TITLE
Going Green With 38 Studios: RA Salvatore, Brett Close On The House Curt Schilling Built
AUTHOR
Brandon Sheffield
PUBLICATION
Game Developer
YEAR
2007
ARTICLE TYPE
Interview
FROM THE ARTICLE
It was first revealed in late 2006 that baseball legend and avid MMO fan Curt Schilling was forming a new Boston-based video game company, Green Monster Games, with Spawn creator Todd McFarlane and noted sci-fi/fantasy author R.A. Salvatore, to create what it describes as “industry-changing games”.The company added Brett Close as president and CEO in February 2007 – the exec is a former Midway, EA, and VR1 staff member, having been involved in titles such as Medal of Honor: Rising Sun, Medal of Honor: Frontline, and debuting Nightcaster: Defeat the Darkness for Xbox launch.
Following the renaming of the company to 38 Studios, the firm has announced that one of the forthcoming titles that will “explore the new intellectual property being developed by 38 Studios” will be a massively multiplayer game that will feature the art and vision of McFarlane as well as the storytelling of Salvatore. We caught up with Close and Salvatore recently to chat about the company’s ‘broad media’ aspirations, Schilling’s involvement in the company, and “standing on the shoulders” of World Of Warcraft.
COMPANIES MENTIONED
38 Studios
GAMES MENTIONED
Project Copernicus [Amalur MMO]
PEOPLE MENTIONED
Brett Close
RA Salvatore
Curt Schilling
TOPICS MENTIONED
Canceled Games