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Changing times…

After 7.5 years of employment at Electronic Arts, I’ve decided to change jobs.  It’s been a fantastic time, with an amazing group of people I only wish the best for.   It was one of the hardest decisions I’ve ever had to make leaving the company; they’ve treated me very well over the years and I have no major complaints.  The way I was treated by the upper management through the exit process was handled with the utmost integrity, which I greatly appreciated.  But the opportunity I am leaving it for with both grow my career, and allow me to focus on projects that are more in-line with my personality.

So it’s a very bittersweet parting, but onward and upward :)

Dead Space wins at DICE

Dead Space (the last game I worked on), took home Action Game of the Year (beating out Call of Duty: World at War, Far Cry 2, Gears of War 2, & Grand Theft Auto IV ) and Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design (beating out Fable II, Little Big Planet, Mirror’s Edge,  & Prince of Persia) at the 12th annual  Interactive Achievement Awards through DICE.

Represent!

You can watch a recording of it over on video.ign.com.

  • You’ll probably have to install their custom video player (pretty easy).
  • Then on the right side of the screen where it says “Video Playlist”, under ‘Dice 2009 > Recorded awards show’, click on ’12th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards’.

Highlights:

  • Dead Space joke in monologue at :23 min
  • Art Direction nomination at :34 min
  • Sound nomination and win at 1:20
  • Action Game Of The Year win at 1:34

Be warned, Jay Mohr says bad words…. 😛