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Chefen for Rare bliver forfremmet til “Head of Xbox Game Studios”

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Af Tomasz Juszczak
14 oktober, 2024

Chefen for det britiske spilstudie Rare bliver forfremmet til "Head of Xbox Game Studios"

Craig Duncan, som har ledet det britiske spilstudie Rare, står til at erstatte den tidligere Turn 10-chef, Alan Hartman, som blev udnævnt til chef for Xbox Game Studios sidste år.

Ifølge GI.biz vil Hartman trække sig tilbage og forlade Microsoft i slutningen af november, og han bliver erstattet af Rare’s Duncan.

Duncan sluttede sig til Rare under Kinect-æraen og overvågede lanceringen af liveservice-hittet Sea of Thieves. Før det havde han roller hos Sumo Digital, Midway og Codemasters.

Hans nye rolle kommer til at indebære at overvåge Xbox-studier som Halo Studios, The Coalition, Turn 10, Playground Games, Rare, Obsidian, Ninja Theory, Compulsion Games, The Initiative, Double Fine, InXile, Undead Labs, World’s Edge med flere.

Eftersom Duncan tiltræder sin nye rolle, kommer Joe Neate og Jim Horth til at stå for spilstudiet Rare. Neate blev en del af Rare i 2013, efter han også havde arbejdet hos Midway og Sumo, og han har været executive producer på Sea of Thieves. Horth er en 20-årig Rare-veteran, og hans seneste stilling var Studio Director.

Matt Booty skriver til sine ansatte via mail:

“Alan’s career has been marked by innovation, dedication, and an unwavering passion for gaming,” 

“Starting as a contractor at Microsoft in the fledgling CD-ROM group in 1988, Alan has worked on a variety of projects in his time here, from Age of Empires, to Brute Force as the studio head of Digital Anvil, to the founding of Turn 10. Over the years, Alan, Turn 10 and Playground Games delivered 13 Forza Motorsport and Forza Horizon games, building Forza into one of the top racing franchises in the world and regularly pushing the capabilities of our hardware. His work to advance accessibility in gaming has set a benchmark for the industry and under his leadership, Xbox Game Studios has shipped multiple critically acclaimed titles this year and set the stage for highly anticipated games like Avowed, South of Midnight, Fable, and more.”

Booty tilføjer: “In his new role, Craig will continue to focus on helping our studios deliver high-quality, differentiated game experiences that can grow into successful franchises and reach more players by investing in new IP.”

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Tomasz Juszczak – Skribent & Anmelder


Tomasz har en kæmpe passion for gaming-verdenen og elsker især platform- og adventure-spil. Lige siden han spillede på sin PlayStation 1 for første gang, vidste han, at det ville ændre hans liv.





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