The Uncharted and The Last of Us sagas have a pivotal figure behind them without whom they couldn't exist. We are talking about Bruce Straley, who was co-director of several of the Naughty Dog installments. After 18 years at that company, Straley announced the founding of his new studio, Wildflower Interactive.
“In 2017, I left the industry not sure if I wanted to make games anymore,” the Director stated in the studio’s announcement video. “But the longer I was away, I kept thinking about this medium, and everything yet to be done and everything I wanted to do still, and this idea kept following me.''
Straley said he grabbed some friends and started prototyping but realized he needed to build a team if he wanted to continue working on this project. Regarding the company, he said that “It has to be inclusive, equitable, and collaborative. Full of big-hearted people that want to grow both professionally and personally. The culture needs to be as iterative as the way we make games. So, we’re doing it!''.
Wildflower Interactive is currently hiring
According to the official Studio website, the team is formed by:
- Almudena Soria Sancho – Animation
- Wouter Gort – Art
- Eyton Zana – Art, Freelancer
- Doug Holder – Design
- Bruce Straley – Director | Studio
- Arno Azar – Design
- Nicholas Lance – Design
- Liz Fiacco – Design
- Vivian Alcala – Production
- Cosmo Fumo – Programming
- Ole Ciliox – Programming
The studio has different remote career vacancies for those interested in joining the company, such as Studio Manager, Audio Designer, Technical Artist, Character Modeler and Rigger, VFX Artist, Programmer, and Animator. You can submit your application through their website!
What do you expect from this new company? Let us know in the comments!
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