Michael Vogt - Writer Showreel
I am a game writer, narrative designer, screenwriter, and author based in Copenhagen, Denmark.
I work at game developer IO Interactive. I am an experienced world-builder and story/IP developer with a structured approach based in film theory and the screenwriting craft.
Project 007
Creating the story line for IO Interactive's newly announced original James Bond game.
HITMAN 3 (2021)
Main Writer
The third and final installment in IO Interactive's lauded "World of Assassination" trilogy, Hitman 3 is a AAA social stealth-puzzle game and a globe-trotting spy thriller.
- Story line and worldbuilding
- Cinematic screenplay
- Mission scripts and narrative design ("The Farewell" and "Untouchable")
- Voice direction
HITMAN 2 (2018)
Main Writer
The second installment in IO Interactive's lauded "World of Assassination" trilogy, Hitman 2 is a AAA social stealth-puzzle game and a globe-trotting spy thriller.
- Story line and worldbuilding
- Cinematic script
- Mission scripts and narrative design ("Nightcall" and "The Ark Society")
- Voice direction
HITMAN (2016)
Main Writer
The first installment in IO Interactive's lauded "World of Assassination" trilogy, Hitman is a AAA social stealth-puzzle game and a golbe-trotting spy thriller.
- Story line and worldbuilding
- Cinematic script
- Mission scripts and narrative design (all missions)
- Voice direction
“The game is remarkable not just for its masterful level design and its penchant for turning familiar elements of the series on their heads, but for how skillfully it brings to bear the accumulated weight of its characters’ actions — and brings it crashing down on their heads with devastating consequences.”
- Polygon
“This story recharacterizes Hitman as an adorable vigilante fighting against corruption amongst the one per cent. Any new players coming into the franchise at this trilogy is about to get taken for one of the most satisfyingly cathartic rides video gaming has ever produced.”
- Super Bunnyhop
FALL OF GODS (2015 - 2021)
Author
An illustrated novel trilogy created by MOOD Visuals and funded by Kickstarter, Fall of Gods is a fantasy-sci-fi drama inspired by Norse mythology. The series has been optioned by Disney and 20th Century Fox.
FALL OF GODS 3: Animal Shadow (2021)
FALL OF GODS 2: The Faceless King (2018)
FALL OF GODS 1: She Is Gone (2015)
Music Videos
Writer and Creative Producer (w. Good Boy! Creative)