Ambitious sci-fi survival horror fails Callisto Protocol collects tax. Founder and CEO leaves Striking Distance Studios Glen Schofieldwho assembled a team with financial support from Krafton and spearheaded the development of his dream game.
Callisto Protocol was supposed to build on the success of the original Dead Space games, but technically the game was not as successful and sales were very low. According to unverified information, the Korean Krafton invested 132 million pounds in the development and planned to sell 5 million units. But only two million were sold. According to Crafton, Schofield is leaving the studio to explore new opportunities. Along with him are Chief Operating Officer Stacy Hirata and Chief Financial Officer Johnny Xu. All three are volunteers.
“Creating Striking Distance Studios has been an incredible journey and I’m proud of what we’ve achieved with The Callisto Protocol, a game that’s close to my heart.” Schofield said in a statement announcing his departure. “While this new adventure is exciting, leaving SDS is bittersweet, but I know the studio is in good hands.”
His successor is Steve Papoutsis. He was one of the studio’s original employees and previously worked with Schofield at Visceral Games on the first Dead Space, as well as Sledgehammer Games’ Call of Duty. The changes at SDS come at a challenging time: the company recently laid off more than 30 employees.
Schofield founded Striking Distance Studios in 2019. It was originally intended to create a story-based game in the PUBG: Battlegrounds universe. But then the decision was made to break away from the famous Battle Royale event.
Source :Indian TV
