Following its
recently announced partnership with developer and publisher Bethesda Softworks,
Quake Wars developer Splash Damage has announced the addition of four new members, including
Mass Effect, Prince of Persia and
Burnout veterans.
Splash Damage says the additions are the first moves in its
previously announced plans to double the size of its development team to more than 60 as it ramps up production on a new yet-undetailed multiplatform title in conjunction with Bethesda.
Currently joining the team are new art director Olivier Leonardi, who previously has worked on
Rainbow Six: Vegas and
Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones, and Chris Sweetman as the developers new audio director, with previous experience on Criterion titles
Black and
Burnout: Paradise.
Also joining the team is Tim Appleby as its new lead character artist, who has worked with BioWare on
Mass Effect, and new producer
Chris Dawson, with previous experience on
Driver, Test Drive, and
Evil Genius.
Said Splash Damage owner Paul Wedgwood, "I couldn't be more excited about this influx of amazing talent to Splash Damage, especially as we start developing for multiple platforms. Their experience and knowledge are a hugely positive contribution to Splash Damage and will help us further establish Splash Damage as one of the up-and-coming studios in the world."
