Eric Nylund joins Amazon Game Studios as the new Director of Narrative Design.
Having, authored and laid the groundwork for various Halo and Gears of War lore and gaming back story, Eric Nylund will now lead the Narrative Design department within Amazon Game Studios.
The novelist has left Microsoft after more than a decade as well as having been on the New York Times best-seller list.
Nylund mentioned on his own site;
I’m moving on to create something truly extraordinary.
New company.
Bold vision.
Entertainment for the 21st century.
A recent post on Facebook, Nylund said;
I can’t talk about specifics,
but I wouldn’t be there unless something cool was brewing.
Sources tell us that Amazon Game Studios may be working on something exciting as well as a possible new Android console due out in the next coming months.
