Narrative director Mary DeMarle joins BioWare | Jobs Roundup: July 2022
GamesIndustry Staff
Monday 4th July 2022
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Mary DeMarle
BioWare has snapped up games writing veteran Mary DeMarle for an unspecified project.
DeMarle has spent the last 15 years at Eidos Montreal, where she served as executive narrative director on multiple titles in the Deus Ex Franchise. She also created the story and led the writing team on Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, released in 2021.
Speaking to GamesIndustry.biz last July, DeMarle detailed the journey of creating the Guardians game based on an established IP, but making it a different to pre-existing media.
"They basically told us: 'We want you to create a game that is the Eidos Montreal version of Guardians of the Galaxy," DeMarle said. "We don't want you to make the movie version, we don't want you to make the comic books. We want you to make this your own, as long as you stay true to the essence of who these characters are'."
Chinese tech outfit NetEase brings its board count up to six with the appointment of Grace Hui Tang as its newest independent director.
Tang has worked at accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers for the last 30 years, 19 of which she spent as an audit partner.
In the new role, Tang will also serve as chairperson of the board's audit, compensation, nominating and committees, as well as a member of its environmental, social and governance committee.
"We are pleased to have Grace join our board," said NetEase
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