David Vonderhaar

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David Vonderhaar is an American video game designer best known for his nearly two-decade tenure as Studio Design Director at Treyarch, where he led design on the Call of Duty: Black Ops series. After leaving Treyarch in 2023, he founded BulletFarm in 2024 with backing from NetEase Games.

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Treyarch Head Mark Gordon Steps Down from Call of Duty Studioin newsletter2026-06-16

New AAA collective to publish Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic plus games from CoD and Yu-Gi-Oh! veterans2026-05-14

Ex-Call of Duty: Black Ops Design Director David Vonderhaar Teases New Original FPS: 'If David Lynch Made Shooters'2026-05-13

Call of Duty legend returns after losing NetEase funding with plans for a new FPS game that isn't a CoD "killer," but more like "if David Lynch made shooters"in newsletter2026-05-13

Former NetEase exec's new investment group is funding Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic because 'everyone wins' if you 'give the best creator the opportunity to work on a dream project'in newsletter2026-05-13

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