Tom Abernathy is a Writer at Microsoft Game Studios in Seattle. A graduate of Oberlin College and the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts, he has worked for nearly thirty years as a professional writer, filmmaker, theater director, actor, composer and musician, and currently serves as a member of the GDC Austin Advisory Board. His game credits include Activision Studios’ Heavy Gear and numerous award nominations for his work on Destroy All Humans! and Destroy All Humans! 2 for Pandemic Studios, where he was a Senior Writer-Designer. His most recent projects are Scene It? Box Office Smash! for MGS and Pandemic’s upcoming Saboteur.