David Adams (video game designer) explained

David Adams
Occupation:Video game designer, founder of Gunfire Games

David Adams is an American video game designer best known for his work on Darksiders and . In 2014, Adams founded Gunfire Games[1]

Biography

David Adams co-founded Realm Interactive to create Trade Wars: Dark Millennium, a sequel of the classic BBS game Trade Wars 2002. Realm Interactive generated interest in the industry around the nostalgia of the old game.[2] NCSoft initially decided to publish Trade Wars, but later decided that since the game had changed significantly it should be renamed as Exarch.[3]

In 2005, Adams founded Vigil Games with Joe Madureira.[4] In 2006, Vigil Games was acquired by THQ.[5] As a part of THQ's Chapter 11 bankruptcy, Vigil Games was closed on January 23, 2013. Just days later, Adams became the CEO of a new Austin-based branch of Crytek, known as Crytek USA. The studio hired many of Vigil Games' former employees, based purely off their work under his leadership.[6] Adams later left Crytek.[7] In July 2014, Adams started an independent video game studio Gunfire Games along with other former Crytek USA staff.[8] He currently serves as the CEO of Gunfire Games.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Vigil Games survives Crytek, forms new studio, considers more Darksiders . Brian . Crecente . August 8, 2014 . Polygon. November 27, 2021.
  2. Web site: B. Wiley. Trade Wars: Dark Millenium. IGN. https://web.archive.org/web/20110613143918/http://pc.ign.com/articles/364/364427p1.html. June 13, 2011. July 10, 2002. November 27, 2021.
  3. Web site: Steve. Butts. Trade Wars Gets New Name. IGN. https://web.archive.org/web/20040621222107/http://pc.ign.com/articles/388/388359p1.html. June 21, 2004. March 6, 2003. November 27, 2021.
  4. Web site: Christian. Nutt. Following Your Instincts: Developing Darksiders II. Game Developer. April 16, 2012. November 27, 2021.
  5. Web site: Phil. Elliott. Maintaining the Vigil. gamesindustry.biz. March 10, 2010. November 27, 2021.
  6. Web site: Jeff. Grubb. How Crytek hired the ex-Vigil team (and formed a new studio) based on one meeting. VentureBeat. February 4, 2013. November 27, 2021.
  7. Web site: Bryan. Crecente. Economics driving today's gaming renaissance. Herald & Review. 24. February 13, 2015. November 27, 2021. Newspapers.com.
  8. Web site: Crecente . Brian . 2014-08-08 . Vigil Games survives Crytek, forms new studio, considers more Darksiders . 2023-09-01 . Polygon . en-US.

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