Greg Street Is Forming A Remote Game Studio Aiming To Make An MMO
Greg Street, also known to MMORPG fans as Ghostcrawler, announced via Twitter last night that he was forming his own game studio. While the name of the studio and the game they are developing is under wraps, Street confirmed on the thread that the upcoming title from his remote studio will be an «MMO or something very MMO-like».
Street has a storied history in the MMO development world, working on World of Warcraft for years at Blizzard Entertainment before moving on to Riot Games. Most recently he served as the executive producer for Riot's upcomingRunterra-set MMO, though Street stepped away from the project last month due to personal reasons.
The new thread posted late Wednesday evening sees Street sharing what is next for him after leaving Riot, stating that while moving away from California and his role at Riot to be closer to family might sound like retirement, he was instead moving forward with the next stage in his career.
«As I have shared with you all before, last year was a pretty brutal one for me personally,» Street explains on Twitter. «After 15 years in California, I am moving back to Texas to be closer to my surviving family. This may sound like I am retiring from the game industry, but far from it!»
He goes on to state that the last few years made him reflect on his future, as well as the types of games Street wants to make.
<p dir=«ltr» lang=«en» xml:lang=«en»>These past few years made me think a lot about my future and what I want to accomplish. They’ve made me think of the kinds of games I wanted to make as the defining milestones of my career: I want to make games I am truly passionate about and that players will love. They’ve also…Street credits the «effectiveness of remote work,» and how it helps him
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