: ACRo - Twitter - Ivan Balabanov.png}}</ref> | ||
==Games credited== | ==Games credited== | ||
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*''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]'' (2012) - Ubisoft | *''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]'' (2012) - Ubisoft | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' (2013) - Ubisoft | *''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' (2013) - Ubisoft | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' (2014) - Ubisoft | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' (2014) - Ubisoft | ||
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[[Category:Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag development team]] | [[Category:Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag development team]] | ||
[[Category:Assassin's Creed: Rogue development team]] | [[Category:Assassin's Creed: Rogue development team]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 03:10, 14 May 2026
Ivan Balabanov is the Managing Director at Ubisoft Sofia in Bulgaria. Before attaining said position, he worked on a few projects as 3D Artist.
Biography[edit | edit source]
While doing a double major in Political Science, International Relations and History, Balabanov supported himself financially by freelancing as a 3D Artist. In 2003, he elected to drop his PhD in Foreign Affairs at the University of Manchester, instead starting a career in the video game industry.[1] Balabanov joined Ubisoft in 2005 as a 3D Artist, one year prior to the opening of the company's branch in Sofia.[2]
During this time, he worked on the PS2 version of CSI: 3 Dimensions of Murder, originally developed by Telltale Games, as well as Chessmaster Live, released on the XBox Live Arcade.[3] Balabanov assumed the role of Production Manager in 2007, subsequently becoming the studio's Managing Director two years later; he also contributed to several of the studio's projects as Producer. Under his supervision, Ubisoft Sofia expanded notably, shipping 15 titles on a wide range of platforms as of 2014.[2] On 31 August 2014, Ivan answered fans' questions on the Assassin's Creed twitter account under the hashtag #AskACIvan.[4]
Games credited[edit | edit source]
- CSI: 3 Dimensions of Murder (2007) - Ubisoft
- Chessmaster Live (2008) - Ubisoft
- Assassin's Creed III: Liberation (2012) - Ubisoft
- Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag (2013) - Ubisoft
- Assassin's Creed: Rogue (2014) - Ubisoft
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑
Ubisoft Sofia - Developing a AAA game on the AUBGTalks YouTube channel
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Speakers | GDS Bulgaria 2012
- ↑ Ivan Balabanov Video Game Credits - MobyGames
- ↑
Assassin's Creed (@AssassinsCreed) on Twitter "#ACRogue Producer Ivan Balabanov is here to answer your questions! Use #AskACIvan to ask!" (screenshot)
External links[edit | edit source]
- Ivan Balabanov's LinkedIn profile
- Ivan Balabanov's Facebook page