Industry veterans and indie games
By coreymw 1 Comments
It was announced today that Ryan Payton, previously of Kojima productions and 343 industries started his own indie studio. He did so after realizing that Halo 4 development wasn't progressing as he had hoped. So he did what any self respecting game developer would do when the project you are Creative Director on goes south, he left. I applaud him for that.
I think I like older, more schooled industry veterans starting indie studios. It may give them the chance to impart some wisdom on those who are just getting into the industry. If I were just graduating from college and looking for a job in the industry, I'd choose industry vet and indie over AAA studio in a heartbeat. That's especially true if that veteran is someone who's work I admire.
Here's a link to the story on gamasutra.