Charles Staples

Charles Staples has diverse work experience in the gaming industry. Charles is currently the Design Director and Co-Founder at Something Wicked Games since June 2022. Previously, they worked at Obsidian Entertainment for 15 years as a Senior Designer from April 2007 to June 2022. Before that, they held a role as a Designer at Collision Studios from February 2006 to February 2007. Charles also worked at 7 Studios for 4 years, starting as a Designer in November 2002 and progressing to Senior Designer and Lead Designer on various projects. Their early experience includes a role as a QA Tester at Activision from June 2000 to November 2002.

Charles Staples earned a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from the University of Southern California from 1998 to 2002.