German game developer Gunzilla Games has officially hired famous film director Neill Blomkamp as the company’s chief vision officer to help create its first game.
Blomkamp will work with Gunzilla Games as a director, directing the team to take the best course of action in design, audio, and storytelling to resonate with the company’s overall vision for its games.
He says IGN His role is “the egalitarian version of a film director”, and his job is to use his director skills to guide the aesthetics of the game.
Blomkamp’s most famous work is the director of “The Ninth District”. Sci-Fi Action The film tells the story of trapped aliens who are forced to live in tragic conditions in slums on earth. This movie was regarded by audiences and critics as one of the best science fiction movies at the time because of its top-notch world construction, touching plot and stunning visual effects.
Alien in Zone 9, nicknamed “Prawn”
Photo: Trailer for District 9
Other Blomkamp movies include “Elysium” and “Chapi”. He has also published several short films on Steam and YouTube of Oats Studios, a film production company co-founded by Blomkamp in 2017.
Despite playing an important role in a game development studio, Blomkamp admits that he does not have enough experience in making video games. He told IGN that he will work closely with other senior creatives to ensure that his vision translates well into the games they want to make.
“I can make a very clear point, but it must work on two levels. Blomkamp said: “It must be accepted by the larger team as the right creative direction. And, first of all, it must be able to integrate into the gameplay architecture in a way that is beneficial to the game. “.
Gunzilla Games is currently developing a multiplayer shooting game using Unreal Engine. So far, little is known about what type of multiplayer game its IP will be.
The gaming community is in Reddit Expressed that they are interested in seeing Blomkamp make a narrative heavy game rather than a multiplayer shooter, but since his role in Gunzilla is a long-term role, it is possible to make such a game under the helm of the director in the future.
