Fable Staff Member Joins Splash Damage

[Dark Drakan]

Fable Staff Member Joins Splash Damage

In recent industry news it has been reported that Fable II Lead Designer Richard Ham has recently left Lionhead to join Splash Damage. Just wanted to wish him luck with his future projects and look forward to seeing some more titles emerge that hes had a hand in.

Paul Wedgwood, owner of Splash Damage and Studio Director had the following to say:

We have spent months searching for the right person to lead Splash Damage's new title creatively, and Richard is an exact fit. His stunning track record makes him ideal to drive our vision for such a truly ambitious new multiplatform project. I am constantly flabbergasted by his incredible design wit and intellect.

Those who might not have heard of Splash Damage may have played some titles by them or products they helped work on before:

Wolfenstein Enemy Territory
Enemy Territory: Quake Wars
Created Multiplayer maps for Doom III
Created Multiplayer maps for Return to Castle Wolfenstein

The studio has won over 100 awards and nominations from publications across world and was named Best Independent Developer at the Develop Industry Excellence Awards 2008. Founded by Paul 'Locki' Wedgwood in 2001 with key members of the mod-making community, Splash Damage is currently working on an as-yet unannounced multiplatform title with Bethesda Softworks.

 

[Skotekal]

Re: Fable Staff Member Joins Splash Damage

Awww... Oh well, Fable will hopefully be the same. :lol: Sucks all the same though.

 

[Firis]

Re: Fable Staff Member Joins Splash Damage

good for him, he gets a new experiece with a nice company

 

[Dark Drakan]

Re: Fable Staff Member Joins Splash Damage

Awww... Oh well, Fable will hopefully be the same. :lol: Sucks all the same though.

Can also be a good thing when people head over to other companies. Get experience in different areas and play around with ideas they their former studios never toyed with. Splash Damage are an excellent little company and some talented staff there. He will also no doubt get some experience in the shooter and multiplayer side of gaming with them.

 

[Skotekal]

Re: Fable Staff Member Joins Splash Damage

Very good point... So as long as he learns I guess it is all in all a good experience at least.

 

[Dark Drakan]

Re: Fable Staff Member Joins Splash Damage

Very good point... So as long as he learns I guess it is all in all a good experience at least.

Also Splash Damage have teamed up with Bethesda for their next title. Maybe he will also give some Fable II RPG experience into that. Splash Damage are known for being excellent multiplayer designers and map makers, Bethesda for epic free roam RPG's and then there will be also Fable II experience in there also from Richard.

 

[Skotekal]

Re: Fable Staff Member Joins Splash Damage

:O :w00t: That is freakin' sweet! It was hard to balance the 2 games, but in a sort of combination... Wow...