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Joseph Dieterlen
Senior Game Designer specializing in live-service content and player objectives
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Game designer on Madden NFL (incl. Madden NFL 26) who contributed to Superstar Showdown mode rules and weekly Game Day Beats objectives, focusing on playtest-driven tuning to keep challenges fun and achievable. Also owned the Superstar storefront experience, coordinating with art/design under tight timelines and adapting live-service merchandising based on what players responded to.
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Key Strengths
- Balances realism with achievable gameplay objectives (adjusted impossible RB blocking objective after testing)
- Iterative tuning based on QA/playtest feedback
- Live-service optimization based on player popularity signals (reordered assets/splash pages to highlight top items without turning players off)
- Resourceful under production constraints (pivoted from automated daily store rotation to manual cycling near launch)
- Creates clear, implementable design docs using concise rules and examples
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