Following Continued Company Growth, Industry Legend Tom Hall Joins Resolution Games as Senior Creative Director

Resolution Games, the leading VR and AR game studio behind Angry Birds: Isle of Pigs, Bait!, Acron: Attack of the Squirrels and more, has today announced that industry legend Tom Hall has joined the Resolution family. Hall has assumed the role of senior creative director and will help lead design on future Resolution Games’ releases.

Hall’s career spans more than 30 years and includes fundamental work on a number of iconic franchises including DOOM, Duke Nukem, and Rise of the Triad. As director and co-designer of Wolfenstein 3-D, Hall has been credited with the co-creation of one of the most popular video game genres of all time, the first-person shooter (FPS). Hall was also the co-founder of two of the industries best-loved development studios, id Software and ION Storm. 

“Tom has been a key figure in shaping what video games have become over the last 30 years,” said Tommy Palm, CEO of Resolution Games. “While many have seen the VR gaming industry as struggling to find its voice, Resolution Games has been proud to lead with some of the biggest titles available to date. We’re ecstatic to have Tom join us as we shape what’s to come, and look forward to how his contributions will help to define the future of the space.”

“I’ve been a fan of VR and AR for a long time,” said Hall. “Most people don’t know this, but I actually made my first VR game in 1992! It was a fuzzy, early attempt at bringing Wolfenstein 3-D to virtual reality that turned out to be a lot of fun.” 

“I’ve really been hooked on VR headsets and games in recent years, and have even made a number of AR prototypes. When a friend pinged me about an opportunity at Resolution Games -- undoubtedly one of the highest quality VR/AR devs in the world -- I jumped at it! These are still the early days of what will become a fascinating technology woven into our lives, and I can’t wait to see what bold, fun experiences we can make together.”

Today’s announcement follows the recent appointment of Mike Booth, the creator of the Left 4 Dead franchise, to Resolution Games’ board of directors. Like Hall, Booth has joined Resolution Games to support the company’s expansion into more diverse VR gaming experiences. A couple of these upcoming titles include multiplayer VR game Cook-Out: A Sandwich Tale and PvP shootout Blaston. 

With the addition of Hall, the Resolution Games team has now grown to 66 members. To accommodate this growth, the studio recently expanded its physical presence to encompass an entire floor overlooking the obelisk in Stockholm’s famed Sergels Torg public square. Resolution Games has seen a 30 percent increase in revenues over the prior seven months as downloads have continued to grow, making it the single largest studio dedicated to VR gaming in Sweden.  

To learn more about Resolution Games visit www.resolutiongames.com.

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About Resolution Games:
Resolution Games is a games studio led by some of the top minds in the industry, forging a world-class catalog of titles that brings players into the richest VR and AR worlds possible. As one of the first studios dedicated solely to creating experiences for these platforms, Resolution Games’ titles rank among the top rated and most downloaded games in the space. Games like Bait!, Acron: Attack of the Squirrels!, Angry Birds VR: Isle of Pigs, and Wonderglade as well as its two upcoming titles Cook-Out: A Sandwich Tale and Blaston illustrate the innovative and immersive ways the studio is constantly pushing the boundaries of what is possible.  

Founded in 2015, Resolution Games is privately held and based in Stockholm, Sweden. Follow the company at www.resolutiongames.com and on Twitter and Facebook.
 

Contact Information

Jamie Camargo

PR Rep

Carve Communications for Resolution Games

resolutiongames@carvecom.com