True Games today announced its intentions to make its HQ in Austin, Texas, consolidating its two North American offices. Additionally, they have hired Mick Giles to be the Chief Technology Officer.
Mick Giles with what appears to be his favorite router in the background.
"Mick brings to the team an extensive background in technology, operations, platform management and more, and we look forward to adding his expertise to our management team," said Jeff Lujan, Founder and CEO of True Games Interactive. "With one live game in Warrior Epic and one game about to go into beta in Mytheon, as well as multiple games in development, his expertise and experience is a welcome addition to the team."
Giles has worked in a variety of roles in the industry for over 13 years. Many years ago, he worked at Electronic Arts’ Maxis and Pogo studios on games like The Sims Online, Earth & Beyond and the never released Harry Potter Online. Giles then served as Director of Platform Technology at Sony Online Entertainment from 2003-2006, leading development and technology efforts on EverQuest 2, Star Wars Galaxies, The Matrix Online, Planetside, among others. He then moved on to be Executive Director of Technology at Turbine, leading development, operations, IT, and business development for Asheron's Call, Dungeons & Dragons Online, and Lord of the Rings Online. Giles then returned to EA, serving as Sr. Director of Online Operations for North America & Asia and Sr. Director of Technology for Worldwide Studios, leading technology initiatives for several franchises for the past 3 years.
"Over the course of the year our company has changed from a publishing-only focus to one that includes a heavy emphasis on our game development," continued Lujan. "Bringing our North American staff together under one roof will allow us to grow and nurture our development process, while also providing synergies and complementary support to our development team in Beijing."
