Former Diablo Developers Jay Wilson and Julian Love Announce the Formation of Gas Giant Games
Two former Blizzard Entertainment developers have announced the formation of Gas Giant Games, a new studio founded by Diablo III Game Director Jay Wilson and Lead Technical Artist Julian Love. Joined by a team of experienced gaming industry alumni including World of Warcraft, Overwatch, Gears of War, Dawn of War, Dying Light, Cyberpunk 2077, and Company of Heroes developers, Gas Giant Games will also be headed by former THQ Senior Vice President and Walt Disney Company Director Dan Kelly.
Gas Giant Games“Julian and I have together, and separately, delivered some of the best action, RPG, and strategy systems the game industry has ever seen. I felt we could create new, outstanding game experiences if we teamed up, gathered the best developers we know, and applied those skills to games and game genres that we’re passionate about.” Julian, the company’s Creative Director, added, “Gas Giant Games starts with a core understanding of what players value in the games we make. Then we focus on delivering the s—t out of that.”Their team has spent the past two years working on several game concepts to find the one they wanted to build, deciding on a currently unnamed brand new IP action RPG featuring survival elements, which will be previewed to publishers and investors at next week's Game Developer’s Conference.
Gas Giant Games “Each of our concepts had to pass the test of showing that it would not only be a good experience to build, but a great game to play. We all agreed we had found the game we had to make: an action RPG with survival elements that we think players of both genres will love.” Julian continued, “A development team’s time is a precious thing and there’s no justification for spending their time on anything other Read more on wowhead.com
