8 Biggest Unsung Heroes Working In The Video Game Industry

7. Jason VandenBerghe - Amplifying Passion To A Lovable Degree

Regardless of what you think of Ubisoft, you honestly can't tell me that you don't like Jason VandenBerghe. The dude has an absolutely brilliant onstage presence, and if we're pointing towards anyone that can set a hype machine in motion, well, it's this guy.

Don't get me wrong, For Honor looks undeniably fantastic, but VandenBerghe's enthusiasm is so infectious you just can't help but get pumped whenever he comes on stage. It's wonderful, and just hearing him talk about this creation makes me grin from ear to ear; much like the way Yarnie captivated everyone in 2015, but in a more heavy metal meets dark wizard kinda vibe. (For reference, VandenBerghe's twitter handle is 'thedarklorde', Because of course it is.)

E3 manages to excite gamers everywhere - and for good reason - but often, conferences captivate in spite of stage presences, rather than because of them. VandenBerghe is a clear exception in this case, and as For Honor comes closer to its Valentine's Day 2017 release, I look forward to more appearances from Ubisoft's dark prince on the horizon.

Content Producer/Presenter

WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well. In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.