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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