Bethesda Softworks have announced that they have opened a new Battlecry studio in Austin, Texas.
The new studio will be headed by industry veteran Rich Vogel. Rich Vogel has previously worked at Bioware where he served as the executive producer on the development of Star Wars: The Old Republic. Rich has a long history in the industry having worked on titles such as Ultima Online and Star Wars Galaxies as well as other online and console titles during his 20+ years in game development. The new studio is currently hiring other experienced game developers to fill key roles for an unannounced project. If you live near the new studio, visit http://jobs.zenimax.com/ in order to see current available jobs.
Rich Vogel, stated the following about his new venture:
“I have always admired and respected Bethesda’s approach to making great, original games, It’s a belief and passion I share, and I’m looking forward to building a team of high quality developers who want to bring that same commitment and creative energy to the games we’ll be creating.”
latko Andonov, President of Bethesda Softworks added:
“We are very pleased to have someone with Rich’s vast experience join us at Bethesda, Rich has a history of building and managing talented development teams and bringing high quality games to market, and we look forward to working with him on a new exciting project.”
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