Current best friend of SideQuesting and former Creative Strategist and Community Manager at Infinity Ward Robert Bowling, or @fourzerotwo to his 370,000 friends on Twitter, has revealed his new gig: Bowling is now the President of game developer Robotoki Studios. Or should we say “developer development studio, that happens to make video games.”
Little is known about the company, but Bowling has stated (to Game Informer) that he intends to grow the studio first and develop its talent. It’ll be people-oriented, in other words. Robotoki will create games and be completely self-funded, in the classic spirit of indie developers, but is willing to work with others if they can follow that mantra. Creator-oriented development and ownership is key, so think of it like how Image Comics started as back in the 90s.
The team is already hard at work on their first game, which will be revealed later this year for next-gen consoles, PC, and mobile devices. Nothing is known about it outside of Bowling’s push for gamers to be able to connect to the universe wherever and however they can.
Send you congratulations over to Bowling, and keep your eyes peeled here for more info as it arrives!
(Oh, and THEY’RE HIRING).
Additional info via Game Informer
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