New Games Company Globex Studios LA Announced
Pandemic Lives!
Published: March 10, 2010
We here at TPS are always upset to hear about the demise of gaming studios, but from the ashes of one, another will arise phoenix-like to take it's place. Or so the wise ones foretold... although did they foretell them having the generic Simpsons-esque name of Globex Studios?
A group of leading game industry creatives announced today the launch of Globex Studios LA, a subsidiary of Globex Studios. Globex Studios is a rapidly merging player in the worldwide online games market, with development, ublishing, marketing and production operations in China and Taiwan. Located in Los Angeles, California, and comprised of senior executives from major U.S. games entities, Globex Studios LA will be the company's North American development and project management arm.
Directly adopting an approach that will allow visually stunning, technically innovative products to be produced more cost effectively, Globex Studios will create high-quality, direct-to-consumer game titles that leverage U.S.-based project expertise together with the efficiencies of international production execution. The company will initially target the largest online gaming audience in Greater China and the U.S.
"The ability to innovate and be agile has become essential for creating great games," said Dr. Benjamin Chow, Chairman and CEO of Globex Studios. "By putting together this highly creative international team, we are bringing together the highly sophisticated gameplay of a western game with the unique social gameplay of a Chinese MMO -- effectively delivering engaging game play experiences that reach broad consumer demographics on a global scale. We are excited to be meeting these challenges and experiencing the growth opportunities of the evolving worldwide industry with our talented Globex Studios and now Globex Studios LA teams."
Globex Studios LA collectively boasts prior work on more than 100 console/PC games, including notable Pandemic Studios successes Star Wars Battlefront and the original Mercenaries and Destroy All Humans! games. Key members of the L.A. team include former Executive Art Director of Pandemic Studios Carey Chico as President and Chief Creative Officer; award-winning video game designer, director and producer Troy Dunniway as Vice President of Game Development; and game product development and publishing veteran Jesse Taylor as Chief Technology Officer/Chief Operating Officer. "In launching Globex Studios LA, we saw a future success path for the games business that will result in products that are conceived, made and marketed with high levels of quality, efficiency and cultural relevance. We are advancing with the industry and, as companies seek the right mix for distributed development/production and access to the cost benefits and growth of regions like China, we will be benefiting from the best of both," said Carey Chico. "In addition to exploring new paradigms for development, Globex Studios is also well positioned for the transition happening in today's industry from a 'game as product' to a 'game as service' market, with online games as a major focus."
A group of leading game industry creatives announced today the launch of Globex Studios LA, a subsidiary of Globex Studios. Globex Studios is a rapidly merging player in the worldwide online games market, with development, ublishing, marketing and production operations in China and Taiwan. Located in Los Angeles, California, and comprised of senior executives from major U.S. games entities, Globex Studios LA will be the company's North American development and project management arm.
Directly adopting an approach that will allow visually stunning, technically innovative products to be produced more cost effectively, Globex Studios will create high-quality, direct-to-consumer game titles that leverage U.S.-based project expertise together with the efficiencies of international production execution. The company will initially target the largest online gaming audience in Greater China and the U.S.
"The ability to innovate and be agile has become essential for creating great games," said Dr. Benjamin Chow, Chairman and CEO of Globex Studios. "By putting together this highly creative international team, we are bringing together the highly sophisticated gameplay of a western game with the unique social gameplay of a Chinese MMO -- effectively delivering engaging game play experiences that reach broad consumer demographics on a global scale. We are excited to be meeting these challenges and experiencing the growth opportunities of the evolving worldwide industry with our talented Globex Studios and now Globex Studios LA teams."
Globex Studios LA collectively boasts prior work on more than 100 console/PC games, including notable Pandemic Studios successes Star Wars Battlefront and the original Mercenaries and Destroy All Humans! games. Key members of the L.A. team include former Executive Art Director of Pandemic Studios Carey Chico as President and Chief Creative Officer; award-winning video game designer, director and producer Troy Dunniway as Vice President of Game Development; and game product development and publishing veteran Jesse Taylor as Chief Technology Officer/Chief Operating Officer. "In launching Globex Studios LA, we saw a future success path for the games business that will result in products that are conceived, made and marketed with high levels of quality, efficiency and cultural relevance. We are advancing with the industry and, as companies seek the right mix for distributed development/production and access to the cost benefits and growth of regions like China, we will be benefiting from the best of both," said Carey Chico. "In addition to exploring new paradigms for development, Globex Studios is also well positioned for the transition happening in today's industry from a 'game as product' to a 'game as service' market, with online games as a major focus."
