Twisted Metal creator David Jaffe has announced plans to leave developers Eat Sleep Play, the studio he founded in 2007, after the release of Twisted Metal.
He’ll be hanging around to help out with balancing post release, but will eventually move on to create a new studio in San Diego, with the aim of tackling some “big, huge next gen game ideas.”
What will become of the studio? According to the Salt Lake Tribune, Eat Sleep Play intends to switch to development of iOS/Android games, after eight employee’s – around 20% of the workforce – we let go. 26 staff remain.
“It’s a platform that is in our pockets almost 24/7. It’s kind of the size and types of games we’re playing,” the company’s co-founder, Scott Campbell, said of the switch to mobile.
“You can certainly reach a lot more people. That’s pretty exciting for us.”
“Hopefully it’s our brand of mechanics-driven gaming brought to these devices,” he added on the subject of the type of games ESP will make.
Jaffe cites distance as the main reason for his departure. Eat Sleep Play are based in Salt Lake City, with Jaffe currently residing in California. Issues with directing a big game from a distance and fondness for internal development are the reasons behind his decision to leave.
Don’t worry though, Jaffe has “zero plans to make games like FARMVILLE and ANGRY BIRDS,” he said.
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