Ben Judd (born October 25, 1974) is an American translator, producer, and agent.
[6] At DDM, Judd helped organize the Kickstarter crowdsourcing campaigns for Mighty No.
[8] Judd resigned as CEO of Dangen Entertainment following allegations inappropriate behavior by multiple people who had worked with him.
[14][15][16] He also worked on the localization of Viewtiful Joe, Onimusha 3, God Hand and Resident Evil Outbreak.
[19][20] Judd became acquainted with Capcom senior corporate officer Keiji Inafune while working on Dead Rising.
[31] Judd left Capcom in 2011 and joined Digital Development Management (DDM).
[7] At DDM, Judd helped organize the Kickstarter crowdsourcing campaigns for Mighty No.
[41] Judd set up a deal with Microsoft for PlatinumGames to develop the action role playing game Scalebound.
[45] Judd helped organize the "Indie Megashow" held on September 20, 2017, in Tokyo.
[46] Judd has made regular appearance at Bitsummit, an annual independent gaming show in Kyoto.
[50] In 2019, following reports of mismanagement and sexual harassment by Judd, he stepped down as CEO of Dangen Entertainment, and was replaced by Dan Stern.
Another anonymous source had reason to believe the allegations, and suspected that their prominence prevented people from speaking up about it.
[52] In May 2024, Matsuzo Machida and Studio Wildrose makers of the upcoming game Penny Blood filed a lawsuit against Ben Judd and Dangen Entertainment, who managed the double Kickstarter campaign, over breach of contract for failing to disburse production funds earned from the Kickstarter.