Dead Space creator Glen Schofield retires after 35 years in games
Developed over time first seen 2 months ago
Glen Schofield, best known as the creator of Dead Space, has said he is retiring from the day-to-day work of making games after about 35 years in the industry. The announcement matters because he has been involved in several influential projects across horror and action games, so his decision marks the close of a long career in a prominent part of modern games development. Unless he returns in some capacity later, Rock Paper Shotgun says 2022’s The Callisto Protocol is likely to stand as his final game.
Schofield announced his decision in a video posted on LinkedIn, where he thanked fans, colleagues and other developers for their support over the years. He said he had spent 35 years making and directing games and leading teams, and described himself as having had a front-row seat to a major creative period for the medium. The article says his career began in the early 1990s and included work spanning titles and series such as Dead Space, Call of Duty, Disney World racing games and The Callisto Protocol. He also said that, although the industry is currently going through a difficult period, he believes its future remains bright.
- Dead Space creator Glen Schofield is retiring from daily game development
- His career in games spanned roughly 35 years
- The Callisto Protocol may be his final game
New here? Start with this
Glen Schofield is an American video game designer and studio leader whose career began in the early 1990s. He worked on games in several genres, including racing titles, military action games and science-fiction horror.
He is most closely associated with Dead Space, a 2008 survival-horror game set aboard a spacecraft overrun by hostile creatures. The game became influential for its tense atmosphere and cinematic presentation, and later led to sequels, a remake and other games inspired by its style.
Schofield later helped found Striking Distance Studios, which made The Callisto Protocol in 2022. His retirement from day-to-day development comes at a time when the games industry has faced job cuts, studio closures and rising costs, alongside continued investment in new games and technology.
More coverage
Read the full article at the source →
Originally published by Rock Paper Shotgun as “Dead Space creator Glen Schofield announces he’s retiring from “the day-to-day work” of making games from the vicinity of some chirpy nature”.