Smoking Gun Interactive
3 former Relic Entertainment employees have announced the formation of their own game development studio, Smoking Gun Interactive. Company of Heroes producer and Relic's previous director of development, John Johnson will be Smoking... [more]
3 former Relic Entertainment employees have announced the formation of their own game development studio, Smoking Gun Interactive. Company of Heroes producer and Relic's previous director of development, John Johnson will be Smoking Gun's CEO and creative director. This is a game development shop to watch!
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Source: The Smoking Gun Official Website
Smoking Gun Vision - Create titles that push the envelope and redefine the art of gaming
Smoking Gun Interactive was founded in 2007 by award winning industry veterans and the creative forces behind Company of Heroes™, the highest rated Strategy game of all time.* Garnering over 45 industry awards including 9 - Best PC Game of year and 13 - Best Strategy Game of the Year awards and is currently rated 5th best PC Game of all time.
Smoking Gun's founders have over 30 years of industry experience shipping 15 products, including 9 platinum titles. They have worked together for seven years, building and leading passionate teams -- teams that stand with the very best in the industry. Over time, they realized that they shared a vision of what games could be; with Smoking Gun they have come together to build that dream.
This is Smoking Gun.
john johnson - ceo / creative director
John has 12 years of industry experience in leadership and management positions with the most recent credit being Producer of Company of Heroes and was voted into the top 25 people of the year in 2006 for his work on this project. John spent 5 years at Electronic Arts Canada™ shipping 9 titles before moving to Relic Entertainment™ where he spent the next 7 years helping grow the company into a successful triple A studio. John left Relic Entertainment as Director of Franchise Development to found Smoking Gun Interactive Inc.
drew dunlop - cto / technical director
Drew is an 8-year veteran of Relic Entertainment where he was an instrumental contributor to most of the titles shipped including the award winning Homeworld. Drew was recognized as a critical leader on the technology front at Relic, with his latest accomplishment leading the engineering team that created Company of Heroes and it's game engine. He received the 2006 THQ™ Personal Achievement award for his work on this.
angie pytlewski - cco / art director
Angie has been delivering critically acclaimed artwork and Art Direction for 10 years. After completing her arts degree with 7 fine arts related scholarships she began her professional career working on the award winning Need for Speed Franchise at Electronic Arts Canada. After shipping 3 multi-platinum products there, Angie moved to Relic Entertainment where she worked for 7 years, most recently as Art Director building the studio's flagship title and art team for Company of Heroes.
Source: The Smoking Gun Official Website
Smoking Gun Vision - Create titles that push the envelope and redefine the art of gaming
Smoking Gun Interactive was founded in 2007 by award winning industry veterans and the creative forces behind Company of Heroes™, the highest rated Strategy game of all time.* Garnering over 45 industry awards including 9 - Best PC Game of year and 13 - Best Strategy Game of the Year awards and is currently rated 5th best PC Game of all time.
Smoking Gun's founders have over 30 years of industry experience shipping 15 products, including 9 platinum titles. They have worked together for seven years, building and leading passionate teams -- teams that stand with the very best in the industry. Over time, they realized that they shared a vision of what games could be; with Smoking Gun they have come together to build that dream.
This is Smoking Gun.
john johnson - ceo / creative director
John has 12 years of industry experience in leadership and management positions with the most recent credit being Producer of Company of Heroes and was voted into the top 25 people of the year in 2006 for his work on this project. John spent 5 years at Electronic Arts Canada™ shipping 9 titles before moving to Relic Entertainment™ where he spent the next 7 years helping grow the company into a successful triple A studio. John left Relic Entertainment as Director of Franchise Development to found Smoking Gun Interactive Inc.
drew dunlop - cto / technical director
Drew is an 8-year veteran of Relic Entertainment where he was an instrumental contributor to most of the titles shipped including the award winning Homeworld. Drew was recognized as a critical leader on the technology front at Relic, with his latest accomplishment leading the engineering team that created Company of Heroes and it's game engine. He received the 2006 THQ™ Personal Achievement award for his work on this.
angie pytlewski - cco / art director
Angie has been delivering critically acclaimed artwork and Art Direction for 10 years. After completing her arts degree with 7 fine arts related scholarships she began her professional career working on the award winning Need for Speed Franchise at Electronic Arts Canada. After shipping 3 multi-platinum products there, Angie moved to Relic Entertainment where she worked for 7 years, most recently as Art Director building the studio's flagship title and art team for Company of Heroes.
Source: The Smoking Gun Official Website
