Glen Scofield, de CEO van Striking Distance, verlaat de studio. Striking Distance is een vrije nieuwe studio opgericht door Glen Scofield om eigenlijk zijn visie van Dead Space 4 die hij niet kon realiseren bij EA, werkelijk te maken met zijn eigen studio.
The Callisto Protocol verscheen een jaar geleden en was niet de succes waar Glen Scofield en uitgever Krafton op hadden gehoopt. Hoewel de game bloedmooie graphics had, was de gameplay niet heel vermakelijk en er waren er veel technische problemen op release.
Inmiddels zijn we een jaartje verder en zijn de technische problemen grotendeels aangepakt. Glen Scofield gaat echter niet werken aan een eventuele vervolg op The Callisto Protocol. Scofield heeft besloten om de studio te verlaten voor het aangaan van nieuwe avonturen. Naast Scofield, vertrekken ook de studio’s chief operating officer en chief financial officer. Scofield’s positie wordt overgenomen door Steve Papoutsis, ook iemand die in het verleden heeft gewerkt aan Dead Space.
Statement van Krafton:
“After successfully founding Striking Distance Studios, Glen Schofield has decided to pursue new opportunities. Steve Papoutsis, who previously served as Chief Development Officer and General Manager for SDS, Chief Operating Officer at Baobab Studios, and Vice President, General Manager, and Executive Producer at Electronic Arts, has been appointed CEO of the studio.
There is no better person than Steve to guide SDS through this transition. His long professional collaboration with Glen extends all the way back to when they first worked together at Crystal Dynamics in the late ’90s before reuniting at Visceral Games.
Glen’s contributions during his time at KRAFTON have been invaluable. He built an ace team of talents at SDS and set a high standard for the work they did together every day. We’re confident in the team’s continued success because of the significant impact Glen has had, and for that we owe him our deepest gratitude.
We have been carefully planning for the transition to ensure a smooth handover and uninterrupted operations. Striking Distance Studios is committed to supporting its incredibly talented team. Our staff remains a top priority during this transition as they’re the backbone of our success. The studio’s plans remain unaffected, and its focus is to continue producing exceptional content.“
Statement van Glen Scofield:
“Creating Striking Distance Studios has been an incredible journey and I’m so proud of what we’ve achieved with The Callisto Protocol, a game close to my heart. While pursuing a new adventure is exciting, leaving SDS is bittersweet, but I know the studio is in excellent hands. Steve and I go way back to working at Visceral Games. I saw how successful he was in taking the reins after my departure then and how he continued the studio’s success and growth. That’s how I know he’s the one to lead the studio into its next chapter.”
Je kan de Day One Edition van The Callisto Protocol hier kopen voor maar €21,99.
