Clotworthy in 2010 | |
Occupation | Actor, voice actor |
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Years active | 1973–present |
Website | www.robertclotworthy.com |
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Robert Clotworthy is an American actor, voice actor and narrator. He may be best known as the narrator for the History Channel series Ancient Aliens and The Curse of Oak Island and his role as the voice of Jim Raynor in the StarCraft video game series.[1]
Career[edit]
Early career[edit]
Clotworthy's career as a voice actor began when he was fifteen. 'My father was a producer of radio commercials and from an early age I would accompany him to recording sessions. I met some of the finest voice talent (Jerry Stiller, Anne Meara, Mel Blanc, June Foray etc.) and they inspired me.'[2]
Role as Jim Raynor[edit]
Clotworthy starred as the voice of Jim Raynor in the StarCraft series of real-time strategyvideo games. Clotworthy first appeared as Raynor in StarCraft, in which Raynor was a major character heavily involved in the game's storyline. He reprised his role in the expansion StarCraft: Brood War.[3] A reader's poll for GameSpot voted Raynor one of video gaming's top ten heroes, with GameSpot giving specific praise to the quality of Clotworthy's voice acting.[4]
Twelve years after the release of StarCraft, Clotworthy reprised his role as Raynor in StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty.[1] The storyline of Wings of Liberty focuses primarily on the Terrans and Raynor in particular, with Raynor taking the role of main character. A review of Wings of Liberty on ITP.net stated that Raynor was 'voiced to perfection' by Clotworthy[5] and he was selected as the winner of 'GotY Awards 2010 – Best Voice Acting' by reactiontime.co.uk.[6] Clotworthy returned to the role with the expansions StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm and StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void, as well as Blizzard's crossover video game Heroes of the Storm.[7]
Other roles[edit]
Clotworthy has worked in over 100 feature films and television programs.[2] He appeared as 'Forensic Technician' in four episodes of the 1980s US TV series Hunter.[8] Clotworthy was the narrator on the Emmy nominated documentaries Empire of Dreams: The Making of the Star Wars Trilogy and Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed. Clotworthy even worked on The Lego Movie Videogame. Clotworthy also narrated Indiana Jones and the Ultimate Quest and Batman Unmasked: The Psychology of the Dark Knight.[9] Clotworthy has guest starred on The Big Bang Theory, Two and a Half Men and on China, IL. In 2014, Clotworthy voiced the Espheni (referred to as 'The Monk') in the TNT series Falling Skies, and made an on-screen appearance in American Sniper as a Veteran Affairs doctor who consults with Chris Kyle. Clotworthy also voiced the Black Knight and Finn in Nintendo's mobile title, Fire Emblem Heroes.[10]
Filmography[edit]
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Films[edit]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1984 | Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind | Voice, English Version | |
1985 | Doin' Time | Attorney | |
1986 | The Check is in the Mail.. | Moonie | |
1987 | Who's That Girl | Lawyer | |
He's My Girl | Jeffrey | ||
1988 | My Neighbor Totoro | Voice, 2005 English version | |
Brothers in Arms | 2nd Hunter | ||
1991 | Switch | Bailiff | |
V.I. Warshawski | Philip Pugh | ||
Going Under | Submarine | Voice | |
And You Thought Your Parents Were Weird | Mike Abbott | ||
For the Boys | Navy Commander, Japan | ||
1992 | Angel of Fury | Currently Unknown | Voice |
Love Field | Announcer | Voice | |
1993 | Patlabor 2: The Movie | Yukihito Tsuge | English Version Voice |
Hold Please | Richard Grail | Short | |
1995 | Phoenix | Man #1 | |
1996 | Vampirella | Professor Steinman | |
1998 | Mulan | Bao (Big Twin Hun #2) | Voice |
1999 | The Deep End of the Ocean | Reporter | |
The Iron Giant | Voice | ||
2000 | The Emperor's New Groove | Guards | Credited as Rob Clotworthy Voice |
2001 | The Accidental Spy | Currently Unknown | Voice |
Ablaze | Dispatcher Harris | ||
Shrek | Lord Farquaad's Guards | Voice | |
2002 | One Hour Photo | Eye Surgeon | |
Gale Force | Bill Cassidy | ||
The Cat Returns | English version, Voice | ||
2004 | Shark Tale | Currently Unknown | Voice |
2005 | Racing Stripes | Horse 2 | Voice |
Tugger: The Jeep 4x4 Who Wanted to Fly | Fatty / USAF Pilot | Voice | |
Crash Landing | Jimmy Watkins | ||
2006 | Inside | Dr. Nance | |
Pulse | Calvin | ||
2007 | Rendition | Reception Guest | |
2008 | Kung Fu Panda | Kung Fu Panda | Anvil Of Heaven 1 |
2009 | Monsters vs Aliens | Monsters vs Aliens | Soldiers |
2010 | Buried | CRT Spokesman | Voice |
My Soul to Take | News Anchor | Voice | |
2011 | The Green Hornet | Politician | |
From Up on Poppy Hill | Umi's father | Voice, English Version | |
2012 | Chronicle | Newscaster | |
Paranormal Activity 4 | Currently Unknown | Voice | |
2014 | Captain America: The Winter Soldier | Fury Car | Voice |
Paradise | Man | Short, Voice | |
American Sniper | VA Doctor | ||
2016 | Captain America: Civil War | Newscaster | Voice, Uncredited |
2017 | The New Adventures of Max | Higgabottom | Voice |
2018 | The Incredibles 2 | Tommy | Voice, Uncredited |
2019 | Charlie's Angels | Charlie Townsend | Voice |
Television[edit]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1973 | Emergency! | Hamburger Eating Teen | Episode: 'Inheritance Tax' Uncredited |
1974 | The Waltons | Tyler Crofut | Credited as Rob Clotworhy Episode: 'The Graduation' |
Columbo | Boodle Boy / Jonathan B. Miller | Episode: 'By Dawn's Early Light' | |
Police Woman | The Gas Jockey | Credited as Rob Clotworthy Episode: 'Shoefly' | |
1975 | ABC Afterschool Special | Clete | Episode: 'The Skating Rink' |
1976 | The Cheerleaders | BJ's Boyfriend | Television Film |
Black Sheep Squadron | Lt. Wyatt | Credited as Rob Clotworthy Episode: 'Prisoners of War' | |
1977 | Police Story | Corvette Driver | Credited as Rob Clotworthy Episode: 'Stigma' |
1978 | The Rockford Files | Tommy | Episode: 'South by Southeast' |
M*A*S*H | Private Welch | Episode: 'Dear Comrade' | |
1979 | Billy | Gary | Episode: 'Fathers and Sons' |
1980 | Stone | The Runner | Episode: 'Death Run' |
1981 | Death of a Centerfold: The Dorothy Stratten Story | Floyd | Television Film |
Dynasty | Ty Meredith | Episode: 'The Verdict' | |
1982 | Star of the Family | Bigelow | Episode: 'Pilot' |
1983 | The Kid with the 200 I.Q. | Currently Unknown | Television Film |
Ghost Dancing | Water Deliveryman | Television Film | |
Whiz Kids | Arbus | Episode: 'Candidate for Murder' | |
1984 | Three's Company | Tony Williams / Tony | 02 Episodes |
Shattered Vows | Mark | Television Film | |
Sweet Revenge | Cashier | Television Film Uncredited | |
Fatal Vision | MP Sergeant | 02 Episodes Television Miniseries | |
1985 | Remington Steele | Paul Stuban | Episode: 'Illustrated Steele' |
George Burns Comedy Week | Actor | Episode: 'The Dynamite Girl' | |
The New Leave It to Beaver | Mr. Newhouse | Episode: 'Wow' | |
1986 | The Colbys | Attorney | Episode: 'The Trial' Uncredited |
Outlaws | Mr. Harrison | Episode: 'Outlaws' | |
1986 - 1987 | Falcon Crest | Mark | 02 Episodes |
1987 | Dennis the Menace | Tom | Television Film |
1988 | 1st & Ten | Marshall | Episode: 'The Inmates Buy the Asylum' |
1989 | Hunter | Kevin | 04 Episodes |
Mancuso, F.B.I. | Currently Unknown | Episode: 'Classified' | |
1990 | Matlock | Prosecutor in Los Angeles | Episode: 'Nowhere to Turn' |
Father Dowling Mysteries | Olsen | Episode: 'The Showgirl Mystery' | |
Who's the Boss? | Greg | Episode: 'Parental Guidance Suggested' | |
1991 | True Colors | Danforth | 02 Episodes |
Murphy Brown | Allen | Episode: 'Hoarse Play' | |
1992 | Tequila and Bonetti | Lloyd | Episode: 'A Perfect Match' |
Herman's Head | Frank | Episode: 'Stop Me Before I Help Again' | |
1993 | Doogie Howser, M.D. | Dr. Bob Whitman | Episode: 'The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes' |
Batman: The Animated Series | Billy | Credited as Rob Clotworthy Episode: 'Mudslide' | |
1994 | Boy Meets World | T.V. Voice | Episode: 'The B-Team of Life' |
Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 In. Women | Voice | Television Film | |
1995 - 2006 | The Young and the Restless | Judge Russell Jennings / Greg Hillman | 43 Episodes |
1996 | Murphy Brown | Dole Operative | Episode: 'The Bus Stops Here' |
Crime of the Century | Reporter | Television Film | |
Melrose Place | Auctioneer | Episode: 'Crazy Love' | |
1997 | Get to the Heart: The Barbara Mandrell Story | Dr. Newton Louvern | Television Film |
1998 | The New Batman Adventures | Pilot | Episode: 'The Ultimate Thrill' |
1999 | The Practice | Medical Expert | Episode: 'Oz' |
The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story | Ub Iwerks | Documentary Voice | |
2000 | JAG | Jim Wythrip | Episode: 'The Witches of Gulfport' |
The Drew Carey Show | INS Inspector | Episode: 'Drew and the Trail Scouts' | |
2001 | The West Wing | Tom | Episode: 'The Drop In' |
Mahô shôjo neko Taruto | Rakugan | English Version Voice | |
Raptor | Doctor | Television Film | |
2003 | Boston Public | Radio Host | Episode: 'Chapter Fifty-Nine' |
Miracles | Steve Jones | Episode: 'Hand of God' | |
The Practice | Judge Tyler Flynn | Episode: 'Cause of Action' | |
2004 | Phil of the Future | Dr. Gennaro | Episode: 'Daddy Dearest' |
NYPD Blue | Roger | Episode: 'Bale Out' | |
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy | Narrator | Video Documentary | |
2005 | Hercules | Narrator | 02 Episodes |
2005 - 2010 | Medium | News Reporter / Ripley's Believe It or Not Announcer / Bradley Campaign Ad Announcer | 03 Episodes Uncredited |
2006 | That '70s Show | Customer | Episode: 'My Fairy King' |
Criminal Minds | Don Norvell | Episode: 'Aftermath' | |
The Water is Wide | Narrator | Television Film | |
2006 - 2012 | Two and a Half Men | Gangster #1 / Pilot / TV Commercial Announcer / TV Commercial Narrator / TV Announcer | 11 Episodes |
2007 | The Riches | Clay Wilkes | Episode: 'Believe the Lie' |
Boston Legal | Zachary West | Episode: 'Beauty and the Beast' | |
Bone Eater | Jimmy Winger | Television Film | |
Judy's Got a Gun | Roger Yeager | Television Film | |
Real Premonitions | Narrator | Television Documentary | |
Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed | Narrator | Television Documentary | |
2007 - 2008 | Days of Our Lives | Dean Randall Lochlan | 03 Episodes |
2008 | The Batman | Warden | Credited as Rob Clotworthy Episode: 'What Goes Up..' |
Indiana Jones and the Ultimate Quest | Narrator | Television Documentary | |
Batman Unmasked | Narrator | Television Documentary | |
Valkyrie: The Plot to Kill Hitler | Narrator | Television Documentary | |
2008 - 2015 | The Big Bang Theory | Astronaut / Announcer / Dave Roeger / Headmaster Edwards / Train Conductor | 05 Episodes |
2009 - 2020 | Ancient Aliens | Narrator | 190 Episodes |
2010 | Sonny with a Chance | Dr. Spector | Episode: 'Walk a Mile in My Pants' |
Batman: Under the Red Hood | Leo / Thug | Television Film | |
All My Children | Minister | Episode: '#1.10431' | |
2011 | Big Love | Elder Mccrackle | Episode: 'The Special Relationship' |
The Defenders | Bennett Perkins | Episode: 'Nevada v. Hunter' | |
Eagleheart | Stan | Episode: 'Chris, Susie, Brett and Malice' | |
The Mentalist | Pulaski | Episode: 'Blood for Blood' | |
2012 | The Mentalist | Rudolph Pulaski | Episode: 'At First Blush' |
Diagnosis: Dead or Alive | Kurt | Episode: 'Jamie & David' | |
2013 | Broken Quest | Adventure Master | Episode: 'The Adventure Master' |
China, IL | Carabas / Kevin Costner | 02 Episodes | |
2014 | Falling Skies | The Monk | 03 Episodes |
Sinkholes: Swallowed Alive | Narrator | Television Documentary | |
Cesar Millan: Love My Pit Bull | Narrator | Television Documentary | |
We the Economy: 20 Short Films You Can't Afford to Miss | Narrator | Television Documentary | |
2014 - 2020 | The Curse of Oak Island | Narrator | 111 Episodes |
2015 | Beautiful & Twisted | Senior Bank Manager | Television Film |
Switched at Birth | Professor Epstein | Episode: 'The Player's Choice' | |
Blood and Glory: The Civil War in Color | Narrator | Television Miniseries Documentary | |
2016 | Better Call Saul | Spokesperson - Davis & Main TV Commercial | 02 Episodes |
Ultimate Spider-Man | Captain George Stacy | Episode: 'Return to the Spider-Verse: Part 4' | |
2017 | We Bare Bears | Warren | Episode: 'Neighbors' |
Groomzilla | Ed Rydell | Television Film | |
2018 - 2019 | The Curse of Civil War Gold | Narrator | 16 Episodes |
2019 | Vanished | Narrator | Television Film |
Young Sheldon | Mayor Harrison | Episode: 'A Political Campaign and a Candy Land Cheater' | |
2020 | Homeland | Judge | Episode: 'The English Teacher' |
Video Games[edit]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1998 | StarCraft | Jim Raynor | Voice |
StarCraft: Brood War | |||
2004 | EverQuest II | Generic Male Erudite Merchant / Generic Male Dark Elf Merchant / Generic Male High Elf Merchant / Generic Male Half Elf Merchant | Voice |
2005 | Advent Rising | Currently Unknown | Voice |
Need for Speed: Most Wanted | Primary Officer #1 | Voice | |
Kingdom Hearts II | Currently Unknown | English Version Voice | |
2006 | The Da Vinci Code | Dr. Robert Langdon | Voice |
Need for Speed: Carbon | Primary Officer | Voice | |
2007 | Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix+ | Currently Unknown | English Version Voice |
Lair | Loden | Voice | |
The Darkness | Frances Fox / Leslie Hound / Daniel Fears | Voice | |
2009 | Red Faction: Guerrilla | Currently Unknown | Voice Uncredited |
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 | Mr. Fantastic | Voice | |
2010 | Dead to Rights: Retribution | Inness | Voice |
Alpha Protocol | Albatross | Voice | |
Crackdown 2 | Currently Unknown | Voice | |
StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty | Jim Raynor | Voice | |
2011 | TERA: The Exiled Realm of Arborea | Castanic / Human / Elf | Voice |
Star Wars: The Old Republic | Supreme Chancellor Janarus / Senator Evran / Master Rajivari / Blaesus / Colonel Deulo / Colonel Finley / Gizmel / Major Jazen / Master Rubatin / Officer Silas / Sor-Nak / Taxi Droid | Voice | |
2012 | Hitman: Absolution | Currently Unknown | Voice |
2013 | StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm | Jim Raynor | Voice |
Star Wars: The Old Republic: Rise of the Hutt Cartel | The Shroud | Voice | |
Marvel Heroes | Vulture | Voice Uncredited | |
The Bureau: XCOM Declassified | Voice | ||
Grand Theft Auto V | The Local Population | Voice | |
2014 | The Lego Movie Videogame | Voice | |
Star Wars: The Old Republic: Shadow of Revan | The Shroud | Voice | |
2015 | Xenoblade Chronicles X | Voice, English Version | |
Star Wars: The Old Republic: Knights of the Fallen Empire | The Shroud / Mandalorian Warrior | Voice | |
Heroes of the Storm | Jim Raynor | Voice | |
StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void | Jim Raynor | Voice | |
2016 | Batman: The Telltale Series | Jack Ryder / Commissioner Grogan / Enforcer 4 | Voice |
Mafia III | Voice | ||
Final Fantasy XV | Voice, English Version Uncredited | ||
Star Wars: The Old Republic: Knights of the Eternal Throne | Captain Frem / GenoHaradan Leader / Zakuulan Socialite | Voice | |
2017 | Fire Emblem Heroes | The Black Knight / Finn[10] | English Version |
Final Fantasy XV: Episode Gladiolus | Additional Voices | English Version | |
Batman: The Enemy Within | Jack Ryder / Agent Mario Hernandez / Mourner / Newscaster 1 | Voice | |
2018 | Lego The Incredibles | Currently Unknown | Voice |
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | Black Knight | English Version | |
2019 | Star Wars: The Old Republic: Onslaught | Voice | |
2020 | The Last of Us Part II | Seth |
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External links[edit]
- Robert Clotworthy at IMDb
- Official page at Twitter
- Official page at Facebook
SunSpear Games is out to prove that real-time strategy can have mass appeal. And so it is creating Immortal: Gates of Pyre, an upcoming PC game that blends RTS and the multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) genre that League of Legends and others have made popular.
Immortal is a free-to-play game based on an original sci-fi universe. It's from a team of PC gaming fans who would like to revive the RTS genre that was once so prevalent on the platform. The team says the game comes from a strong sense of dissatisfaction with the status quo, where 10-year-old games like League of Legends can totally dominate the PC gaming market.
SunSpear believes it has the know-how and willingness to change PC gaming with a new vision for competitive gaming. And Sunspear believes that if it gets the free-to-play model right, then it can bring RTS to the mainstream.
'One of the things that's really important to us is addressing a very diverse set of gaming communities,' said CEO Kevin Wagner in an interview with GamesBeat. 'It's not that we're trying to be one size fits all, or one tool for every job. We really believe that there is a way to create games that are very inclusive, for everybody to be able to play, whether it be casual or pro players.'
He added, 'We don't believe that, that making things easier to play for casual gamers reduces the skill ceiling for pro players. And we've proven that in our game design. We've worked with lots of pro players and casual players to be able to verify that.'
MOBAs vs RTS titles
Above: Immortal bases
Wagner said that while MOBAs are a kind of variant on real-time strategy, they enjoy far greater reach and success. MOBAs are inherently social, while RTS games were often solitary experiences with lengthy single-player campaigns. Many RTS titles don't balance the play with teams in mind, while Immortal's commander system and factions are designed for team play.
MOBAs also provide an early game with clear objectives and room to experiment and make mistakes without losing the entire game. This is a rarity among traditional RTS titles. While Immortal preserves that awesome 'strategic sandbox' gameplay that makes RTS special, the designers have taken care to ensure players can experiment with strategies, succeed or fail, and then try something new inside the span of a single game. This stability, combined with a social element, gave MOBAs the ability to onboard players in a more accessible way.
MOBAs also got rid of the chore of creating workers or bases before the combat started. RTS titles put players through a lot of hoops before they smashed armies into each other. In MOBAs, players shopped for upgrades in the midst of the game and condensed the controls into a single bar of spells.
Immortal tries to make commanding an army as easy and intuitive as controlling a MOBA hero. It has also streamlined basebuilding, macro, and economic management, so players can get straight into the core experience of the game, Wagner said. Players get to choose their own playstyle and experiment in the battle. And in contrast to MOBAs, you get more freedom to roam the map and shape the environment. And Immortal matches can often be played within 30 minutes.
Modding roots
Above: Attacking a fortress in Immortal.
The company was started in 2010 by college students Colter Hochstetler and Dylan Kahn, who loved competitive games like StarCraft: Brood War and the then-upcoming StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty. They argued about the merits of StarCraft II and what it might have been, and that drove them to come up with first mods for the game and then their own original title.
Hochstetler and Kahn sought to make a game that mechanically fulfilled what they were yearning for, but also addressed many of the ludonarrative shortcomings they were bothered by as well. The two leaders enlisted cofounder Travis Toler, creator of StarCraft II mods Starbow, and Hochstetler and Kahn — creators of the OneGoal mod — joined forces and began designing and iterating, collaborating with other modding teams active at the time.
Immortal evolved as a series of mods, developed meticulously over the next seven years, for both player-versus-player and player-versus-environment modes. Its creators tested and implemented design principles they believed to be critical for making the game more accessible to a casual audience — the kind that became enamored with League of Legends — as well as hardcore esports players. The team kept revising the game, even as StarCraft maker Blizzard Entertainment stalled in its development of new RTS games in favor of titles like Overwatch.
A full decade later, the game is coming together, and Immortal is on the verge of being ready to harvest, said Wagner. All along, the company has stayed accountable to the mod community.
Game design
Above: Sunspear has created hundreds of pages of lore for Immortal.
Each player has a choice of deploying 12 different kinds of units on the battlefield with a top-down view, said Tom Labonte, a former Blizzard influencer and user experience lead at SunSpear. The game features god-like commanders who bear the Immortals title, leading armies into battle from their nations across the three worlds of Nuath, Shael, and Xur. Wagner said the heft of the world is akin to Warhammer 40,000.
In Immortal, units move smoothly in a group while moving. They stay together as a group, but spread out enough while moving through areas like choke points. The units can also spread out more than they would in tightly controlled MOBA games.
'I felt that a lot of the content was really focused on high-level players and noobs didn't have many resources,' said Labonte. 'So I focused on making a video game and basically executing on all of the ideas that I was attempting to get Blizzard to implement in StarCraft II.' Editor de video openshot.
The Immortal commanders can make sweeping changes to their armies, replacing two of the units with elite troops, and the Immortals can also launch spells, so long as they have the resources to do so. The game also has a fully functional economy, base building, jungle creep fighting, and army construction across all major unit types (melee, ranged, flying, special abilities, etc.). But the team has taken out tedious things, like building a worker every 10 seconds or building a base, and focused on the action. Over time, each faction will have multiple Immortals and elite units and different spells, creating the opportunity for a huge variety in gameplay.
'One of the things that we've done is developed a tremendous amount of story and lore, with huge worlds for the game to live in,' Labonte said. 'We have a couple of hundred pages of story lore around the setting that Immortal resides in.'
On the multiplayer side, the company zeroed in on 2-versus-2 battles. The company hopes to launch three to four new Immortal characters per year, which also unlocks new factions. A battle pass system will give players rewards in the form of more lore about the world. That follows some of the patterns set by Riot Games with League of Legends.
A big opportunity
Above: SunSpear's Immortal is a free-to-play game coming in 2022.
SunSpear Games believes the multiplayer game is a unique MOBA/RTS blend built for the PC on the Unreal game engine. It has rivals such as Frost Giant Games, which is also positioning to fill the gap in the market left by the absence of new StarCraft games.
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But SunSpear Games isn't rushing into the market. Hundreds of people are playtesting the game in the mod community, and the core team has been playtesting for about six years. Wagner has been on board for the past 18 months and he has filled out the team. Kahn, Hochsteler, and Toler have been there from the beginning, creating the game from scratch.
'There are some things that we borrow from League of Legends and from Starcraft II,' Labonte said. 'Starcraft II has very intuitive action. When you see a huge army blown to the ground by mortars, you can tell very easily what's happening on the screen. League, we think, has done an excellent job of creating a great social experience, and also building larger-than-life personalities. And that's what we have coming out in our Immortals. We've made a million mistakes, but we've arrived at the gameplay that works.'
Wagner was a game developer for Sega in the 1990s, and he was also an executive at tech companies such as Advanced Micro Devices and Toshiba. He came in 18 months ago to help get the company off the ground once it had the gameplay. The company has 32 people working on it full time, and it has an external team working on cinematics, which should help visualize the story.
SunSpear's financial backers and advisers include Victor Goossens, the founder of esports organization Team Liquid; Anna Prosser (a top esports media personality); and Chris Loranger (the president of esports for The Kraft Group). The team has both gameplay and esports advisory boards.
While it's been in the works for a decade, Wagner said Immortal is still in early development. When does the new call of duty release. The company has raised nearly $2 million, and it is raising a new round now. The game will have a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign soon, and then it will have an open beta in 2022.
'While we've been working for a very long time, we've very much kept it under wraps,' Wagner said. 'We're trying to build a good foundation and take it slow.'
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