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[DMczaf]

http://www.gamespot.com/news/2005/07/13/news_6129014.html

The publishing giant said it had hired programming expert Doug Church, one of the development community's favorite sons. He joins the EALA studio as an executive producer, reporting to studio boss Neil Young. His assignment will be to create new intellectual game properties, according to an EA spokesperson.

 

[Matlock]

He's been involved with the System Shock, Deus Ex, Thief, and Whiplash franchises.

 

[Drensch]

I give him 14 months.

 

[Sinatar]

Beauty and the Beast together at last? Church is responsible for some absolutely amazing games, I hope he takes advantage of EA's bankroll to produce something truly special.

 

[Link]

They'll probably have him create a bunch of new IPs, then cut him loose, then make sequels to them every year, complete with EA Trax.

 

[blackadde]

Pump and dump.

 

[speedpop]

They'll probably have him create a bunch of new IPs, then cut him loose, then make sequels to them every year, complete with EA Trax.

As scary and laughable as that sounds, I wouldn't put it past them.

 

[fart]

They'll probably have him create a bunch of new IPs, then cut him loose, then make sequels to them every year, complete with EA Trax.

probably? it's like you burrowed into their collective mind and stole the damn thing

 

[Sinatar]

They'll probably have him create a bunch of new IPs, then cut him loose, then make sequels to them every year, complete with EA Trax.

At least they would be yearly sequels to brilliant IP's as opposed to the generic shit that EA normally puts out :lol

 

[Amused_To_Death]

About fucking time, EA needs some new and exciting ideas. The right man for the job. It's good that EA is finally acknowledging they are almost bankrpt when it comes to non-sports internal IP. The thing is, it's going to take years to turn ideas into great games, maybe less for a company the size of EA...Good move though!

 

[BenT]

Awesome! Too bad it's EA, but I'm just glad to see Church making new games. Well, sort of.

 

[Rhindle]

"new intellectual game properties?" :lol :lol

 

[NotMSRP]

They'll probably have him create a bunch of new IPs, then cut him loose, then make sequels to them every year, complete with EA Trax.

Right on the money.

 

[monchi-kun]

Beauty and the Beast together at last? Church is responsible for some absolutely amazing games, I hope he takes advantage of EA's bankroll to produce something truly special.

are thgese original IPs First person Shooters or Hip hop oriented?

I didn't know DC was DOWN!!!

 

[element]

Doug has been apart of some really amazing products. I mean majority of the Looking Glass Studio Projects, the first games from Harmonix Music, some Eidos games (thief 3, Deus Ex 2, Whiplash). I'd love to just hear what Doug has to say about gaming and where he sees it going.

 

[Fragamemnon]

Deus Ex Underground - Yo those biomods are WHACK, here take these new iridescent eyballs. Complete with EA TRAX so you can get down with Snoop Dogg while discussing the virtues of Alexis de Tocqueville's analysis of democracy with a semisentient AI. *boggle*

Seriously, it's good to see Doug at a place where he can have some influence. I think EA knows that solid, new IPs for single-player games like Doug has worked on in the past can be well-received on consoles. They can also do exceedingly well on the PSP for fraction of the development cost, where the not-as-powerful 1st party influence Nintendo has on the DS "opens up" that platform to profitable, lower production cost titles to boost the bottom line with less risk.

BTW, Doug had a little part in the design of Frequency, which was a really terrific "simple" title.

 

[Kleegamefan]

Deus Ex Underground - Yo those biomods are WHACK, here take these new iridescent eyballs. Complete with EA TRAX so you can get down with Snoop Dogg while discussing the virtues of Alexis de Tocqueville's analysis of democracy with a semisentient AI. *boggle*

L M F A O

 

[Borys]

Where's Spector now? I want more of his 90's magic.

 

[D2M15]

Where's Spector now? I want more of his 90's magic.

Making a fantasy role-playing game with his 90's magic and 00's money.

And if Chris Hecker, Doug Church and Will Wright end up crossing their streams at EA, hoo boy, that would be one hell of a game.