Quentin Cobb 🔜 DICE

Energizer
DISC Type : I

Founder | CEO | Creative Director at Ironroot Games

San Diego Metropolitan Area, United States

Overview

Quentin Cobb is the Founder, CEO, and Creative Director of Ironroot Games, an independent studio he established after a "traumatic" layoff from ZeniMax Online in 2025. A combat designer at his core with experience on titles like "The Last of Us, " he aims to create a collaborative, people-first studio culture with fair pay structures.

He is a graduate of California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo with a degree in Kinesiology. Colleagues and collaborators consistently describe him as communicative, knowledgeable, open to new ideas, and a strong advocate for his team.

He was a featured speaker on two panels at the PlayStation Experience, discussing both the multiplayer design of "The Last of Us" and how to become a game designer.

Personality Overview

Enthusiastic

Full Of Energy

Imaginative

Unlike C or D types, they are vocal with their opinions but not so much with their questions.  They are friendly, approachable and love to make new connections. They are not always early adopters but can be pursuaded by leveraging strong relationships.

Topics They Care About

Indie Game Development
Founded his own studio, Ironroot Games, to create a passion project and is actively networking at events like DICE to discuss the indie scene.
Ethical Studio Culture
He is passionate about creating a collaborative, non-corporate environment with transparent, equitable pay and revenue sharing for the employees who make the games.
Combat System Design
His core expertise is in combat and gameplay design, having held roles from Game Designer to Principal Gameplay Designer at studios like Sony, Daybreak, and ZeniMax Online.

Media Appearances

Quentin has no verified media appearances

Work History

10-2025
Founder | CEO | Creative Director at Ironroot Games
12-2023 - 7-2025
Principal Gameplay Designer at ZeniMax Online Studios
11-2020 - 12-2023
Sr. Game Designer at ZeniMax Online Studios
5-2018 - 11-2020
Sr. Game Designer at Sony
4-2017 - 4-2018
Senior Game Designer at Daybreak Game Company LLC

Education

1997 - 2003
Kinesiology from California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

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Exp : 15 Location : San Diego Metropolitan Area, United States Job Level : Leadership Designation : Founder | CEO | Creative Director at Ironroot Games
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Insights For Selling To Quentin

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Do some small talk, ask them how things are going on their side
  • Invite them for a lunch or a drink/coffee
  • Use adjectives like ‘amazing’, ‘coolest’, ‘unbelievable’ etc.

DONT's

  • Avoid cutting into their flow
  • Don’t be too formal, focus on building comfort and trust
  • Don’t push them to make a decision too fast, let them get comfortable first

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Quentin is

  • Relationship and rapport can play an important role, sometimes more than the other factors.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Quentin

  • They will probably never say no directly, you have to make that decision yourself.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Quentin move?

  • They are not the quickest decision makers, their friendly attitude could be misleading.
  • Can Quentin take some risk or not?

  • They can accept limited risks, ones that they think will not impact them personally.

You And Quentin

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