Wheel of Time Video games introduced the addition of three sport business veterans to beef up its sport studio in Montreal.
The additions occur as the corporate is making a studio of 200 to 300 folks to construct a triple-A, open world, role-playing sport set within the Wheel of Time universe.
Craig Alexander, studio head of Wheel of Time Video games, the Montreal-based studio growing the title, appointed Lori Hyrup as studio design director, John Lindemuth as studio artwork director, and Steve Grey as studio expertise director. Reporting to Alexander, the trio brings many years of high-level expertise and artistic experience to the bold undertaking.
Lori Hyrup is engaged on the narrative on the Wheel of Time sport.
Wheel of Time Video games (spelled iwot video games by the corporate) is a division of iwot studios, which leads a transmedia technique to deliver The Wheel of Time to life throughout video games, movie, and tv. The novels by Robert Jordan have offered over 100 million copies, with the ultimate seven installments all topping the New York Instances Greatest Vendor listing. In complete, the 15 novels have greater than 4.4 million phrases, 2,750 named characters, and a wealthy mythology spanning 1000’s of years.
“In building a game worthy of the Wheel of Time legacy, it was critical to assemble a world-class leadership team,” stated Alexander, in a press release. “Lori, John, and Steve bring unparalleled experience, creative instincts, and a deep love of storytelling. With them on board, we’re positioned to deliver an unforgettable, immersive experience for fans around the world.”
Hyrup is a veteran sport designer and narrative strategist with greater than 20 years of expertise main high-impact design groups throughout genres and platforms. Most not too long ago, she served in a senior management position at Warner Bros. Discovery’s video games division, overseeing a design and narrative staff of greater than 50. Her credit embody Surprise Lady, Darkish Age of Camelot (together with expansions), Warhammer On-line: Age of Reckoning, Star Wars: Rebellion, and Battlestar Galactica On-line. She has additionally held management positions at Deck 9, EA, and Kabam.
John Lindemuth is studio artwork director for Wheel of Time Video games.
Lindemuth brings practically three many years of artwork route and world-building experience to iwot video games. As Director of Artwork at Turbine (later acquired by Warner Bros.), he led artistic growth on main IPs together with Lord of the Rings On-line, Dungeons & Dragons On-line, Infinite Disaster, Batman: Arkham Underworld, and Sport of Thrones Conquest. His earlier work consists of contributions to the Rock Band franchise at Harmonix. Lindemuth not too long ago led the artwork division for online game creators Backflip Studios.
Grey has greater than 30 years of worldwide expertise spanning expertise, manufacturing, and studio management. He based Chemistry Leisure, which grew to become Heavy Iron Studios, and has held govt roles at Tencent, EA, and Sq. LA. Whereas at EA, he spearheaded growth of The Lord of the Rings online game sequence, promoting greater than 18 million items. Grey’s credit additionally embody Chinese language blockbusters Crossfire and Honor of Kings, in addition to worldwide hits resembling NBA 2K On-line, and Name of Obligation On-line.
Steve Grey has joined Wheel of Time Video games as studio expertise director.
Wheel of Time Video games’ sister division, iwot productions, is behind the BAFTA-nominated Wheel of Time tv sequence on Prime Video—which accomplished its third season with a 97% critic rating on Rotten Tomatoes—govt produced by Selvage and Larry Mondragon. Amazon simply introduced that Prime has canceled the sequence. Relating to the top of the sequence, the corporate stated in a press release, “While the television series has concluded for now, iwot studios remains deeply committed to weaving new threads in the Pattern, including the upcoming origin film Age of Legends, a 3D animated feature, and this ambitious new triple-A game.”
Upcoming initiatives embody the origin movie Age of Legends™, directed by BAFTA winner Kari Skogland, and a 3D animated function developed with Quebec’s award-winning Squeeze Animation Studios.
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