Former Human Head Studios Chairman and CEO Timothy Gerritsen along with Animation Director Jeff Dewitt, Art Director Rowan Atalla and former Midway Technical Director Jason Blochowiak, has formed Big Rooster LLC, a new development studio in Wisconsin, USA.
Timothy Gerritsen said, “The opportunities for independent developers are better than they have been at any time in the industry. New markets and new technologies mean new leaders need to appear. We aim to be a driving force in shaping the new face of game development.”
Rowan Atalla explains, “We want to create a studio where professionalism and craft work together. A realistic approach where we look at the industry, look at what is working and make reasoned decisions based on our experience. We want Big Rooster to be the kind of work environment where people love to be. We have high standards – we want to attract top notch developers, and we want to make a studio environment that allows them to succeed.”
Big Rooster aims to make games that delight, inspire, enlighten and entertain. Their first game is slated to hit the stores on Christmas 2007. Human Head Studios was responsible for the Xbox 360 hit, Prey. So gamers can expect a wonderful game from Big Rooster this winter!