How do you like your new digs? Nice to see David Ladyman come on board as Jump Point editor. Any other fond names from gaming industry history coming on board that you'd like to work with? More Origin, Digital Anvil and Steve Jackson Games alumni you're trying to track down?asked by Toast
TL;DRDavid Ladyman joined as Jump Point editor, and Eric Peterson says he is hiring and talking to several former Origin people, hoping at least two join, without naming them.
So first of all, David Ladyman was a huge coup for us. We worked together at Origin, and he is amazing. You saw the first edition of Jump Point. He's come on board as the Jump Point editor, and he'll be responsible for creating that every month for our subscribers. There's a lot more stuff to be announced for the subscribers. We're working on that now. It's a balance, because we want to make sure we support everybody that's supported us to this point, but we also want to give something a little special to the subscribers, because they're giving a little extra for a little more access than everybody else. Now, that doesn't mean that people won't get access, because clearly you will. Wingman's Hangar will always be available to everybody, because this is something we like to do and keep the community updated.
As far as more industry vets, yeah, I'm talking to a lot of people right now. I'm in charge of the hiring for the company right now. Being that we're in Austin, there's a lot of interest in working on the project, and there's a lot of interest from our side in some of the talent that we worked with at Origin and Digital Anvil. The key will be getting the right talent. We are very chemistry-oriented here. I've always found that if people like each other and people work well in an environment, it just creates a nice workflow that allows you to have the magic, right? What you want to avoid is somebody that's so dominant or so over the top that you can't get anything done. So we're currently talking to four ex-Originites, and if I have my way, at least two of them will be coming on board. And I can't tell you who they are. Actually, it's interesting, there is one that's coming on in two weeks. It's our chief visual officer. But I don't think he's actually quit his job in the movie industry. Local. You might be able to figure out who that is. If it was a special visual effects supervisor, perhaps at a local movie industry in Austin...