Spider-Man developer Insomniac Games announces major shake-up as founder retires
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The studio behind Ratchet And Clank and Spyro The Dragon will soon be led by three people, as founder Ted Price retires after 30 years. Insomniac Games has created some of the most popular franchises in gaming, between Spyro The Dragon and Ratchet And Clank.
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The studio, founded by Ted Price in 1994, worked closely with PlayStation for many years, including the Resistance series on the PlayStation 3. It was later acquired by Sony in 2019 following the success of Marvel’s Spider-Man, which has spawned several sequels since.
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Now, over 30 years later, Price has announced his retirement from the games industry, with three people set to take over as co-CEO at Insomniac Games. In an announcement on Sony’s website, Price said he revealed the news to the Insomniac team last week, and will officially retire at the end of March.
‘I actually made this decision last year,’ he wrote. ‘For me, after over 30 years of leading Insomniac, I felt it was simply time to step aside and let others pave the way for our team. ‘During the past, I had the opportunity to work with the senior leadership team at Insomniac to create a succession plan that I know will provide the continuity, stability and strong leadership necessary to deliver more of what our fans cherish over the next several decades.’.
Following his retirement, Price will be replaced by Chad Dezern, Ryan Schneider, and Jen Huang as Insomniac’s co-studio heads. As detailed on a PlayStation blog, Dezern joined Insomniac in 1998 as an environment artist and has been the studio’s head of creative since 2017. Schneider began during the PlayStation 2 era, where he became the team’s first community director, while Huang joined the studio eight years ago as chief financial officer.
