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Glen Schofield, co-founder of Sledgehammer Games, former VP at Visceral and Crystal Dynamics, former CEO of Striking Distance Studios, and the creator of Dead Space, has announced his retirement on LinkedIn.

After 35 years of making games and directing them, running teams, it's time for me to officially retire from the day-to-day work. It has been such an amazing career and I have so many people to thank for it.

To my close friends and family, and people who have stood by me, patted me on the back, listened to my crazy ideas, thank you so much. To the fans, you've supported me, you've let mine and my teams' games into your homes. You told me when I was good and you told me when I wasn't so good.

But you made me better. Thank you so much.

Thank you… | Glen Schofield | 106 comments

Thank you… | 106 comments on LinkedIn

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[SJRB]

Huge loss for the AAAA-industry.

 

[DonF]

thats one hell of a carreer, good riddance and dont drive too fast.

 

[winjer]

 

[Mr. PlayStation]

He made some of my favorite games: Dead Space, Callisto Protocol and CoD: Advanced Warfare's Campaign.

 

[tomato shrub]

I liked Callisto Protocol. Anyway, seeing so many veterans retire puts me in a melancholic mood. Mindboggling to think that Dead Space is soon 20 years old.

 

[xrnzaaas]

Guess the Saudis also don't want to invest in another Dead Space game.

 

[Loomy]

People should really stop using that picture of him lol

 

[Werewolf Jones]

OF when? I'll pay.

 

[neocycle]

Stupid EA refusing to do another Dead Space.

 

[Dr. Suchong]

Huge loss for the AAAA-industry.

 

[UniformDeliverance]

I would have loved to see him get a crack at wrapping up the Dead Space with a fourth game.


Legend of the industry either way.

 

[falconhoof]

I would have loved to see him get a crack at wrapping up the Dead Space with a fourth game.

Wasn't that Callisto Protocol? I didn't play it but it felt like on the run up to release the name Dead Space was dropped at every opportunity.

 

[DarkLordOtaku]

Congrats for him. Retiring from the games industry feels like it's increasingly becoming a rarity.

 

[Hypereides]

Massive shame, man. I figure this is probably because of the current state of the industry, lack of financial backing coming from the dev-facing side and conniving publishers like EA withholding creators' visions hostage. I really think Schofield could've delivered a fanserviceable Dead Space on an AA budget that could please the most ardent of fans.

Stupid EA refusing to do another Dead Space.

This is why I keep encouraging people to support indies and AA. AAA pubs are wretched to the core. They in actuality don't give a shit about the creators. Nor the games for that matter.

 

[Wishmaster92]

I liked Callisto protocol

 

[Northeastmonk]

Dead Space is an all time classic horror game. The sequel is just as good. You can see where the industry started taking a turn for the worst with the 3rd game. Probably didn't help the horror genre until Capcom came back around.

I didn't quite get the idea behind the Callisto Protocol's gameplay decisions. Even when you go back to see how influenced he was by RE4, Dead Space doing well for a few years and then the hype for Callisto Protocol's release. Makes me wonder if investors and CEO's negatively impacted his future work. Perhaps Sony didn't give him good feedback even though they supplied his studio with more employees to help him finish his last game. His work inspired books, comics, side games, figurines and so forth.

 

[GamesDontSuck]

Shame.
He is talented but after The Callisto Protocol failed, he was probably never gonna be at the helm of a big budgeted game ever again.

Maybe that helped make his decision.

 

[rkofan87]

thats one hell of a carreer, good riddance and dont drive too fast.

really dude the guy created Dead Space one of the best games of all time and you tell him to do that wow

 

[MiguelItUp]

Can't say I blame him at all. Grateful for Dead Space, big time. Hope he enjoys his retirement to its fullest.

 

[Grildon Tundy]

It's too bad how Calisto Protocol turned out. Their launch got absolutely boned by somebody pushing the incorrect build to production. They fixed it within a day, but the headlines ran with it being a broken product. It didn't help that the game wasn't stellar. Just kind of average with huge production values.

Anyway, Dead Space is a GOAT, and Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare is an underrated COD entry.

Retire in Peace (RIP)

 

[Manic27]

One of the absolute greats. Dead Space is right there with RE and Silent Hill as one of the best horror franchises.

Huge loss for the industry. Enjoy your retirement Glen!

 

[adamsapple]

I liked Callisto protocol

Congratulations, he's retiring because of you.

 

[amigastar]

His career dates back to 1991, didn't know that.

 

[Mr Hyde]

What a career. What a legend. Dead Space is one of the greatest horror games ever made. Sequel is even better. Two iconic games. I quite liked Calisto as well. It deserved a much better fate. It had so much going for it but didn't quite stick the landing. I wonder if the massive failure of Calisto fast tracked his decision to retire? Anyway, enjoy your retirement Glen, you've earned it

 

[JohnnyFootball]

I loved Callisto Protocol, but I loved Dead Space even more.