Gaming is about to get a little bit freakier! Multimedia firm (and indie horror big) Blumhouse is launching a brand new subsidiary to provide and publish video video games. Online game producer Zach Wooden has been named President, with former Sony PlayStation writer and developer Don Sechler named CFO.
Blumhouse Video games will associate with unbiased sport builders to carry their inventive imaginative and prescient to life by unique, horror-themed video games for console, PC and cell audiences, concentrating on indie-budgets (under $10M).
Based on Abhijay Prakash, Blumhouse President, “For a while we have now been trying to construct out a group to start out accessing the expansion alternative in interactive media. After we sat with Zach and Don they articulated an strategy that resonated with Blumhouse’s mannequin and we knew it was an ideal place for us to start out our push into the interactive house. With their expertise, sensibility and data of the gaming market, Zach and Don are the best leaders to leverage Blumhouse’s distinctive style strengths into gaming.”
“By my time within the business, I’ve had the nice fortune of working intently with builders to carry their concepts to life,” stated Wooden. “There’s a novel alternative for horror and style within the indie sport house, and I’m thrilled about teaming up with Blumhouse to meaningfully leverage the corporate’s model, popularity, and artistic expertise.”
On the finish of final 12 months, Blumhouse and James Wan’s Atomic Monster introduced their merger plans, that are anticipated to shut within the subsequent few months. The entry into video video games will present the mixed firm an thrilling new space for inventive collaboration.
Wooden has been a online game producer for greater than 25 years and has shipped over 30 video games on each main platform — from the Recreation Boy to PlayStation 5 and Xbox Collection X. His titles vary from large-teamed AAA to award-winning indie darlings like Sound Shapes, Hohokum, The Unfinished Swan and Sure at Santa Monica Studio/PlayStation; and Prey: Mooncrash and Redfall at Arkane/Bethesda.
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