RSS Feeds
 
   
Search
Search for any game on the website:
News

Retro Studios Loses Some Key Talent

Three departures from one of Nintendo’s premier game studios

April 25th, 2008 (9:14am) - Retro Studios, the game development studio behind the critically and commercially successful Metroid Prime franchise, is reported to have lost three of its key staff members. Lead designer Mark Pacini, engineer Jack Mathews, and art director Todd Keller have reportedly been "escorted" out of the company.

Unfortunately, no specific details have been revealed as to why these departures have occurred but it’s not the first time Retro has experienced issues of the sort. It’s rumored that Pacini, Mathews and Keller are planning on starting a new game studio but, again, it’s nothing more than a rumor at this point.

Retro Studios will continue to act as a premier Nintendo game development studio as its has produced one of the greatest game series in Nintendo’s history, their most recent title being Metroid Prime 3: Corruption for the Wii. The company is a wholly-owned first party developer and is rumored to have at least one new "hardcore" game in the works for the Wii.

Reported by Elias Dounis on April 25th, 2008 (9:14am)

More Recent News
+ Snake wants you to touch him (December 24, 2008 2:31am)
+ Konami hints where the next Metal Gear will go (December 5, 2008 10:35am)
+ WoW Wrath of the Lich King Shatters PC Game Sales Record (November 24, 2008 9:17pm)
+ SEGA gives Conduit a chance (November 17, 2008 3:35am)
+ Earthworm Jim Wiggles His Way Onto Virtual Console (October 30, 2008 1:39pm)

Login

Use this form to login to the forums. Don't have a username? Register Today!

User:
Pass:

Latest Articles
Latest Reviews
Latest Previews