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Vasto on 16 April 2018

Welcome to the team Darrell. 

 

SVP, Head Of Development at Activision
circa 2016  

Game Credits

 

Business
Lara Croft: Relic Run (2015)   (Head of Western Studios)
Thief (2014)   (Head of Product Development and Studios)
Tomb Raider (2013)   (Head of Studio)
 

Production
Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration (2016)   (Head of Product Development & Studios)
Lara Croft GO (2015)   (Head of Product Development)
Rise of the Tomb Raider (2015)   (Head of Product Development & Studios)
Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris (2014)   (Head of Product Development & Studios)
Thief (2014)   (Head of Product Development and Studios)
 

Design
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - Anniversary (2007)   (Director of Art)
 

Programming/Engineering
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - Legend (2006)   (Director of Technology)
 

Art/Graphics
Tomb Raider: Underworld (2008)   (Director of Art)
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - Anniversary (2007)   (Director of Art)
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - Legend (2006)   (Director of Art)
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - Legend (2006)   (Director of Art )
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - Legend (2006)   (Director of Art)
Formula One 2001 (2001)   (Artwork)
Destruction Derby: Raw (2000)   (Texture Artists)
Formula One 99 (1999)   (Cars)
 

Support
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - Anniversary (2007)   (Additional Object Support)
 

Thanks
Murdered: Soul Suspect (2014)   (Special Thanks)
Destruction Derby: Arenas (2004)   (Special Thanks)
 

Other
Tomb Raider (2013)   (Head of Studio)
The Tomb Raider Trilogy (2011)   (Studio)
Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light (2010)   (Studio)

  http://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,194767/

 

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Last edited by Vasto - on 10 July 2018

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pokoko on 16 April 2018

Well, he was at the head of Crystal Dynamics for the Tomb Raider exclusivity deal with Microsoft so he must have a good number of contacts there. I'm just kind of surprised he stayed with Activision for such a short time.

I wonder if this has anything to do with Microsoft wanting their own Uncharted?



JRPGfan on 16 April 2018

Lots of experiance on Tomb Raider titles for Square Enix.... decent grab.



KLAMarine on 16 April 2018

Darrell joins Team Booty.



JRPGfan on 16 April 2018
pokoko said:
I wonder if this has anything to do with Microsoft wanting their own Uncharted *Horizon Zero Dawn?

Phil has said they where planning a game inspired by Horizon zero dawn.

Plus this:  https://www.kotaku.com.au/2017/06/job-listing-suggests-microsoft-is-working-on-a-horizon-zero-dawn-style-game/

If they started mid 2017.... then somewhere around 2022 ? so its a Xbox Two title.



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pokoko on 16 April 2018
JRPGfan said:
pokoko said:
I wonder if this has anything to do with Microsoft wanting their own Uncharted *Horizon Zero Dawn?

Phil has said they where planning a game inspired by Horizon zero dawn.

If they started mid 2017.... then somewhere around 2022 ? so its a Xbox Two title.

I was referring to this:

“I’m a big fan of Uncharted,” said Spencer, “and I wish we had an action adventure game of that ilk. We’ve started some, and we’ve looked at them. But we don’t have one today of that quality."  https://venturebeat.com/2014/08/18/xbox-boss-on-uncharted/



Vasto on 16 April 2018

Has some good history in the industry for sure. He will probably take the stage at Microsoft's E3 conference and introduce him self.

Last edited by Vasto - on 10 July 2018

LiquorandGunFun on 16 April 2018

Sounds like a job with nothing but meetings. Goodluck with that.

The game history looks good, good titles there.



 

mizzou_guy on 16 April 2018

All of those Tomb Raider credits. This couldn't possibly lead to MS making Tomb Raider a permanent exclusive, could it?



mizzou_guy on 16 April 2018
shikamaru317 said:
mizzou_guy said:
All of those Tomb Raider credits. This couldn't possibly lead to MS making Tomb Raider a permanent exclusive, could it?

More likely they'd put him in charge of a new studio that's working on the rumored new Perfect Dark. MS has spoken in the past of rebooting Perfect Dark in the style of the 2013 Tomb Raider reboot, in other words 3rd person action-adventure-stealth with a heavy cinematic focus, and this guy was head of Crystal Dynamics while the Tomb Raider reboot was in development, he's perfect for heading up the new Perfect Dark. 

That actually sounds awesome.  I don't have an XBox, but I remember playing the original Perfect Dark on my N64, and that sort of re-envisioning would be amazing for that story.