Tusk Interactive Ready For Launch
Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 5:36 pm
Tusk Interactive open for business February 1st
[url=\"http://www.tuskinteractive.com/\"]Tusk Interactive[/url] announces that after a lengthy search for startup capital, they are now slated for a February 1st start date. Company owner and president, Armando Marini is quoted as saying “It’s been a long and hard road. There were a few times when I thought this day might never come. I’m extremely excited to see everything finally come together.”
Tusk interactive have revealed that they are in discussions with several parties in regards to their first project. “I want to make sure that we don’t make things more difficult on ourselves. It seems like every startup I see is working on an MMO, so to me that’s a red flag saying stay away from MMO’s or at least be far removed from the status quo. In gaming, a particular game will own a sector. Everyone else will fight for scraps. I don’t plan on fighting for anyone’s scraps. If we put a ton of effort into something, it has to be effort well placed.”
Tusk Interactive's Marini was the former Lead Designer for DICE Canada, which was swallowed up by the EA machine in 2006. Several of DICE's former designers and developers are now over at Tusk Interactive. Marini is very experienced in the Online Multiplayer FPS genre, so there is speculation that Tusk could be working in that direction and perhaps come up with the ultimate OMFPS game. Could anyone develop a game which would knock CS off its throne?
The About section on Tusk's website reveals that they will be working on mobile games, handheld platforms and "emerging markets." Being a new studio, they are also hiring for the following positions (at time of posting the article). Please check their [url=\"http://www.tuskinteractive.com/careers.html\"]career page[/url] for current career positions which may be available.
Technical Director – TUSK Interactive is looking for a qualified individual to lead our technical team. The Technical director will be responsible for selection of technology to be used in house. The candidate will also be responsible for the architecture of technology developed in house. The qualified candidate will have several years of game industry experience in a lead position or in a previous technical director role. The technical director will need to have good communication skills as he or she will act as a mentor for to the technical staff and liaison with parties outside the company on technical matters.
Programmers - TUSK Interactive is looking for qualified programmers to join our team. Candidates must possess at least a graduate degree from an accredited university. The qualified candidate will have a passion for games and the game industry. Game industry experience is an asset, but not a requirement. The candidate must be a good communicator and comfortable working in a team environment.
Art Director – TUSK Interactive is looking for an energetic and versatile art director to join our team. The Art Director will be responsible for communicating the visual needs of the project to other artists as well as programmers. The candidate must be comfortable with the creation of good documentation to be used by team members in the creation of art assets. The candidate must be proficient in all realms of game art including low resolution 2D in order to properly direct the creation of assets.
[url=\"http://www.tuskinteractive.com/\"]Tusk Interactive[/url] announces that after a lengthy search for startup capital, they are now slated for a February 1st start date. Company owner and president, Armando Marini is quoted as saying “It’s been a long and hard road. There were a few times when I thought this day might never come. I’m extremely excited to see everything finally come together.”
Tusk interactive have revealed that they are in discussions with several parties in regards to their first project. “I want to make sure that we don’t make things more difficult on ourselves. It seems like every startup I see is working on an MMO, so to me that’s a red flag saying stay away from MMO’s or at least be far removed from the status quo. In gaming, a particular game will own a sector. Everyone else will fight for scraps. I don’t plan on fighting for anyone’s scraps. If we put a ton of effort into something, it has to be effort well placed.”
Tusk Interactive's Marini was the former Lead Designer for DICE Canada, which was swallowed up by the EA machine in 2006. Several of DICE's former designers and developers are now over at Tusk Interactive. Marini is very experienced in the Online Multiplayer FPS genre, so there is speculation that Tusk could be working in that direction and perhaps come up with the ultimate OMFPS game. Could anyone develop a game which would knock CS off its throne?
The About section on Tusk's website reveals that they will be working on mobile games, handheld platforms and "emerging markets." Being a new studio, they are also hiring for the following positions (at time of posting the article). Please check their [url=\"http://www.tuskinteractive.com/careers.html\"]career page[/url] for current career positions which may be available.
Technical Director – TUSK Interactive is looking for a qualified individual to lead our technical team. The Technical director will be responsible for selection of technology to be used in house. The candidate will also be responsible for the architecture of technology developed in house. The qualified candidate will have several years of game industry experience in a lead position or in a previous technical director role. The technical director will need to have good communication skills as he or she will act as a mentor for to the technical staff and liaison with parties outside the company on technical matters.
Programmers - TUSK Interactive is looking for qualified programmers to join our team. Candidates must possess at least a graduate degree from an accredited university. The qualified candidate will have a passion for games and the game industry. Game industry experience is an asset, but not a requirement. The candidate must be a good communicator and comfortable working in a team environment.
Art Director – TUSK Interactive is looking for an energetic and versatile art director to join our team. The Art Director will be responsible for communicating the visual needs of the project to other artists as well as programmers. The candidate must be comfortable with the creation of good documentation to be used by team members in the creation of art assets. The candidate must be proficient in all realms of game art including low resolution 2D in order to properly direct the creation of assets.