Grant Rodiek

Grant Rodiek was the Associate Producer at Electronic Arts. He has worked at Electronic Arts and held his present position since 2005. He left sometime late 2010 but returned in October 2011. His focus is primarily on gameplay feature production and writing.

The book "Point Farmer: The Story of Grant Rodiek" featured in The Sims 3 is named after him, as is the book "Point Farmer No More: The Downfall of Grant Rodiek" featured in The Sims 4. There is an asteroid type named for him, Unusual Rodiekceous. He created Kim Kent, Liam O'Dourke and Piper Hipp, and they were made downloadable on the exchange and also featured in a preview video.

Grant Rodiek has been confirmed as one of the producers working on The Sims 4, which was announced on the 6th of May, 2013 for a 2014 release.

Nov 2nd 2017, Grant made headlines when he made a live twitch stream of the Cats & Dogs EP Gameplay when he stated that anyone who keeps dogs outdoors in doghouses are animal abusers.

Interviews

 * The Sims 3 Demo With Grant Rodiek Part 1
 * The Sims 3 Demo With Grant Rodiek Part 2
 * INTERVIEW: The Sims 3 associate producer Grant Rodiek
 * EA Gamespress – Grant Rodiek talks about The Sims 3: Ambitions
 * The Sims 3 Ambitions Q&A - Exclusive First Details
 * The Sims 3 Ambitions: exclusive interview with the game's producer, Grant Rodiek (English Translation)
 * Now Gamer - Ambitious: Sims 3 Ambitions Interview
 * The Sims 3: Ambitions Updated Q&A - Heroic Careers
 * The Sims 3 Late Night Twitterview