What you need to know
- Microsoft formed The Initiative to develop "AAA" games.
- The team has hired numerous acclaimed developers since.
- Recently, more veterans who worked on God of War and Days Gone have joined the team.
- The Initiative is currently working on its first title.
Many months ago, Studio Head of The Initiative Darrell Gallagher announced that acclaimed developers like Brian Westergaard, Annie Lohr, Blake Fischer, Christian Cantamessa, and Lindsey McQueeney were now a part of the team. However, the team has expanded since then. According to a report by VGC, many other God of War developers have joined The Initiative. The outlet said the following.
God of War level designers Ian Miller, Kai Zheng, Chris O'Neill, and Ray Yeomans have all joined The Initiative from Sony's neighboring Santa Monica Studio in the past few months, according to LinkedIn, as well as former... Naughty Dog Senior Designer Robert Ryan.
Microsoft founded The Initiative last year so that it could build quality Microsoft exclusives like Uncharted. It seems like the company has the developers to do just that because these individuals have worked on such games before. According to Twitter user "Klobrille," Ryan Trowbridge who previously worked on Days Gone and Uncharted 4, is now the Technical Art Director.
Ryan Trowbridge joins The Initiative as Tech Art Director. His previous achievements include Days Gone at Bend Studios and Uncharted 4 at Naughty Dog. https://t.co/gI1FNTo2BPRyan Trowbridge joins The Initiative as Tech Art Director. His previous achievements include Days Gone at Bend Studios and Uncharted 4 at Naughty Dog. https://t.co/gI1FNTo2BP— Klobrille (@klobrille) July 24, 2019July 24, 2019
It's great to see that the team is expanding at such a breakneck pace. It's definitely acquiring strong talent because all of these individuals are masters of their craft. Hopefully, this will translate to stellar "AAA" games down the line.
Shoutout to "@XcloudTimdog" and "@klobrille" for the tips.
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